Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

specification 244 staff management
trade union duties, or to candidates in
local or national elections.)
specification /spesIfIkeIʃ(ə)n/
noun detailed information about what or
who is needed or about a product to be
supplied
specify /spesIfaI/ verb to state
clearly what is needed Candidates are
asked to specify which of the three posts
they are applying for. (NOTE: specifiesspecifying-
specified)
spelling mistake /spelIŋ mIsteIk/
noun a mistake in spelling a word
spiral /spaIərəl/ verb to twist round
and round, getting higher all the time
a period of spiralling prices spiralling
inflation inflation where price rises
make employees ask for higher wages
which then increase prices again
spirit /spIrIt/ noun a general mood
split /splIt/ adjective which is divided
into parts
split shift /splIt ʃIft/ noun a form of
shift working where shifts are split into
two shorter periods
split vote /splIt vəυt/ noun a vote
where part of a group votes in one way,
and another part votes in a different
way, so dividing a block vote
sponsor /spɒnsə/ noun 1. a person
who recommends another person for a
job 2. a company which pays part of the
cost of making a TV programme by taking
advertising time on the programme
verb 1. to act as a sponsor for something
The company has sponsored the
football match. 2. to recommend someone
for a job 3. to pay for someone to go
on a training course Six of the management
trainees have been sponsored
by their companies.
sponsorship /spɒnsəʃIp/ noun the
act of sponsoring The training course
could not be run without the sponsorship
of several major companies.
spouse /spaυs/ noun a husband or
wife All employees and their spouses
are invited to the staff party.
squeeze /skwiz/ noun government
control carried out by reducing the
availability of something
‘…the real estate boom of the past three years
has been based on the availability of easy credit.
Today, money is tighter, so property should bear
the brunt of the credit squeeze’
[Money Observer]
SSP abbr statutory sick pay
SSP1 noun a form given to workers
who are not eligible for statutory sick
pay, so that they can claim sickness
benefits
staff /stɑf/ noun people who work for
a company or organisation The office
staff have complained about the lack of
heating. (NOTE: staff refers to a group
of people and so is often followed by a
plural verb) to be on the staff or a
member of staff or a staff member to
be employed permanently by a company
verb to employ workers The department
is staffed by skilled
part-timers.
staff agency /stɑf eIdʒənsi/ noun
an agency which looks for office staff
for companies
staff appointment /stɑf ə-
pɔIntmənt/ noun a job on the staff
staff association /stɑf əsəυsi-
eIʃ(ə)n/ noun a society formed by
members of staff of a company to represent
them to the management and to organise
entertainments
staff canteen /stɑf kntin/ noun
a restaurant which belongs to a factory
or office, where the staff can eat
staff club /stɑf klb/ noun a club
for the staff of a company, which organises
staff parties, sports and meetings
staffer /stɑfə/ noun US a member of
the permanent staff
staff function /stɑf fŋkʃən/ noun
work in an organisation which is not directly
linked to production of goods or
services for sale
staff incentives /stɑf InsentIvz/
plural noun pay and better conditions
offered to employees to make them
work better
staffing /stɑfIŋ/ noun the provision
of staff for a company
staffing levels /stɑfIŋ lev(ə)lz/
plural noun the numbers of employees
required in a department of a company
for it to work efficiently
staff management /stɑf
mnIdʒmənt/ noun management or