Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

general office 114 Girl Friday
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Abbr GNVQs
general office /dʒen(ə)rəl ɒfIs/
noun the main administrative office of a
company
general secretary /dʒen(ə)rəl
sekrIt(ə)ri/, General Secretary noun
the head official of a trade union
general store /dʒen(ə)rəl stɔ/
noun a small country shop which sells a
large range of goods
general strike /dʒen(ə)rəl straIk/
noun a strike of all the workers in a
country
general trading /dʒen(ə)rəl
treIdIŋ/ noun dealing in all types of
goods
general union /dʒen(ə)rəl
junjən/ noun a union which recruits
usually semi-skilled workers in all
industries
generic /dʒənerIk/ adjective which
is shared by a group, and does not refer
to one individual
generic skills /dʒənerIk skIlz/
plural noun skills which are applicable
in various types of work and can be
transferred from one job to another
generous /dʒen(ə)rəs/ adjective referring
to an amount that is larger than
usual or expected She received a generous
redundancy payment. The staff
contributed a generous sum for the
manager’s retirement present.
genuine /dʒenjuIn/ adjective true or
real a genuine Picasso a genuine
leather purse
genuine material factor
/dʒenjuIn mətIəriəl fktə/ noun
an acceptable reason for a difference
in salary between a male and a female
employee (such as longer experience)
genuine occupational qualifications
/dʒenjuIn ɒkjυpeIʃ(ə)n(ə)l
kwɒlIfIkeIʃ(ə)nz/ plural noun a situation
where a person of a certain sex or
racial background is needed for a job,
and this can be stated in the job advertisement.
Abbr GOQs
geographical mobility /dʒiə-
ɡrfIk(ə)l məυbIlIti/ noun the ability
of workers to move from place to place
to find work
get /ɡet/ verb 1. to receive We got a
letter from the solicitor this morning.
He gets £250 a week for doing nothing.
She got £5,000 for her car. 2. to arrive
at a place She finally got to the office
at 10.30. (NOTE: getting – got)
get across /ɡet əkrɒs/ verb to make
someone understand something The
manager tried to get across to the
workforce why some people were being
made redundant.
get ahead /ɡet əhed/ verb to advance
in your career
get along /ɡet əlɒŋ/ verb 1. to manage
We are getting along quite well
with only half the staff we had before. 2.
to be friendly or to work well with
someone She does not get along very
well with her new boss.
get back /ɡet bk/ verb to receive
something which you had before I got
my money back after I had complained
to the manager. He got his initial investment
back in two months.
get on /ɡet ɒn/ verb 1. to work or
manage How is your new assistant
getting on? 2. to succeed My son is
getting on well – he has just been
promoted.
get on with /ɡet ɒn wIð/ verb 1. to
be friendly or work well with someone
She does not get on with her new boss.
2. to go on doing work The staff got
on with the work and finished the order
on time.
get out /ɡet aυt/ verb to produce
something The accounts department
got out the draft accounts in time for the
meeting.
get through /ɡet θru/ verb 1. to
speak to someone on the phone I tried
to get through to the complaints department.
2. to be successful She got
through her exams, so she is now a
qualified engineer. 3. to try to make
someone understand I could not get
through to her that I had to be at the airport
by 2.15.
Girl Friday /ɡl fraIdeI/ noun afemale
employee who does various tasks
in an office. Man Friday (NOTE: