Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

sick building syndrome 240 sit-down protest
sick building syndrome /sIk
bIldIŋ sIndrəυm/ noun a condition
where many people working in a building
feel ill or have headaches, caused by
blocked air-conditioning ducts in which
stale air is recycled round the building,
often carrying allergenic substances or
bacteria
sickie /sIki/ noun a day of sick leave,
usually one taken when the employee is
only pretending to be ill (slang)
sickness /sIknəs/ noun the condition
of being ill
sickness and accident insurance
/sIknəs ənd ksId(ə)nt In-
ʃυərəns/ noun a form of health insurance
that may be sold to a person who
takes a loan or uses a credit card, so that,
if the borrower is unable to work because
of accident or illness, the policy
covers the regular payments to the
lender or the credit card company
sickness benefit /sIknəs benIfIt/
noun a payment made by the government
or private insurance to someone
who is ill and cannot work The sickness
benefit is paid monthly.
sickout /sIkaυt/ noun a form of protest
in which a group of employees try
to achieve their demands by not going to
work and claiming that they are ill
(slang)
sideline /saIdlaIn/ noun a business
which is extra to your normal work
He runs a profitable sideline selling
postcards to tourists.
sign /saIn/ verb to write your name in
a special way on a document to show
that you have written it or approved it
The letter is signed by the managing director.
The new recruit was asked to
sign the contract of employment.
signature /sIɡnItʃə/ noun a person’s
name written by themselves on a
cheque, document, etc. All our company’s
cheques need two signatures.
The contract of employment had the HR
director’s signature at the bottom.
sign on /saIn ɒn/ verb 1. to start
work, by signing your name in the human
resources office to sign on for
the dole to register as unemployed 2. to
give someone a job by offering a signed
contract of employment We are signing
on more admin staff next month.
silver circle rate /sIlvə sk(ə)l
reIt/ noun US a system whereby pay increases
are based on length of service
The silver circle rate is partly designed
to encourage employees to stay with
firm a long time.
similar work /sImIlə wk/ noun
work done by men and women in the
same organisation which has equal
value
simulation /sImjυleIʃ(ə)n/ noun an
imitation of a real-life situation for
training purposes The simulation exercises
for trainee air hostesses include
applying first-aid treatment to
passengers.
sinecure /sInIkjυə/ noun a job
which is well-paid but involves very little
work His job in his father’s firm
was little more than a sinecure.
single /sIŋɡ(ə)l/ adjective 1. one
alone 2. not married marital status:
single noun a person who is not
married
single door policy /sIŋɡ(ə)l dɔ
pɒlIsi/ noun the organisation of a human
resources department, where various
managers are of equal rank and can
each deal with any problem that arises
single-employer bargaining
/sIŋɡ(ə)l ImplɔIə bɑɡInIŋ/ noun negotiations,
especially on pay and conditions,
between trade unions and a single
employer
single industry union /sIŋɡ(ə)l
Indəstri junjən/ noun a union whose
members work in only one industry
(such as the mineworkers’ union)
single status /sIŋɡ(ə)l steItəs/
noun an arrangement where managers
and ordinary staff all enjoy the same
conditions of work, pay structures, recreational
facilities, etc., with no extra
perks for anyone
single table bargaining /sIŋɡ(ə)l
teIb(ə)l bɑɡInIŋ/ noun bargaining at
one table, with several unions taking
part on behalf of all employees employed
by a company. Abbr STB
sit-down protest /sIt daυn
prəυtest/, sit-down strike /sIt daυn