Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

fire certificate 105 fixed benefit retirement plan
fire certificate /faIə sətIfIkət/
noun a document from the local fire brigade
stating that a building meets official
requirements as regards fire safety
fire door /faIə dɔ/ noun a special
door to prevent fire going from one part
of a building to another
fire drill /faIə drIl/ noun a procedure
to be carried out to help people to escape
from a burning building
fire exit /faIər eɡzIt/ noun a door
which leads to a way out of a building if
there is a fire
fire extinguisher /faIər Ik-
stIŋɡwIʃə/ noun a portable device,
usually painted red, for putting out fires
fire hazard /faIə hzəd/, fire risk
/faIə rIsk/ noun a situation or goods
which could start a fire That warehouse
full of paper is a fire hazard.
fire insurance /faIər Inʃυərəns/
noun insurance against damage by fire
fire precautions /faIə prI-
kɔʃ(ə)nz/ plural noun care taken to
avoid damage or casualties by fire
fire risk /faIə rIsk/ noun fire
hazard
fire safety officer /faIə seIfti
ɒfIsə/ noun a person responsible for
fire safety in a building
firm /fm/ noun a company, business
or partnership a manufacturing firm
an important publishing firm She is a
partner in a law firm.
firm up /fm p/ verb to agree on final
details We expect to firm up the
deal at the next trade fair.
first /fst/ noun a person or thing that
is there at the beginning or earlier than
others Our company was one of the
first to sell into the European market.
first aid /fst eId/ noun help given
by an ordinary person to someone who
is suddenly ill or injured, given until
full-scale medical treatment can be
given
first aid kit /fst eId kIt/, first aid
box /fst eId bɒks/ noun a box with
bandages and dressings kept ready to be
used in an emergency
first aid post /fst eId pəυst/ noun
a special place where injured people can
be taken for immediate attention
first-class /fst klɑs/ adjective,
noun 1. top quality or most expensive
he is a first-class accountant 2. (a type
of travel or type of hotel which is) most
expensive and comfortable I always
travel first-class. First-class travel
provides the best service. A first-class
ticket to New York costs more than I can
afford. The MD prefers to stay in
first-class hotels.
first-class mail /fst klɑs meIl/
noun a more expensive mail service, designed
to be faster A first-class letter
should get to Scotland in a day.
first half /fst hɑf/ noun a period of
six months from January to the end of
June
first half-year /fst hɑf jIə/ noun
the first six months or the second six
months of a company’s accounting year
first-line supervisor /fst laIn
supəvaIzə/ noun a supervisor who is
in direct control of production workers
The HR department will liaise with
first-line supervisors with regard to individual
workers.
first quarter /fst kwɔtə/ noun the
period of three months from January to
the end of March The first quarter’s
rent is payable in advance.
five-fold system /faIv fəυld
sIstəm/, five-point system /faIv
pɔInt sIstəm/ noun a system of grading
an employee or a candidate for a job
fix /fIks/ verb 1. to arrange or to agree
to fix a budget to fix a meeting for 3
p.m. The date has still to be fixed. 2.
to mend The technicians are coming
to fix the phone system. Can you fix
the photocopier?
fixed /fIkst/ adjective unable to be
changed or removed
fixed automation /fIkst ɔtə-
meIʃ(ə)n/ noun the practice of using
machines in a way which does not allow
any change in their operation
fixed benefit retirement plan
/fIkst benIfIt rItaIəmənt pln/ noun
a pension plan where the benefits are
not related to earnings