Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

normal working week 179 NVQ
normal working week /nɔm(ə)l
wkIŋ wik/ noun the usual number
of hours worked per week Even
though she is a freelance, she works a
normal working week.
normative /nɔmətIv/ adjective believing
that everything should be agreed
in writing and should then be binding on
all parties
norms /nɔmz/ plural noun the values
of an organisation or of society The
induction period will familiarise workers
with the norms of the organisation.
no-smoking office /nəυ sməυkIŋ
ɒfIs/ noun an office where smoking is
not allowed
no-strike agreement /nəυ straIk
əɡrimənt/, no-strike clause /nəυ
straIk klɔz/ noun (a clause in) an
agreement where the employees say that
they will never strike
notary public /nəυtəri pblIk/
noun a lawyer who has the authority to
witness documents and spoken statements,
making them official (NOTE: plural
is notaries public)
notch /nɒtʃ/ noun an increment on a
salary scale
notice /nəυtIs/ noun 1. a piece of
written information The company secretary
pinned up a notice about the pension
scheme. 2. an official warning that
a contract is going to end or that terms
are going to be changed until further
notice until different instructions are
given You must pay £200 on the 30th
of each month until further notice.
without notice with no warning without
prior notice with no advance warning
to give advance notice of to
inform someone officially that something
will happen several weeks in the
future 3. official written information
that an employee is leaving their job on
a certain date she gave in or handed
in her notice she resigned 4. the time
allowed before something takes place
We require three months’ notice at
short notice with very little warning
The bank manager will not see anyone
at short notice.
noticeboard /nəυtIsbɔd/ noun a
board fixed to a wall where notices can
be put up Did you see the new list of
prices on the noticeboard?
notice of appearance /nəυtIs əv
əpIərəns/ noun the lodging by an employer
of a document to confirm their
intention to defend an application by an
employee to an industrial tribunal
notice of maternity absence
/nəυtIs əv mətnIti bsəns/ noun
a statutory notice given by an employee
that she is going to be absent from work
to have a baby
notice period /nəυtIs pIəriəd/,
period of notice /pIəriəd əv nəυtIs/
noun the time stated in the contract of
employment which the employee or
company has to allow between resigning
or being fired and the employee actually
leaving their job (an employee
has to give at least one week’s notice
and an employer has to give between
one week and twelve weeks’ notice, depending
on the employee’s length of
service)
notification /nəυtIfIkeIʃ(ə)n/ noun
the act of informing someone of
something
notify /nəυtIfaI/ verb to notify
someone of something to tell someone
something formally The management
were notified of the union’s decision.
nuisance /njus(ə)ns/ noun something
which causes harm or inconvenience
to someone or to property
numerical order /njumerIk(ə)l
ɔdə/ noun an arrangement by numbers
Put these invoices in numerical order.
nursery /ns(ə)ri/ noun a special
room or building where babies and
small children can be looked after (not
necessarily on the company’s premises)
The company offers nursery provision
to its staff. Compare crèche
NVQ abbr National Vocational
Qualification