Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

equality of opportunity 93 establish
agreed apply to both male and female
employees equally
equality of opportunity /IkwɒlIti
əv ɒpətjunIti/ noun a situation where
everyone, regardless of sex, race, class,
etc., has the same opportunity to get a
job
equality of treatment /IkwɒlIti əv
tritmənt/ noun the practice of treating
male and female employees equally
equal opportunities /ikwəl ɒpə-
tjunItiz/ plural noun the practice of
avoiding discrimination in employment
Does the political party support equal
opportunities for women?
equal opportunities programme
/ikwəl ɒpətjunItiz prəυɡrm/
noun a programme to avoid discrimination
in employment (NOTE: the American
equivalent is affirmative action)
equal treatment /ikwəl tritmənt/
noun a principle of the European Union
that requires member states to ensure
that there is no discrimination with regard
to employment, vocational training
and working conditions
equity /ekwIti/ noun 1. a right to receive
dividends as part of the profit of a
company in which you own shares 2.
fairness of treatment, e.g. equality of
pay for the same type of job Equity
was the most important factor taken into
account in drawing up the new pay
structure.
equivalence /IkwIvələns/ noun the
condition of having the same value or of
being the same
equivalent /IkwIvələnt/ adjective
to be equivalent to to have the same
value as or to be the same as Our
managing director’s salary is equivalent
to that of far less experienced employees
in other organisations. noun
a person who is the equal of someone
else
equivalent pension benefit /I-
kwIvələnt penʃən benIfIt/ noun the
right of opted-out pensioners to receive
the same pension as they would have
done under the state graduated pension
scheme
ergonometrics /ɡənəmetrIks/
noun a measurement of the quantity of
work done (NOTE: takes a singular
verb)
ergonomics /ɡənɒmIks/ noun
the study of the relationship between
people at work and their working conditions,
especially the machines they use
(NOTE: takes a singular verb)
ergonomist /ɡɒnəmIst/ noun a
scientist who studies people at work and
tries to improve their working
conditions
erode /Irəυd/ verb to wear away gradually
to erode wage differentials to
reduce gradually differences in salary
between different grades
erosion /Irəυʒ(ə)n/ noun the gradual
wearing away erosion of differentials
error /erə/ noun a mistake He made
an error in calculating the total. I
must have made a typing error. They
made an error in calculating the tax deductions.
in error, by error by mistake
The letter was sent to the London
office in error.
escalate /eskəleIt/ verb to increase
steadily
escalation /eskəleIʃ(ə)n/ noun a
steady increase an escalation of wage
demands The union has threatened an
escalation in strike action.
escalator clause /eskəleItə klɔz/
noun a clause in a contract allowing for
regular price increases because of increased
costs, or regular wage increases
because of the increased cost of living
escape /IskeIp/ noun an act of getting
away from a difficult situation
ESOP abbr employee share ownership
plan
essay method /eseI meθəd/ noun
an evaluation method in performance
appraisal where the evaluator writes a
short description of the employee’s
performance
establish /IstblIʃ/ verb to set up or
to open The company has established
a branch in Australia. The business
was established in Scotland in 1823.
It is still a young company, having been
established for only four years. to establish
oneself in business to become
successful in a new business