Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

performance-related pay 197 per procurationem
performance-related pay /pə-
fɔməns rIleItId peI/, performance
pay /pəfɔməns peI/ noun pay which
is linked to the employee’s performance
of their duties. Abbr PRP
performance standard /pə-
fɔməns stndəd/ noun a measure of
performance needed to reach a certain
level, as in the NVQ system
per head /pə hed/ adverb for each
person Allow £15 per head for expenses.
Representatives cost on average
£50,000 per head per annum.
period /pIəriəd/ noun a length of time
for a period of time or for a period of
months or for a six-year period sales
over the holiday period
periodic /pIəriɒdIk/ adjective from
time to time a periodic review of staff
salaries
period of disqualification
/pIəriəd əv dIskwɒlIfIkeIʃ(ə)n/ noun
a period during which a pregnant
woman cannot claim statutory sick pay
(11 weeks before giving birth)
period of entitlement /pIəriəd əv
IntaIt(ə)lmənt/ noun a period during
which an employee can claim statutory
sick pay
period of incapacity for work
/pIəriəd əv InkəpsIti fə wk/
noun a period when an employee has
been away from work because of sickness
for four consecutive days (and then
becomes eligible for SSP). Abbr PIW
period of qualification /pIəriəd əv
kwɒlIfIkeIʃ(ə)n/ noun the time which
has to pass before someone qualifies for
something
peripheral workers /pərIf(ə)rəl
wkəz/ plural noun workers who are
hired as necessary (part-timers or workers
on short-term contracts) as opposed
to ‘core’ workers who are permanent
perk /pk/ noun an extra item given
by a company to employees in addition
to their salaries (such as company cars
or private health insurance) She earns
a good salary and in addition has all
sorts of perks.
permalancer /pməlɑnsə/ noun
someone who is officially a freelance
but has worked for the same company
for so long that they are regarded almost
as a permanent member of its staff
(slang)
permanency /pmənənsi/ noun the
fact of being permanent There is a
lack of permanency about the company.
permanent /pmənənt/ adjective
which will last for a long time or for
ever the permanent staff and
part-timers She has found a permanent
job. She is in permanent
employment.
permanent health insurance
/pmənənt helθ Inʃυərəns/ noun
long-term insurance which gives an income
during periods of disability. Abbr
PHI
permanently /pmənəntli/ adverb
always or for ever The company is
permanently in debt.
permanent night shift
/pmənənt naIt ʃIft/ noun a shift
which only works at night (as opposed
to the alternating system)
permission /pəmIʃ(ə)n/ noun being
allowed to do something to give
someone permission to do something
to allow someone to do something to
ask for permission to do something to
ask someone in authority to allow you to
do something He asked the manager’s
permission to take a day off.
permit noun /pmIt/ an official document
which allows someone to do
something verb /pəmIt/ to allow
someone to do something This document
permits you to export twenty-five
computer systems. The ticket permits
three people to go into the exhibition.
Will we be permitted to use her name in
the advertising copy? Smoking is not
permitted in the design studio. (NOTE:
permitting – permitted)
per month /pə mnθ/ adverb for
each month He makes about £250 per
month.
per pro /pə prəυ/ same as per
procurationem The secretary signed
per pro the manager.
per procurationem /pə
prɒkjυrsIəυnəm/ Latin phrase
meaning ‘with the authority of’