Name: 號外！在倫敦工作你一定要知道的 9 件事情！ (9 Important Things to Know Before Working in London | Living in London Series)
Uploaded: 2022-07-29T21:01:20.000Z
Duration: 6 min 35 s

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If you're planning to move to London and will be getting a job, here are a few things you should know about working here.

如果你打算搬到倫敦，並將獲得一份工作，以下有幾件關於在這裡工作的事你應該要知道。

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Now, these tips are for people who aren't from the UK so aren't familiar with the working culture here and they're also for people who already have the right to work here.

注意，這些小撇步是給那些不是來自英國的人的，不熟悉這裡的工作文化，以及是給那些已經擁有在這裡工作權利的人看的。

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So I'm not gonna be talking about how to get a visa or anything like that. I can't help with that.

所以我不會談論如何辦簽證之類的，我也幫不上忙。

As an American, I'm pretty used to getting paid twice a month; here they pay monthly and it's typically at the end of the month but it kind of depends.

作為一個美國人，我很習慣每月支薪兩次。在這裡，他們按月支付，它通常是在月底，但它還是會取決於不同情況。

Back in my permanent job days, I had to learn how to budget a little bit better to make that one monthly payment stretch a little bit further.

在我之前從事固定工作的日子裡，我必須學習如何更好地設定預算，讓每月只支付一次的費用更好被運用。

Also, freelance work and hourly jobs, and part-time jobs can totally vary.

此外，自由業和時薪工作、兼職的情況可能完全不同。

You might not live close to where you work.

你可能不住在你工作地方附近。

Because of the prices of rent in London, it's very common for people to live in totally different areas from where they work, especially if they work in central London, it's really hard to be able to afford the actually living in central London.

由於倫敦的房租價格，人們住在完全不同的區域是很常見的。從他們工作的地方，特別是如果他們在倫敦市中心工作的話，要想在倫敦市中心住得起真的很難。

So you are gonna need to keep this in mind when you're planning where your job is gonna be and also where you are going to live.

所以當你規劃要在哪裡工作還有居住地時，你要記得這一點。

I do talk about this in a couple of my videos about where to live and how to find a place to live when you move to London.

我有在之前的影片中提過搬到倫敦後要住在哪，以及如何找到居住的地方。

You can watch one of those by clicking the card popping up there.

你可以點上方彈出的資訊卡觀看其中的影片。

This video is sponsored by Job Today, an app that makes finding a job really simple and quick.

這支影片是由 Job Today，一款讓找工作變得非常簡單和快速的 app 贊助播出。

All you do is create a simple profile with your name, your photo, your basic information, and a summary of your past experiences, no need to upload a CV.

你只需要創建一個簡單的個人資料，包括你的名字、你的照片、你的基本資料，並對自己過去的經歷進行總結，無需上傳履歷。

There are thousands of job listings on the app so when you are scrolling through, and you see one that looks like it's good to you, you can go ahead and automatically click the "apply'" button or open a chat with the employer to ask more questions about the role.

該 app 上有數千條招聘資訊。所以，當你在瀏覽的時候，如果看到一個看起來不錯的，你可以去點「申請 」按鈕，或與僱主開啟聊天室詢問更多關於該職位的問題。

Once you've applied for a role, you'll hear back within 24 hours whether they wanna chat with you further or if it's just a "no" and you can apply for other jobs.

一旦你申請了一個職位，你將在 24 小時內收到他們是否願意與你進一步交談的回覆，或者如果只收到「拒絕」，你可以去找其他工作。

Job Today has jobs in sectors like retail, hospitality, and more.

Job Today 有各種行業的職缺，像是零售業、飯店業等。

So download the free app and see what's available even if you haven't quite moved to London just yet, it can give you an idea of what's out there, what salaries are like.

就算你還沒有完全搬到倫敦，你還是可以下載免費的 app，看看有什麼職缺，這樣可以給你關於有什麼工作、薪資如何的概念。

You can get the app by clicking the link down in the description of this video.

你可以點這支影片資訊欄中連結來下載這個 app。

You'll be on a contract no matter what type of job that you get.

無論你得到什麼類型的工作，你都會簽合約。

Again, this is a little different for me coming from the US, where part-time workers and hourly workers typically aren't on a contract that stipulates how much holiday time that you get off and things beyond really, like this is what you get paid and...

這對來自美國的我來說也有一點不同，在美國，兼職工和時薪工通常不在合約中規定你有多少假期時間，還有其他福利，像是你的薪水會是多少，還有⋯⋯

But, yeah, most jobs here, you're going to end up signing a contract and you will probably also have a notice period.

但是這裡大部分的工作你最後都要簽合約，而且你可能還會有到職期。

And, of course, if you are a freelancer, you definitely always want to have a contract in place that stipulates how much you're getting paid and all the usual freelancer stuff.

當然，如果你是自由業，你一定要簽合約，載明你會得到多少報酬和其他大部分的自由業需要的東西。

Americans, here is one to blow your mind, it is UK law for employers to give employees at minimum (of) 20 days of holiday time or vacation time a year.

各位美國人，以下這點會讓你大吃一驚。英國法律規定，僱主每年至少要給員工 20 天的假期或休假時間。

This is so different from the US obviously, which, there's no minimum in the US and on average, employers usually give around 10 days of holiday a year.

這和美國顯然有很大的不同，美國沒有最低限度，而平均而言，僱主通常每年只給予十天左右的假期。

And then if you're working part-time or like hourly, I don't even think they usually give holiday time at all, you just don't get paid if you take time off.

然後，如果你是兼職或像時薪工，我甚至不認為他們會有假期。如果休假就是沒有薪水而已。

If you are from another country besides the UK or the US, let me know in the comments what the holiday time is like in the country you are from.

如果你來自英國或美國以外的其他國家，請留言告訴我，你所在國家的假期如何。

You'll work with a diverse group of people.

Because London is so diverse, you're most likely gonna end up working with other employees and also customers that are from all around the world and might have varying accents, English abilities, and also just cultural differences.

因為倫敦非常多元化，你很可能會和其他來自世界各地的員工還有客戶一起工作，他們可能有不同的口音、英語能力，還有文化差異。

So if this is your first job in London, it would be worth mentioning any experience that you have in dealing with people that are different from you in the past while you're in your interview.

所以，如果這是你在倫敦的第一份工作，記得在面試時提到你過往有過與不同人種合作的經驗。

By notice period I mean the amount of time that you have to stay in your role after you submit your resignation.

我所說的通知期是指你在提交辭呈後，必須在你的崗位上停留的時間。

Now, this typically pertains more to roles that are office based and like for salary, full-time permanents employees.

這通常是與坐辦公室、全職且長期工作的員工有關。

Typically a notice period for lower-level employees will be around one month but then as you are mid-level, executive-level, it can be six months or even a year.

一般來說，低階員工的離職預告期為一個月左右，但如果你是中階、高階級別，可能是半年甚至一年。

In terms of part-time and salary work, from asking around with my friends, it seems like that it just completely depends on the company and what's in the contract that you've signed when you start working for them.

關於兼職和領全薪的工作，從我向朋友打聽的情況來看，完全是取決於公司，還有你剛為他們工作時簽的合約。

你需要國家保險號碼才能工作。

If you are not British, you need to apply for an NI number, or a National Insurance Number, when you get to London in order to be able to work and also do some other things like opening a bank account and get a mobile phone.

如果你不是英國人，當你到了倫敦，為了能夠工作或做其他事情，比如開戶或購買手機，你需要先申請一個 NI 號碼或稱國家保險號碼。

So as soon as you get to London, arrange for your appointment to get your NI number and as soon as you have applied for it, you can start working legally.

所以你一到倫敦就安排申請 NI 號碼，只要你申請到了，就可以開始合法工作。

There's a lot of talk around London about the minimum wage vs. living wage

倫敦有很多關於最低工資和生活工資的討論。

Minimum wage is the national minimum that employers in the UK must pay their employees which at the time of recording is 7.83£ if you are 25 or older; 7.38£ if you are 21 to 24 years old and 5.90£ if you are 18 to 20 years old.

最低工資是英國僱主必須支付給僱員的全國性最低工資。拍攝影片當下的金額是 7.83 英鎊，適用在 25 歲以上；21 至 24 歲的金額為 7.38 英鎊；1 8至 20歲的金額為 5.90 英鎊。

Then there's the real living wage which is calculated by the Living Wage Foundation which at the time of recording is 10.20£ for London specifically.

然後是由生活工資基金會計算的實際生活工資，拍攝影片當下的金額為 10.20 英鎊，特別是在倫敦。

This is the number that represents how much somebody would realistically need to be earning in order to actually survive living in London.

這個數字代表了一個人在現實中需要賺取多少錢才能真正在倫敦生活下去。

Unfortunately, the living wage is not enforced by law, it's only a suggestion at this point.

遺憾的是，生活工資沒有法律強制執行，目前只是一個建議。

倫敦人的工作時間很長，大概啦。

I'm a New Yorker and if I were working full-time right now back in New York, I'd probably be averaging about 55 hours of work a week including late nights and weekend work.

我是一個紐約人，如果是全職工作，現在回到紐約，我可能會是一個平均值每週工作約55小時，包括熬夜和週末工作。

It's just how it is when working in New York City so comparatively speaking, I think actually working in London, in, let's say, office full-time permanent positions, people here tend to have a better work-life balance.

在紐約工作就是這樣的，所以相對來說。我想其實在倫敦工作，在比方說辦公室的全職長期職位，這裡的人往往更能在工作和生活之間取得良好的平衡。

That being said, if we compare how much Londoners work to the rest of the UK and also the rest of Europe, it is a lot more than the average pretty much anywhere else.

話說回來，如果我們把倫敦人的工作程度與英國其他地區以及歐洲其他地區進行比較的話，比任何地方的工時都多很多。

So depending on where you are from, you'll probably notice a difference from what you're used to.

所以，根據你來自的地方，你可能會注意到與你所習慣的不同現象。

This video is part of my living in London series. There's lots of videos in which I talk about moving to London, living in London, working in London, my experience living here as an American.

這支影片是我在倫敦生活系列的一部分。還有很多影片是關於我搬到倫敦、在倫敦生活、在倫敦工作，還有我作為美國人在這裡生活的經歷。

You can watch one of those videos by clicking the boxes I have popped up here.

你可以點擊在這裡出現的框框觀看其中的一支影片。