Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

Schedule A 233 secondary action
ranged 2. a list, especially additional
documents attached to a contract the
schedule of territories to which a contract
applies See the attached schedule
or as per the attached schedule.
Please find enclosed our schedule of
charges. 3. a list of items verb 1. to
list officially We offer a 10% reduction
on scheduled prices or scheduled
charges to selected customers. 2. to plan
the time when something will happen
The building is scheduled for completion
in May.
Schedule A /ʃedjul eI/ noun a
schedule under which tax is charged on
income from land or buildings
Schedule B /ʃedjul bi/ noun a
schedule under which tax was formerly
charged on income from woodlands
Schedule C /ʃedjul si/ noun a
schedule under which tax is charged on
profits from government stock
Schedule D /ʃedjul di/ noun a
schedule under which tax is charged on
income from trades or professions, interest
and other earnings not derived
from being employed
Schedule E /ʃedjul i/ noun a
schedule under which tax is charged on
income from salaries, wages or pensions
Schedule F /ʃedjul ef/ noun a
schedule under which tax is charged on
income from dividends
scheme /skim/ noun a plan, arrangement
or way of working Under the
bonus scheme all employees get 10% of
their annual pay as a Christmas bonus.
He has joined the company pension
scheme. We operate a profit-sharing
scheme for managers. The new payment
scheme is based on reward for individual
effort.
school-leaver /skul livə/ noun a
person who has just left school
scientific management
/saIəntIfIk mnIdʒmənt/ noun a
theory of management which believes in
the rational use of resources in order to
maximise output, thus motivating workers
to earn more money
scope /skəυp/ noun a range of subjects
being dealt with the scope of an
agreement
screen /skrin/ verb to examine something
carefully to evaluate or assess it
to screen candidates to examine candidates
to see if they are completely
suitable
screening /skrinIŋ/ noun the
screening of candidates the examining
of candidates to see if they are suitable
seagull manager /siɡl
mnIdʒə/ noun a manager who is
brought in to deal with a project, makes
a lot of fuss, achieves nothing, and then
leaves (slang)
search /stʃ/ verb 1. to look for
something The company is searching
for a formula which will be acceptable
to the unions. 2. to examine thoroughly
Members of staff were searched as
they left the building.
season /siz(ə)n/ noun 1. one of four
parts into which a year is divided, i.e.
spring, summer, autumn and winter 2. a
period of time when some activity usually
takes place the selling season
seasonal /siz(ə)n(ə)l/ adjective
which lasts for a season or which only
happens during a particular season
seasonal variations in sales patterns
The demand for this item is very
seasonal.
seasonal
employment
/siz(ə)n(ə)l ImplɔImənt/, seasonal
work /siz(ə)n(ə)l wk/ noun a job
which is available at certain times of the
year only (such as in a ski resort)
seasonal worker /siz(ə)n(ə)l
wkə/ noun a worker who is employed
for a few months during the high
season
second /sIkɒnd/ verb to lend a member
of staff to another company, organisation
or department for a fixed period
of time He was seconded to the Department
of Trade for two years.
secondary /sekənd(ə)ri/ adjective
second in importance
secondary action /sekənd(ə)ri
kʃən/, secondary strike
/sekənd(ə)ri straIk/, secondary
picketing /sekənd(ə)ri pIkItIŋ/ noun
industrial action aimed at a company
which is not a party to an industrial dispute,
to prevent it from supplying a