Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

individual relations 136 industrial psychology
individual relations /IndIvIdʒuəl
rIleIʃ(ə)nz/ plural noun relations between
employers and individual
employees
inducement /Indjusmənt/ noun
something which helps to persuade
someone to do something They offered
her a company car as an inducement
to stay.
COMMENT: Inducement can be a tort, if,
say, a union official induces members to
take industrial action in contravention of
their contracts of employment.
induction /Indkʃən/ noun an introduction
to a new organisation or a new
job
induction course /Indkʃən kɔs/,
induction training /Indkʃən
treInIŋ/ noun a programme intended to
help a person entering an organisation
or starting a new job The company is
organising a two-day induction course
for new employees. The induction
course spelt out the main objectives and
procedures of the organisation.
industrial /Indstriəl/ adjective referring
to manufacturing work to take
industrial action to go on strike or
go-slow
‘…indications of renewed weakness in the US
economy were contained in figures on industrial
production for April’ [Financial Times]
industrial accident /Indstriəl
ksId(ə)nt/ noun an accident which
takes place at work
industrial action /Indstriəl
kʃən/ noun steps taken by employees
to strengthen their position in making
demands on employers
Industrial Arbitration Court /In-
dstriəl ɑbItreIʃ(ə)n kɔt/ noun a
special court that is responsible for settling
industrial disputes
industrial arbitration tribunal /In-
dstriəl ɑbItreIʃ(ə)n traIbjun(ə)l/
noun a court which decides in industrial
disputes
industrial court /Indstriəl kɔt/
noun a court which can decide in industrial
disputes if both parties agree to ask
it to judge between them
industrial democracy /Indstriəl
dImɒkrəsi/ noun a concept where
power is shared by employees in an organisation
or industry, in particular,
where the employees have a role in the
decision-making processes, and can
veto proposals by the management Industrial
democracy was part of the political
party’s manifesto.
industrial development /In-
dstriəl dIveləpmənt/ noun the planning
and building of new industries in
special areas
industrial disease /Indstriəl dI-
ziz/, occupational disease /ɒkjυ-
peIʃ(ə)n(ə)l dIziz/ noun a disease
which is caused by the type of work or
the conditions in which someone works
(such as disease caused by dust or
chemicals in a factory)
industrial dispute /Indstriəl dI-
spjut/ noun an argument between
management and employees
industrial espionage /Indstriəl
espiənɑʒ/ noun the practice of trying
to find out the secrets of a competitor’s
work or products, usually by illegal
means
industrial health /Indstriəl helθ/,
industrial hygiene /Indstriəl
haIdʒin/ noun a branch of medicine
dealing with the health of people at
work Standards of industrial hygiene
are improving in line with developments
in general medicine. The development
of industrial health has meant better
protection against lung disease in the
mining industry.
industrial injuries disablement
benefit /Indstriəl Indʒəriz dIs-
eIb(ə)lmənt benIfIt/ noun a benefit
paid to a worker who has been injured
or disabled at work
industrial injuries insurance /In-
dstriəl Indʒəriz Inʃυərəns/ noun a
government insurance scheme for workers
who have accidents at work
industrial practices /Indstriəl
prktIsIz/ plural noun ways of managing
or working in business, industry
or trade (NOTE: also called trade
practices)
industrial psychology /Indstriəl
saIkɒlədʒi/ noun a study of human behaviour
and mental health in the
workplace