Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

promotion ladder 210 provident
earn promotion to work hard and efficiently
and so be promoted to get promotion
to be promoted to be passed
over for promotion not to be promoted
when other employees on the same level
are promoted
promotion ladder /prəməυʃ(ə)n
ldə/ noun a series of steps by which
employees can be promoted By being
appointed sales manager, she moved
several steps up the promotion ladder.
proposal under consideration
/prəpəυz(ə)l ndə kənsIdəreIʃ(ə)n/
noun the proposal which is being considered
at the moment
proprietor /prəpraIətə/ noun the
owner of a business, especially in the
hospitality industry She is the proprietor
of a hotel or a hotel proprietor.
The restaurant has a new proprietor.
proprietress /prəpraIətrəs/ noun a
woman owner She is the proprietress
of an advertising consultancy.
prosecute /prɒsIkjut/ verb to bring
someone to court to answer a criminal
charge He was prosecuted for
embezzlement.
prosecution /prɒsIkjuʃ(ə)n/ noun
1. the act of bringing someone to court
to answer a charge his prosecution for
embezzlement 2. a party who brings a
criminal charge against someone The
costs of the case will be borne by the
prosecution. 3. lawyers representing the
party bringing a criminal charge against
someone
prosecution counsel /prɒsI-
kjuʃ(ə)n kaυnsəl/ noun a lawyer acting
for the prosecution
prospect noun 1. her job prospects
are good she is very likely to find
a job 2. the possibility that something
will happen There is no prospect of
negotiations coming to an end soon.
verb to look for to prospect customers
prospective /prəspektIv/ adjective
1. which may happen in the future 2. referring
to a person who could be appointed
to a job We are interviewing
prospective candidates next week.
protect /prətekt/ verb to defend
something against harm Employees
are protected from unfair dismissal by
government legislation. The cover is
supposed to protect the machine from
dust.
protected class /prətektId klɑs/
noun an employee who has skills that
are currently in short supply (slang)
protection /prətekʃən/ noun 1.
something or a legislation which protects
The legislation offers no protection
to part-time workers. The new
legislation offers some protection
against unscrupulous employers. 2. the
act of protecting
protective /prətektIv/ adjective
which protects
protective award /prətektIv ə-
wɔd/ noun an award made to an employee
who was made redundant without
the company following the normal
consultation procedures or the normal
notice period
protective clothing /prətektIv
kləυðIŋ/ noun clothes (such as hats,
gloves or goggles) which protect a
worker from dangerous substances
protest noun /prəυtest/ a statement
or action to show that you do not approve
of something to make a protest
against high prices in protest at
showing that you do not approve of
something The staff occupied the offices
in protest at the low pay offer. to
do something under protest to do
something, but say that you do not approve
of it verb /prətest/ to protest
against something to say that you
do not approve of something
protest strike /prəυtest straIk/
noun a strike in protest at a particular
grievance
protocol /prəυtəkɒl/ noun a set of
rules that govern and regulate a process
proven /pruv(ə)n/ adjective which
has been proved by time a candidate
of proven experience
proven experience /pruv(ə)n Ik-
spIəriəns/ noun experience showing
that someone has been successful
provident /prɒvId(ə)nt/ adjective
providing benefits in case of illness, old
age or other cases of need a provident
fund a provident society