Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

subject to 250 sum
ates the answers according to their own
judgement (as opposed to an objective
test) (NOTE: the opposite is objective
test)
subject to /sbdʒIkt tu/ adjective
depending on the contract is subject
to government approval the contract
will be valid only if it is approved by the
government
submit /səbmIt/ verb to put something
forward to be examined The
reps are asked to submit their expenses
claims once a month. The union has
submitted a claim for a ten per cent
wage increase. (NOTE: submitting –
submitted)
subordinate /səbɔdInət/ noun a
person in a lower position in an organisation
Her subordinates find her difficult
to work with. Part of the
manager’s job is to supervise the training
of their subordinates.
subsidise /sbsIdaIz/, subsidize
verb to help by giving money The
government has refused to subsidise the
car industry.
subsistence /səbsIstəns/ noun a
minimum amount of food, money, housing,
etc., which a person needs
subsistence allowance /səb-
sIstəns əlaυəns/ noun money paid by
a company to cover the cost of hotels,
meals, etc., for an employee who is travelling
on business
substandard /sbstndəd/ adjective
not of the necessary quality or quantity
to meet a standard The workers
were criticised for substandard
performance.
substantive agreement /səb-
stntIv əɡrimənt/ noun an agreement
between management and unions
relating to pay, working hours, etc.
substitute /sbstItjut/ noun a person
or thing that takes the place of
someone or something else verb to
take the place of someone or something
else
succeed /səksid/ verb 1. to do well,
to be profitable The company has succeeded
best in the overseas markets.
His business has succeeded more than
he had expected. 2. to do what was
planned She succeeded in passing her
computing test. They succeeded in
putting their rivals out of business. 3. to
take over from someone in a post Mr
Smith was succeeded as chairman by
Mrs Jones.
success /səkses/ noun 1. an act of
doing something well The launch of
the new model was a great success.
The company has had great success in
the Japanese market. 2. the act of getting
a good result or getting the desired
result He has been looking for a job
for six months, but with no success.
successful /səksesf(ə)l/ adjective
having got the desired result The successful
candidates will be advised by
letter.
successfully /səksesf(ə)li/ adverb
well or getting the desired result She
successfully negotiated a new contract
with the unions. The new model was
successfully launched last month.
successor /səksesə/ noun a person
who takes over from someone Mr
Smith’s successor as chairman will be
Mrs Jones.
suggestion /sədʒestʃən/ noun an
idea which is put forward
suggestion box /sədʒestʃən
bɒks/, suggestions box /sə-
dʒestʃənz bɒks/ noun a place in a
company where employees can put forward
their ideas for making the company
more efficient and profitable
suggestion scheme /sədʒestʃən
skim/ noun a system whereby employees
can make suggestions on how the
organisation should be run more efficiently
or profitably The suggestions
scheme takes the form of a monthly
meeting where employees can offer
ideas for improvement of production
techniques.
suitable /sutəb(ə)l/ adjective convenient
or which fits Wednesday is the
most suitable day for board meetings.
We had to readvertise the job because
there were no suitable candidates.
sum /sm/ noun a quantity of money
A sum of money was stolen from the human
resources office. She received the
sum of £5000 in compensation.