Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management
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government pension 117 graph<br />
noun an <strong>of</strong>ficial body run by the<br />
government<br />
government<br />
pension<br />
/ɡv(ə)nmənt penʃən/ noun a pension<br />
paid by the state<br />
grade /ɡreId/ noun a level or rank<br />
to reach the top grade in the civil<br />
service verb to make something rise<br />
in steps according to quantity<br />
graded hourly rate /ɡreIdId aυəli<br />
reIt/ noun a pay scale where pieceworkers<br />
receive different rates per piece<br />
completed according to their appraisal<br />
ratings<br />
grading /ɡreIdIŋ/ noun an assessment<br />
<strong>of</strong> an employee’s performance by<br />
giving a certain grade or mark The<br />
company has adopted a new grading<br />
system for appraisals.<br />
gradual /ɡrdʒuəl/ adjective slow<br />
and regular The company saw a gradual<br />
return to pr<strong>of</strong>its. Her CV describes<br />
her gradual rise to the position<br />
<strong>of</strong> company chairman.<br />
gradually /ɡrdʒuəli/ adverb<br />
slowly and steadily The company has<br />
gradually become more pr<strong>of</strong>itable. <br />
She gradually learnt the details <strong>of</strong> the<br />
import-export business.<br />
gradual retirement /ɡrdʒuəl rI-<br />
taIəmənt/ noun same as phased<br />
retirement<br />
graduate /ɡrdʒuət/ noun a person<br />
who has obtained a degree<br />
graduated /ɡrdʒueItId/ adjective<br />
changing in small regular stages<br />
graduated income tax<br />
/ɡrdʒueItId Inkm tks/ noun a<br />
tax which rises in steps (each level <strong>of</strong> income<br />
is taxed at a higher percentage)<br />
graduated pension plan<br />
/ɡrdʒueItId penʃən pln/, graduated<br />
pension scheme /ɡrdʒueItId<br />
penʃən skim/ noun a pension scheme<br />
where the contributions are calculated<br />
on the salary <strong>of</strong> each person in the<br />
scheme<br />
graduated wages /ɡrdʒueItId<br />
weIdʒIz/ plural noun wages which increase<br />
in accordance with established<br />
pay levels<br />
graduate entry /ɡrdʒuət entri/<br />
noun the entry <strong>of</strong> graduates into employment<br />
with a company the graduate<br />
entry into the civil service<br />
graduate recruitment /ɡrdʒuət<br />
rIkrutmənt/ noun the recruitment <strong>of</strong><br />
graduates for traineeships in a company<br />
graduate trainee /ɡrdʒuət treI-<br />
ni/ noun a person in a graduate training<br />
scheme<br />
graduate training scheme<br />
/ɡrdʒuət treInIŋ skim/ noun a<br />
training scheme for graduates<br />
grand /ɡrnd/ adjective important <br />
grand plan, grand strategy a major<br />
plan They explained their grand plan<br />
for redeveloping the factory site. <br />
noun one thousand pounds or dollars<br />
(informal.) They <strong>of</strong>fered him fifty<br />
grand for the information. She’s earning<br />
fifty grand plus car and expenses.<br />
grandfather clause /ɡrnfɑðə<br />
klɔz/ noun a clause in an insurance<br />
policy that exempts a category <strong>of</strong> insured<br />
employee from meeting new standards<br />
The grandfather clause exempts<br />
the older employees from the retraining<br />
scheme.<br />
grandfather system /ɡrnfɑðə<br />
sIstəm/ noun an appraisal system<br />
where the manager’s appraisals <strong>of</strong> employees<br />
are sent for review to the manager’s<br />
superior<br />
grand total /ɡrnd təυt(ə)l/ noun<br />
the final total made by adding several<br />
subtotals<br />
grant /ɡrɑnt/ noun money given by<br />
the government to help pay for something<br />
The government has allocated<br />
grants towards the costs <strong>of</strong> the scheme.<br />
verb to agree to give someone something<br />
to grant someone three weeks’<br />
leave <strong>of</strong> absence<br />
grant-aided scheme /ɡrɑnt eIdId<br />
skim/ noun a scheme which is funded<br />
by a government grant<br />
grapevine /ɡreIpvaIn/ noun an un<strong>of</strong>ficial<br />
communications network in an<br />
organisation I heard on the grapevine<br />
that the managing director has been<br />
sacked.<br />
graph /ɡrɑf/ noun a diagram which<br />
shows the relationship between two sets
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