Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

leisure activities 156 leveraged buyout
leisure activities /leʒər ktIvItiz/
plural noun what you do in your spare
time
leisure time /leʒə taIm/ noun a time
when you are not at work, used for
amusement, hobbies, etc. (NOTE: also
called spare time)
length /leŋθ/ noun a measurement of
how long something is
length of service /leŋθ əv svIs/
noun the number of years someone has
worked
leniency /liniənsi/ noun the quality
of not being strict in dealing with subordinates
Given the employee’s good
work record, she was treated with leniency
by her superior.
leniency bias /liniənsi baIəs/
noun an unjustifiably high rating of an
employee’s job performance Leniency
bias works against objectivity in performance
appraisal.
let go /let ɡəυ/ verb to make someone
redundant or to sack someone (euphemism)
(NOTE: letting – let)
letter /letə/ noun 1. a piece of writing
sent from one person or company to another
to ask for or to give information 2.
to acknowledge receipt by letter to
write a letter to say that something has
been received 3. a written or printed
sign (such as A, B, C, etc.) Write your
name and address in block letters or in
capital letters.
letter box /letə bɒks/ noun a place
where incoming mail is put
letter heading /letə hedIŋ/ noun
the name and address of a company
printed at the top of a piece of notepaper
letter of acknowledgement /letər
əv əknɒlIdʒmənt/ noun a letter which
says that something has been received
letter of application /letər əv
plIkeIʃ(ə)n/ noun a letter in which
someone applies for a job
letter of appointment /letər əv ə-
pɔIntmənt/ noun a letter in which
someone is appointed to a job
letter of attorney /letər əv ətni/
noun a document showing that someone
has power of attorney
letter of complaint /letər əv kəm-
pleInt/ noun a letter in which someone
complains
letter of dismissal /letər əv dIs-
mIs(ə)l/ noun an official letter notifying
someone that they have been
dismissed
letter of introduction /letər əv
Intrədkʃən/ noun a letter making
someone get to know another person
I’ll give you an introduction to the MD –
he’s an old friend of mine.
letter of offer /letər əv ɒfə/ noun a
letter which offers someone a job
letter of recommendation /letər
əv rekəmendeIʃ(ə)n/ noun a letter in
which the writer recommends someone
for a job
letter of reference /letər əv
ref(ə)rəns/ noun a letter in which an
employer recommends someone for a
new job
letter of resignation /letər əv
rezIɡneIʃ(ə)n/ noun a letter in which
an employee resigns from their job
level /lev(ə)l/ noun the position of
something compared to others to raise
the level of employee benefits a decision
taken at the highest level a decision
taken by the most important person
or group low-level not very important
a low-level delegation high-level
very important a high-level meeting
‘…employers having got their staff back up to a
reasonable level are waiting until the scope for
overtime working is exhausted before hiring’
[Sydney Morning Herald]
level playing field /lev(ə)l pleIIŋ
fild/ noun a situation in which the same
rules apply for all competitors and none
of them has any special advantage over
the others
leverage /livərIdʒ/ noun 1. an influence
which you can use to achieve an
aim He has no leverage over the
chairman. 2. borrowing money at fixed
interest which is then used to produce
more money than the interest paid
leveraged buyout /livərIdʒd
baIaυt/, leveraged takeover
/livərIdʒd teIkəυvə/ noun an act of
buying all the shares in a company by
borrowing money against the security of
the shares to be bought. Abbr LBO