Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

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Sex Discrimination Act 1975,
1986 /seks dIskrImIneIʃ(ə)n kt
naIntin sev(ə)nti faIv, naIntin
eIti sIks/ noun Acts of Parliament
which ban discrimination on grounds of
sex
sexism /seksIz(ə)m/ noun the belief
that one sex is superior to the other
sexist /seksIst/ adjective showing a
belief that one sex is superior to the
other He was reprimanded for making
sexist remarks about her.
sexual /sekʃuəl/ adjective relating to
sex
sexual discrimination /sekʃuəl
dIskrImIneIʃ(ə)n/, sex discrimination
/seks dIskrImIneIʃ(ə)n/ noun
the practice of treating men and women
in different ways (usually favouring
men) The company was accused of
sex discrimination in its appointment of
managers. Sex discrimination has
made it difficult for women to reach
managerial posts in the organisation.
sexual harassment /sekʃuəl
hrəsmənt, hərsmənt/ noun the
practice of making unpleasant sexual
gestures, comments or approaches to
someone She complained of sexual
harassment by the manager.
shakeout /ʃeIkaυt/ noun a complete
change, where weak or inefficient people
or companies are removed Only
three companies were left after the
shakeout in the computer market.
shakeup /ʃeIkp/ noun a total reorganisation
The managing director ordered
a shakeup of the sales
departments.
shape up or ship out /ʃeIp p ɔ
ʃIp aυt/ interjection an order to improve
your performance at work because
if you do not you will be fired
share /ʃeə/ noun 1. a part of something
that has been divided up among
several peoole or groups 2. an one of
many equal parts into which a company’s
capital is divided (the owners of
shares are shareholders or, more formally,
‘members’) He bought a block
of shares in Marks and Spencer.
Shares fell on the London market. The
company offered 1.8m shares on the
market. verb 1. to own or use something
together with someone else It is
very awkward having to share a telephone.
I don’t want to share an office
with her because she smokes. 2. to divide
something up among several people
or groups Three companies share
the market.
shareholder /ʃeəhəυldə/ noun a
person who owns shares in a company
to call a shareholders’ meeting (NOTE:
Formally called a ‘member’.)
‘…as of last night the bank’s shareholders no
longer hold any rights to the bank’s shares’
[South China Morning Post]
share issue /ʃeər Iʃu/ noun an act
of selling new shares in a company to
the public
share option scheme /ʃeər ɒpʃən
skim/ noun an arrangement where an
employee has regular deductions made
against their pay against the right to buy
shares in the company at a fixed low
price at a later date
share ownership scheme /ʃeər
əυnəʃIp skim/, share incentive
scheme /ʃeər InsentIv skim/ noun
a scheme whereby employees in a company
can buy shares in it and so share in
the profits Share ownership schemes
help employees to identify more closely
with the company they work for.
shed /ʃed/ verb to lose (NOTE: shedding
– shed) to shed staff to lose
staff by making them redundant
sheet /ʃit/ noun sheet of paper a
piece of paper
shelve /ʃelv/ verb to postpone or to
put back to another date The project
was shelved. Discussion of the problem
has been shelved.
shift /ʃIft/ noun 1. a group of employees
who work for a period, and then are
replaced by another group to work
double shifts to work with two shifts of
workers on duty 2. a period of time
worked by a group of employees
shift differential /ʃIft dIfərenʃəl/
noun a payment made to employees in
addition to their basic pay to compensate
them for the inconvenience of the
pattern of shift work