Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

gross earnings 119 group pension plan
gross earnings /ɡrəυs nIŋz/ plural
noun total earnings before tax and
other deductions
gross income /ɡrəυs Inkm/ noun
salary before tax is deducted
gross misconduct /ɡrəυs mIs-
kɒndkt/ noun very bad behaviour by
an employeer, which is a fair reason for
dismissal (such as drunkenness or theft)
He was dismissed for gross
misconduct.
gross negligence /ɡrəυs
neɡlIdʒəns/ noun the act of showing
very serious neglect of duty towards
other people
gross salary /ɡrəυs sləri/ noun
salary before tax is deducted
ground /ɡraυnd/ noun to gain
ground to start to win against an opponent
to give ground to give way
against an opponent
groundless /ɡraυndləs/ adjective
with no real reason The complaint
was proved to be groundless.
grounds /ɡraυndz/ plural noun basic
reasons Does she have good grounds
for complaint? There are no grounds
on which we can be sued. What are
the grounds for the demand for a pay
rise?
group /ɡrup/ noun 1. several things
or people together A group of managers
has sent a memo to the chairman
complaining about noise in the office.
The respondents were interviewed in
groups of three or four, and then singly.
2. several companies linked together in
the same organisation the group
chairman or the chairman of the group
group turnover or turnover for the
group the Granada Group
group appraisal /ɡrup əpreIz(ə)l/
noun the appraisal of an employee by a
group of other employees
group capacity assessment
/ɡrup kəpsIti əsesmənt/ noun the
use of work measurement techniques
such as activity sampling to assess the
work done by clerical, administrative
and other employees not directly involved
in the production process as a
group and to establish optimum performance
levels for them
group certificate /ɡrup sətIfIkət/
noun (in Australia and New Zealand.) a
document provided by an employer that
records an employee’s income, income
tax payments and contributions to a pension
fund during the previous financial
year
group discussion /ɡrup dI-
skʃ(ə)n/ noun a survey method in
which a focus group is brought together
to discuss informally a market-research
question The group discussion was
taken over by one or two strong personalities.
A sample of young people took
part in a group discussion on the new
shampoo.
group dynamics /ɡrup daI-
nmIks/ plural noun the behaviour
patterns typical of groups, including the
effects that members of a group have on
each other, the personal relationships
that they form and the ways that groups
form, function and break up (NOTE:
Takes a singular verb. Group dynamics
is an important aspect of successful
teamwork and can influence the outcome
of any group activity, for example
a training course.)
group incentive /ɡrup InsentIv/
noun an incentive payment made to a
group, rather than to an individual
worker
group incentive scheme /ɡrup
InsentIv skim/, group incentive
plan /ɡrup InsentIv pln/ noun a
scheme whereby payment by results is
based on the output of all the employees
in an organisation
group insurance /ɡrup In-
ʃυərəns/ noun an insurance scheme
where a group of employees is covered
by one policy
group life assurance /ɡrup laIf
Inʃυərəns/ noun a life assurance policy
that covers a number of people, e.g.,
the members of an association or club,
or a group of employees at a company
group outplacement /ɡrup
aυtpleIsmənt/ noun a situation where
several employees are dealt with together
in being given help to find other
jobs after being made redundant
group pension plan /ɡrup
penʃən pln/, group pension