Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

aspirations 18 associated
aspirations /spIreIʃ(ə)nz/ plural
noun ambitions or hopes of advancement
in your job
aspire /əspaIə/ verb to aspire to to
have a strong ambition to
assembly line /əsembli laIn/ noun
a production system where a product
such as a car moves slowly through the
factory with new sections added to it as
it goes along She works on an assembly
line or She is an assembly line
worker.
assembly point /əsembli pɔInt/,
meeting point /mitIŋ pɔInt/ noun a
place where people can meet (such as at
a railway station or for checking during
fire drill)
assert /əst/ verb to assert yourself
to show that you have control or can
make decisions She doesn’t assert
herself much in public meetings, but her
sales figures are impressive.
assertiveness /əstIvnəs/ noun
the ability to state opinions or show that
you can make decisions
assertiveness training /ə-
stIvnəs treInIŋ/ noun the process
of training employees to have more confidence
in themselves
assess /əses/ verb to calculate the
value of something or someone to assess
damages at £1,000 to assess a
property for the purposes of insurance
assessment /əsesmənt/ noun a calculation
of value a property assessment
a tax assessment They made a
complete assessment of each employee’s
contribution to the organisation.
assessment centre /əsesmənt
sentə/ noun a special place which assesses
the abilities of a group of employees
sent by their organisations
The three days at the assessment centre
consisted of in-basket tests and personal
interviews. The assessment centre
aims to spot those individuals with management
potential.
assessment of competence /ə-
sesmənt əv kɒmpIt(ə)ns/ noun an
assessment of an employee’s ability to
do a job properly as measured by an
agreed set of standards
assessor /əsesə/ noun 1. a person
who assesses someone 2. a person who
advises a tribunal
assign /əsaIn/ verb 1. to give legally
to assign a right to someone to assign
shares to someone 2. to give someone
something to use or a job of work to
do, and be responsible for He was assigned
the job of checking the sales
figures.
assignee /saIni/ noun a person
who receives something which has been
assigned to him or her
assignment /əsaInmənt/ noun 1.
the legal transfer of a property or right
the assignment of a patent or of a copyright
to sign a deed of assignment 2. a
particular task given to someone Her
first assignment was to improve the
company’s image. The oil team is on
an assignment in the North Sea.
assignment of wages /əsaInmənt
əv weIdʒIz/ noun a procedure in
which a deduction is made from an employee’s
wages and is paid to a third
party An assignment of wages was arranged
to pay a worker who had filled
in while the regular employee was ill.
assignor /saInɔ/ noun a person
who assigns something to someone
assist /əsIst/ verb to help Can you
assist the stock controller in counting
the stock? She assists me with my income
tax returns. (NOTE: you assist
someone in doing something or with
something)
assistance /əsIst(ə)ns/ noun help
Some candidates need assistance in filling
in the form.
assistant /əsIst(ə)nt/ noun a person
who helps or a clerical employee
assistant manager /əsIst(ə)nt
mnIdʒə/ noun a person who helps a
manager
associate /əsəυsiət/ adjective linked
noun a person who works in the same
business as someone She is a business
associate of mine.
associate company /əsəυsiət
kmp(ə)ni/ noun a company which is
partly owned by another company
associated /əsəυsieItId/ adjective
linked