Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

labour injunction 152 last in first out
therefore the pay which is suitable for
each job
labour injunction /leIbər In-
dʒŋkʃən/ noun a court order requiring
an individual or group in an industry
to stop certain actions considered damaging
to another
labour-intensive /leIbər IntensIv/
adjective referring to an industry which
needs large numbers of employees or
where labour costs are high in relation
to turnover As the business became
more labour-intensive, so human resources
management became more important.
With computerisation, the
business has become much less
labour-intensive.
labour laws /leIbə lɔz/ plural noun
laws concerning the employment of
workers
labour market /leIbə mɑkIt/ noun
the number of people who are available
for work 25,000 school-leavers have
just come on to the labour market.
‘European economies are being held back by
rigid labor markets and wage structures’
[Duns Business Month]
labour mobility /leIbə məυbIlIti/,
mobility of labour /məυbIlIti əv
leIbə/ noun a situation in which people
agree to move from one place to another
to get work, or change skills within the
same organisation Acute unemployment
dramatically increased mobility of
labour.
labour relations /leIbə rIleIʃ(ə)nz/
plural noun relations between management
and employees The company
has a history of bad labour relations.
labour reserve /leIbə rIzv/ noun
the people in the labour force who are
not working
labour-saving /leIbə seIvIŋ/ adjective
avoiding the need for work by
someone Costs will be cut by the introduction
of labour-saving devices.
labour stability index /leIbə stə-
bIlIti Indeks/ noun an index showing
the percentage of employees who have
been in their jobs for more than one year
labour tourist /leIbə tυərIst/ noun
someone who lives in one country but
works in another
labour turnover /leIbə tnəυvə/,
turnover of labour /tnəυvə əv
leIbə / noun the movement of employees
with some leaving their jobs and
others joining
labour wastage /leIbə weIstIdʒ/
noun the loss of employees over a period
of time Labour wastage in the
last five years has been rising owing to
an increase in people taking early
retirement.
lack /lk/ noun the fact of not having
enough verb not to have enough of
something The industry lacks skilled
staff.
lack of incentive /lk əv In-
sentIv/ noun not having enough
incentive
ladder /ldə/ noun 1. a series of steps
made of wood or metal which can be
moved about, and which you can climb
You will need a ladder to look into the
machine. 2. a series of different levels
through which an employee may
progress
large /lɑdʒ/ adjective very big or important
Our company is one of the
largest suppliers of computers to the
government. Why has she got an office
which is larger than mine?
largely /lɑdʒli/ adverb mainly or
mostly Our sales are largely in the
home market. They have largely
pulled out of the American market.
large-scale /lɑdʒ skeIl/ adjective
involving large numbers of people or
large amounts of money large-scale
investment in new technology
large-scale redundancies in the construction
industry
last /lɑst/ adjective, adverb 1. coming
at the end of a series Out of a queue of
twenty people, I was served last. This
is our last board meeting before we
move to our new offices. We finished
the last items in the order just two days
before the promised delivery date. 2.
most recent or most recently Where is
the last batch of invoices? The last ten
orders were only for small quantities.
last in first out /lɑst In fst aυt/
noun a redundancy policy using the
principle that the people who have been