biro

1. bureau; agency; office
   Prevod sam dao u prevodilački biro. — I took the translation to a translation agency.
   Ona radi u arhitektonskom birou. — She works at an architecture firm.
2. colloq. employment office; job centre
   Već pola godine sam na birou. — I've been registered as unemployed for six months.
   Prijavio se na biro čim je dobio otkaz. — He signed on at the job centre as soon as he was fired.

Colloquially, biti na birou means to be registered as unemployed with the employment service.