Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

negotiator 176 news agency
gotiations to negotiate negotiations
broke down after six hours discussions
stopped because no agreement
was possible breakdown in negotiations
a halt in talking because no agreement
has been reached, after
negotiations have been in progress for
some time resumption of negotiations
a restarting of negotiations, after
talks have stopped for a time
‘…after three days of tough negotiations, the
company reached agreement with its 1,200
unionized workers’ [Toronto Star]
negotiator /nIɡəυʃieItə/ noun a person
who discusses a problem with the
aim of achieving agreement between
different people or groups of people
experienced union negotiator a member
of a union who has a lot of experience
of discussing terms of employment
with management
nepotism /nepətIz(ə)m/ noun the
practice of giving preferential treatment
to someone who is a relative or friend
(especially giving a job to a member of
the family who is less well qualified
than other candidates) The staff talked
about nepotism when the training officer
selected her nephew for management
training.
net /net/ adjective referring to a price,
weight, pay, etc., after all deductions
have been made net profit before tax
the profit of a company after expenses
have been deducted but before tax has
been paid verb to make a true profit
to net a profit of £10,000 (NOTE: netting
– netted) adverb after deductions
have been made His salary is paid
net.
‘…out of its earnings a company will pay a
dividend. When shareholders receive this it will
be net, that is it will have had tax deducted at 30
per cent’ [Investors Chronicle]
net asset value /net set vlju/
noun the total value of a company after
deducting the money owed by it (it is
the value of shareholders’ capital plus
reserves and any money retained from
profits). Abbr NAV
nethead /nethed/ noun somebody
who is obsessed with the Internet
(slang)
netiquette /netIket/ noun the rules
for proper procedure and good manners
that are usually observed when communicating
on the Internet (NOTE: The term
derives from the word ‘etiquette’.)
netizen /netIz(ə)n/ noun a regular
user of the Internet (slang)
net margin /net mɑdʒIn/ noun the
percentage difference between received
price and all costs, including overheads
net pay /net peI/ noun same as
take-home pay
net salary /net sləri/ noun the salary
which is left after deducting tax and
National Insurance contributions
network /netwk/ noun a system
which links different points together
verb to link together in a network
networking /netwkIŋ/ noun 1. a
working method where employees work
at home on computer terminals, and
send the finished material back to the
central office by email 2. the practice of
keeping in contact with former colleagues,
school friends, etc., so that all
the members of the group can help each
other in their careers
neurolinguistic programming
/njurəυlIŋɡwIstIk prəυɡrmIŋ/
noun a theory of behaviour and communication
based on how people avoid
change and how to help them to change.
Abbr NLP
neutrality laws /njutrlIti lɔz/
plural noun US laws relating to discrimination
which must be observed by
organisations
new /nju/ adjective recent or not old
under new management with a new
owner
newbie /njubi/ noun a person who is
new to using the Internet (slang)
new blood /nju bld/ same as fresh
blood
new broom /nju brum/ noun a
manager or director brought into a company
to change existing practices and
possibly remove old-established staff
news /njuz/ noun information about
things which have happened
news agency /njuz eIdʒənsi/
noun an office which distributes news to
newspapers and television stations