Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

mental handicap 169 minimum
mental handicap /ment(ə)l
hndikp/ noun same as learning
difficulty (NOTE: term now generally
unacceptable)
mentally handicapped /ment(ə)li
hndikpt/ noun having a learning
difficulty (NOTE: term now generally
unacceptable)
mentee /menti/ noun a less experienced
employee who is offered special
guidance and support by a respected and
trusted person with more experience
mentor /mentɔ/ noun a person who
is respected and trusted by a less experienced
employee and offers special guidance
and support to them
mentoring /mentərIŋ/ noun a form
of training or employee development in
which a trusted and respected person
with a lot experience—the mentor—offers
special guidance, encouragement
and support to a less experienced
employee
merit /merIt/ noun a quality which
deserves reward
merit award /merIt əwɔd/, merit
bonus /merIt bəυnəs/ noun extra
money given to an employee because
they have worked well A merit bonus
can encourage the better workers, but
will discourage those who feel they cannot
reach the required level.
meritocracy /merItɒkrəsi/ noun a
society or organisation where advancement
is based on a person’s natural ability
rather than on their background
method /meθəd/ noun a way of doing
something They devised a new
method of sending data. What is the
best method of payment? His organising
methods are out of date.
method study /meθəd stdi/ noun
a study of the way in which something
is done
mid- /mId/ prefix middle from mid
2001 from the middle of 2001 The
factory is closed until mid-July.
mid-career crisis /mId kərIə
kraIsIs/ noun a point in the middle of
someone’s career when they have to decide
what to do in the future
middle /mId(ə)l/ adjective in the centre
or between two points
middle manager /mId(ə)l
mnIdʒə/ noun a manager of a department
in a company, answerable to a senior
manager or director
mid-month /mId mnθ/ adjective
which happens in the middle of the
month mid-month accounts
mid-week /mId wik/ adjective
which happens in the middle of a week
the mid-week lull in sales
migrant /maIɡrənt/ noun a person
who moves from one place or country to
another, usually to work
migrant worker /maIɡrənt wkə/
noun a worker who moves from place to
place looking for work Migrant workers
were working illegally without work
permits. During the summer thousands
of migrant workers cross the border
to work on the harvest.
migration /maIɡreIʃ(ə)n/ noun moving
from one place or country to another,
usually to work
military leave /mIlIt(ə)ri liv/ noun
US unpaid leave or absence from work
by employees who are in the armed
forces or who have to do their military
service
milk round /mIlk raυnd/ noun the
visiting of universities and colleges by
employers, in order to find promising
new employees
‘…as the annual milk round gets under way,
many students are more interested in final
exams than in job hunting’
[Personnel Management]
minimal /mInIm(ə)l/ adjective the
smallest possible There was a minimal
quantity of imperfections in the
batch. The head office exercises minimal
control over the branch offices.
minimise /mInImaIz/, minimize
verb 1. to make something seem to be
very small and not very important 2. to
make something as small as possible
The company is attempting to minimise
its labour costs by only hiring workers
when they are needed. Unemployment
was minimised by giving more people
part-time work.
minimum /mInIməm/ noun smallest
possible quantity, price or number to
keep expenses to a minimum to reduce
the risk of a loss to a minimum (NOTE: