Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

sequester 237 sex
tempted to find out what employees really
felt about separation.
sequester /sIkwestə/, sequestrate
/sikwIstreIt, sIkwestreIt/ verb to
take and keep a bank account or property
because a court has ordered it The
union was fined for contempt of court
and its funds have been sequestrated.
sequestration /sikwestreIʃ(ə)n/
noun the taking and keeping of property
on the order of a court, especially seizing
property from someone who is in
contempt of court
sequestrator /sikwIstreItə, sI-
kwestreItə/ noun a person who takes
and keeps property on the order of a
court
SERPS /sps/ abbr state earnings-related
pension scheme
serve /sv/ verb 1. to deal with a customer
to serve an apprenticeship to
work with a skilled worker for a legally
agreed period in order to learn from
them 2. to serve someone with a
writ, to serve a writ on someone to
give someone a writ officially, so that
they have to receive it 3. to work She
served ten years as an accounts clerk.
service /svIs/ noun 1. the work
done by an employee for his or her employer
of company After a lifetime’s
service to the company he was rewarded
with a generous golden handshake. 2.
the business of providing help in some
form when it is needed
service agreement /svIs ə-
ɡrimənt/, service contract /svIs
kɒntrkt/ noun a contract between a
company and a director showing all
conditions of work The service agreement
says very little about hours of
work.
service job /svIs dʒɒb/ noun a job
in an industry which does not make
products, but offers a service (such as
banking, insurance or transport)
session /seʃ(ə)n/ noun a period of
time spent on a specific activity, especially
as part of a larger event The
morning session or the afternoon session
will be held in the conference room.
set /set/ noun a group of items which
go together, which are used together or
which are sold together a set of tools
adjective fixed or which cannot be
changed There is a set fee for all our
consultants. verb to fix or to arrange
We have to set a price for the new
computer. The price of the calculator
has been set low, so as to achieve maximum
unit sales. (NOTE: setting – set)
set the bar to motivate staff by setting
targets that are above their current level
of achievement
settle /set(ə)l/ verb to solve a problem
or dispute to settle a claim to
agree to pay what is asked for The insurance
company refused to settle his
claim for storm damage.
settlement /set(ə)lmənt/ noun an
agreement after an argument or negotiations
a wage settlement to effect a
settlement between two parties to
bring two parties together to make them
agree
‘…he emphasised that prompt settlement of all
forms of industrial disputes would guarantee
industrial peace in the country and ensure
increased productivity’ [Business Times
(Lagos)]
settlement day /set(ə)lmənt deI/
noun the day on which shares which
have been bought must be paid for (on
the London Stock Exchange the account
period is three business days from the
day of trade) (NOTE: also called account
day)
set up /set p/ verb to begin something
or to organise something new to
set up an inquiry or a working party to
set up a company to start a company
legally
seven-point plan /sev(ə)n pɔInt
pln/ noun a list of items used in assessing
the potential of job candidates
COMMENT: The seven points are: physical
appearance, educational qualifications,
general intelligence level, special
skills (not necessarily connected to their
current employment), outside interests,
mental and emotional disposition, personal
and family circumstances.
severance pay /sev(ə)rəns peI/
noun money paid as compensation to an
employee whose job is no longer needed
sex /seks/ noun one of two groups
(male and female) into which people
can be divided