Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

staff outing 245 standby duty
administration of the employees of an
organisation
staff outing /stɑf aυtIŋ/ noun a trip
by the staff to celebrate something away
from the office
staff representative /stɑf reprI-
zentətIv/ noun a person who represents
the staff on a committee
staff status /stɑf steItəs/ noun the
fact of enjoying special perks which are
given to some members of staff and not
to others
staff turnover /stɑf tnəυvə/
noun changes in staff, when some leave
and others join The lack of any clear
career prospects is the reason for our
high staff turnover.
staggered /stɡəd/ adjective referring
to holidays or working hours which
are arranged so that they do not all begin
and end at the same time We have a
staggered lunch hour so that there is always
someone on the switchboard.
staggered day work /stɡəd deI
wk/ noun a working arrangement
where groups of employees start and
finish work at intervals of 30 minutes or
one hour
stakeholder /steIkhəυldə/ noun a
person such as a shareholder, employee
or supplier who has a stake in a business
stakeholder
pension
/steIkhəυldə penʃən/ noun a pension,
provided through a private company, in
which the income a person has after retirement
depends on the amount of contributions
made during their working
life (NOTE: Stakeholder pensions are
designed for people without access to
an occupational pension scheme.)
stamp /stmp/ noun a device for
making marks on documents; mark
made in this way The invoice has the
stamp ‘Received with thanks’ on it.
The customs officer looked at the stamps
in his passport. verb 1. to mark a document
with a stamp to stamp an invoice
‘Paid’ The documents were
stamped by the customs officials. 2. to
put a postage stamp on (an envelope,
etc.)
stamped addressed envelope
/stmpt ədrest envələυp/ noun an
envelope with your own address written
on it and a stamp stuck on it to pay for
return postage Please send a stamped
addressed envelope for further details
and our latest catalogue. Abbr s.a.e.
standard /stndəd/ noun the normal
quality or normal conditions which
other things are judged against up to
standard of acceptable quality This
batch is not up to standard or does not
meet our standards. adjective normal
or usual a standard model car We
have a standard charge of £25 for a
thirty-minute session. standard rate
of taxation the basic rate of income tax
which rises as income moves above a
certain level
standard hour /stndəd aυə/
noun a unit of time used to establish the
normal time which a job or task is expected
to take, and used later to compare
with the actual time taken
Standard Industrial Classification
/stndəd Indstriəl klsIfI-
keIʃ(ə)n/ noun an international scheme
for classifying industries into groups for
statistical purposes
standard letter /stndəd letə/
noun a letter which is sent without
change to various correspondents
standard of living /stndəd əv
lIvIŋ/ noun the quality of personal
home life (such as amount of food or
clothes bought, size of family car, etc.)
standard performance /stndəd
pəfɔməns/ noun the average output
which is achieved by an experienced
employee
standard practice /stndəd
prktIs/ noun the usual way of doing
things It’s standard practice to pass
an envelope with money in it to the director’s
secretary.
standard time system /stndəd
taIm sIstəm/ noun a method of payment
whereby an employee is paid on
the basis of units of work performed,
each of which has an agreed standard
time which is established after work
study
standby duty /stndbaI djuti/
noun waiting to see if you are needed or
if an emergency happens