Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

trade fair 261 training
represent them Lower rates for overtime
than last year will almost certainly
provoke a trade dispute.
trade fair /treId feə/ noun a large exhibition
and meeting for advertising and
selling a specific type of product
There are two trade fairs running in
London at the same time – the carpet
manufacturers’ and the mobile
telephones.
trade magazine /treId mɡəzin/
noun a magazine aimed at working people
in a specific industry
trade off /treId ɒf/ verb to give up
one demand made in negotiating against
a concession from the other side
trade-off /treId ɒf/ noun an act of exchanging
one thing for another as part of
a business deal (NOTE: plural is
trade-offs)
trade practices /treId prktIsIz/
plural noun same as industrial
practices
trade press /treId pres/ noun all
magazines produced for people working
in a certain trade
trades and labour council
/treIdz ən leIbə kaυnsəl/ noun (in
Australia and New Zealand.) an organisation
that represents all the trade
unions in a particular state or territory
Trades Council /treIdz kaυnsəl/
noun a regional body which brings together
representatives of several trade
unions in a particular area to discuss
possible joint action
Trades Union Congress /treIdz
junjən kɒŋɡres/ noun an organisation
linking all British trade unions.
Abbr TUC (NOTE: although Trades Union
Congress is the official name for
the organisation, trade union is commoner
than trades union in British
English. American English is labor
union)
trade test /treId test/ test designed
to assess someone’s ability to do a certain
job In assessing candidates we
use both trade tests and personality
tests.
trade union /treId junjən/, trades
union /treIdz junjən/ noun an employees’
organisation which represents
its members in discussions with employers
about wages and conditions of
employment He has applied for trade
union membership or he has applied to
join a trade union. Both the trade union
representatives and the management
side hope to be able to avert a strike.
The trade union is negotiating with the
management for a shorter working
week.
trade unionist /treId junjənIst/
noun a member of a trade union
trade union law /treId junjən lɔ/
noun laws concerning the running of
trade unions
trade union recognition /treId
junjən rekəɡnIʃ(ə)n/ noun the acceptance
by an employer of the right of
a trade union to conduct collective bargaining
on behalf of their employees
train /treIn/ verb 1. to teach someone
to do something He trained as an accountant.
The company has appointed
a trained lawyer as its managing director.
2. to learn how to do something
trainee /treIni/ noun a person who is
learning how to do something We take
five graduates as trainees each year.
Office staff with leadership potential are
selected for courses as trainee managers.
We employ an additional trainee
accountant at peak periods.
trainee-centred learning /treIni
sentəd lnIŋ/ noun a training process
where the trainee is expected to do research
and carry out group projects,
rather than listen to lectures
trainee manager /treIni
mnIdʒə/ noun an employee being
trained to be a manager
traineeship /treIniʃIp/ noun the
post of trainee
trainer /treInə/ noun a person who
trains staff
training /treInIŋ/ noun the process of
being taught how to do something
There is a ten-week training period for
new staff. The shop is closed for staff
training. After six months’ training he
thought of himself as a professional
salesman. on-the-job training training
given to employees at their place of
work off-the-job training training