Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

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narrative /nrətIv/ noun a description
of something as a story
narrative appraisal /nrətIv ə-
preIz(ə)l/ noun a type of performance
appraisal where the employee’s performance
is described with illustrations of
specific points about it
nation /neIʃ(ə)n/ noun a country and
the people living in it
national /nʃ(ə)nəl/ adjective referring
to the whole of a particular country
noun a person who is a citizen of a
state
national agreement /nʃ(ə)nəl ə-
ɡrimənt/ noun an agreement between
employers and a union at national level
(i.e. covering the whole country)
National Council for Vocational
Qualifications /nʃ(ə)nəl
kaυnsəl fə vəυkeIʃ(ə)n(ə)l kwɒləfI-
keIʃənz/ noun full form of NCVQ
national executive (committee)
/nʃ(ə)nəl IɡzekjυtIv kəmIti/ noun
the main committee running a trade
union
National Insurance /nʃ(ə)nəl In-
ʃυərəns/ noun state insurance in the
United Kingdom, organised by the government,
which pays for medical care,
hospitals, unemployment benefits, etc.
Abbr NI
national insurance benefits
/nʃ(ə)nəl Inʃυərəns benIfIts/
plural noun various benefits which are
dependent on having paid NI contributions
(such as retirement pension)
National Insurance contributions
/nʃ(ə)nəl Inʃυərəns kɒntrI-
bjuʃ(ə)nz/ plural noun a proportion of
income paid each month by an employee
and the employee’s company to
the National Insurance. Abbr NIC
nationality /nʃənlIti/ noun the
state of being a citizen of a particular
country he is of British nationality
he is a British citizen
National Occupational Health
and Safety Commission
/nʃ(ə)nəl ɒkjυpeIʃ(ə)n(ə)l helθ ən
seIfti kəmIʃ(ə)n/ noun a government
agency in Australia that is responsible
for coordinating efforts to prevent injury,
disease, and deaths occurring in
the workplace
national union /nʃ(ə)nəl
junjən/ noun a central union organisation
which coordinates local branches
National Vocational Qualification
/nʃ(ə)n(ə)l vəυkeIʃ(ə)nəl
kwɒlIfIkeIʃ(ə)n/ noun a qualification
awarded in the United Kingdom when a
person successfully completes a course
vocational training. Abbr NVQ (NOTE:
National Vocational Qualifications are
based on standards developed by
leading organisations in the industrial
and commercial sectors, defining the
skills or competences required in particular
occupations.)
national wage agreement
/nʃ(ə)nəl weIdʒ əɡrimənt/ noun
an agreement reached through collective
bargaining between trade unions and
employers, which sets national rates of
pay within particular industries or for
particular jobs
nationwide /neIʃənwaId/ adjective
all over a country We offer a nationwide
delivery service. The new car is
being launched with a nationwide sales
campaign.
natural /ntʃ(ə)rəl/ adjective 1.
found in the earth The offices are
heated by natural gas. 2. normal It
was only natural that the shopkeeper