Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

non-directive interview 178 normal working
ing of professional advice to others on
personal matters, without following a
fixed form, but rather through open discussion
of problems
non-directive interview /nɒn daI-
rektIv Intəvju/, non-directed interview
/nɒn daIrektId Intəvju/ noun
an interview in which the questions are
not set in advance and no fixed pattern
is followed Non-directed interviews
give candidates a good chance to show
their creative potential.
non-disclosure agreement /nɒn
dIskləυʒər əɡrimənt/ noun a legally
enforceable agreement that stops present
or past employees from revealing commercially
sensitive information belonging
to their employer to anybody else
non-disparagement agreement
/nɒn dIsprIdʒmənt əɡrimənt/
noun an agreement intended to stop
present or past employees from
criticising their employers in public
(NOTE: Non-disparagement agreements
are relatively new and it is not
yet clear whether the courts will accept
them as legally binding.)
non-executive director /nɒn Iɡ-
zekjυtIv daIrektə/ noun a director
who attends board meetings and gives
advice, but does not work full-time for
the company
non-exempt employee /nɒn Iɡ-
zempt ImplɔIi/ noun a person whose
wages are subject to minimum wage
legislation
non-financial incentive scheme
/nɒn faInnʃəl InsentIv skim/ noun
a scheme that provides an incentive to
employees to work harder or perform
better that takes some other form than
money
non-profit-making organisation
/nɒn prɒfIt meIkIŋ ɔɡənaI-
zeIʃ(ə)n/, non-profit organisation
/nɒn prɒfIt ɔɡənaIzeIʃ(ə)n/ noun
an organisation (such as a club) which is
not allowed by law to make a profit
Non-profit-making organisations are
exempted from tax. (NOTE: Non-profit
organisations include charities, professional
associations, trade unions,
and religious, arts, community, research,
and campaigning bodies. The
American English is non-profit
corporation.)
non-resident /nɒnrezIdənt/ noun a
person who is not considered a resident
of a country for tax purposes He has a
non-resident bank account.
non-taxable /nɒn tksəb(ə)l/ adjective
which is not subject to tax
non-taxable income Lottery prizes are
non-taxable.
non-union labour /nɒn junjən
leIbə/ noun employees who do not belong
to trade unions employed by a
company
non-union member /nɒn junjən
membə/ noun a person who does not
belong to a trade union
non-verbal communication /nɒn
vb(ə)l kəmjunIkeIʃ(ə)n/ noun 1.
the communicating of a message using
facial expressions or body language, but
without speaking In negotiations, interpreting
non-verbal communication is
just as important as listening to what
people say. 2. any form of communication
that is not expressed in words
(NOTE: Non-verbal communication,
which includes, for example, body language,
silence, failure or slowness to
respond to a message and lateness in
arriving for a meeting, is estimated to
make up 65–90% of all communication.)
norm /nɔm/ noun the usual quantity
or the usual rate The output from this
factory is well above the norm for the
industry or well above the industry
norm.
normal /nɔm(ə)l/ adjective usual or
which happens regularly Normal deliveries
are made on Tuesdays and Fridays.
Now that supply difficulties
have been resolved we hope to resume
normal service as soon as possible.
normally /nɔm(ə)li/ adverb in the
usual way The production line is
working normally again after the
stoppage.
normal working /nɔm(ə)l wkIŋ/
noun working in the usual way Normal
working will be resumed as soon as
the men return to work on Monday.