Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

introduction 145 itinerant worker
bring in a new client and make them
known to someone
introduction /Intrədkʃən/ noun
the act of bringing into use the introduction
of new technology putting new
machines (usually computers) into a
business or industry
invalidity /InvəlIdIti/ noun the condition
of being disabled
invalidity benefit /InvəlIdIti
benIfIt/ noun money paid by the government
to someone who is permanently
disabled
inventory /Invənt(ə)ri/ noun 1. (especially
US) all the stock or goods in a
warehouse or shop to carry a high inventory
to aim to reduce inventory 2.
US a comprehensive list of particular
items The human resources inventory
helped decide how many new employees
were needed.
‘…a warehouse needs to tie up less capital in
inventory and with its huge volume spreads out
costs over bigger sales’ [Duns Business Month]
inverse seniority /Invs sini-
ɒrIti/ noun a scheme which allows for
longest-serving employees to be laid off
before those most recently recruited
inverted appraisal /InvtId ə-
preIz(ə)l/ noun an appraisal where a
subordinate appraises their manager
investigate /InvestIɡeIt/ verb to examine
something which may be wrong
The Serious Fraud Office has been
asked to investigate his share dealings.
investigation /InvestIɡeIʃ(ə)n/
noun an examination to find out what is
wrong They conducted an investigation
into petty theft in the office.
Investor in People /Investə In
pip(ə)l/ noun a national programme
for employee development sponsored
by the UK government (NOTE: Organisations
that meet the required standards
in helping their employees to
improve their existing skills or learn
new ones are awarded the status of an
‘Investor in People’.)
invitation /InvIteIʃ(ə)n/ noun an act
of asking someone to do something to
issue an invitation to someone to join
the board They advertised the invitation
to tender for a contract.
invite /InvaIt/ verb to ask someone to
do something or to ask for something
to invite someone to an interview to
invite someone to join the board to invite
tenders for a contract
IOU noun ‘I owe you’; a signed document
promising that you will pay back
money borrowed to pay a pile of
IOUs I have a pile of IOUs which
need paying.
ipsative test /IpsətIv test/ noun a
test where the candidate has to choose
between various alternative answers (as
in a multiple-choice test)
IRA /aIrə/ abbr US Individual Retirement
Account
irrecoverable /IrIkv(ə)rəb(ə)l/
adjective which cannot be recovered
irrecoverable debt /IrI-
kv(ə)rəb(ə)l det/ noun a debt which
will never be paid
irregular /Ireɡjυlə/ adjective not correct
or not done in the correct way
This procedure is highly irregular.
irregularities /IreɡjυlrItiz/ plural
noun things which are not done in the
correct way and which are possibly
illegal
‘…the group, which asked for its shares to be
suspended last week after the discovery of
accounting irregularities, is expected to update
investors about its financial predicament by the
end of this week’ [Times]
irregularity /IreɡjυlrIti/ noun not
being regular the irregularity of the
postal deliveries
IRS abbr US Internal Revenue Service
issue /Iʃu/ noun a problem being discussed
To bring up the question of
VAT will only confuse the issue. to
have issues around to be concerned
about something (informal.)
IT abbr information technology
item validity /aItəm vəlIdIti/ noun
the extent to which a test item measures
what it is supposed to test
itinerant worker /ItInərənt wkə/
noun a worker who moves from place to
place, looking for work Most of the
workers hired during the summer are
itinerant workers. Much of the seasonal
work on farms is done by itinerant
workers.