Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

tribunal 263 typist
staff for a short time, to see if they are
acceptable verb to test a product to
see how good it is (NOTE: trialling –
trialled)
tribunal /traIbjun(ə)l/ noun an official
court which examines special problems
and makes judgements
trim /trIm/ verb to cut short Staff
costs have been trimmed. (NOTE: trimming
– trimmed)
triplicate /trIplIkət/ noun in triplicate
with an original and two copies
The application form should be completed
in triplicate.
trouble /trb(ə)l/ noun a problem or
difficult situation There was some
trouble in the warehouse after the manager
was fired.
troublemaker /trb(ə)lmeIkə/ noun
a difficult employee, who is always
causing problems for management
troubleshooter /trb(ə)lʃutə/
noun a person whose job is to solve
problems in a company They brought
in a troubleshooter to try to sort out the
management problems.
trunk call /trŋk kɔl/ noun a call to
a number in a different zone or area
trust /trst/ noun 1. the fact of being
confident that something is correct, will
work, etc. 2. the duty of looking after
goods, money or property which someone
has passed to you as trustee
trustee /trsti/ noun a person who
has charge of money in trust the trustees
of the pension fund
TUC abbr Trades Union Congress
turkey trot /tki trɒt/ noun the
practice of transferring a difficult, incompetent,
or nonessential employee
from one department to another (slang)
turn down /tn daυn/ verb to refuse
He turned down the job he was
offered. she was turned down for the
post she was not offered the post
turnkey operation /tnki ɒpə-
reIʃ(ə)n/ noun a deal where a company
takes all responsibility for constructing,
fitting and staffing a building (such as a
school, hospital or factory) so that it is
completely ready for the purchaser to
take over
turn round /tn raυnd/ verb to
make a company change from making a
loss to become profitable they turned
the company round in less than a year
they made the company profitable in
less than a year
twilight shift /twaIlaIt ʃIft/ noun
the evening shift, just before it gets dark
24/7 /twenti fɔ sev(ə)n/ adverb
twenty-four hours a day, every day of
the week (NOTE: Businesses often advertise
themselves as being ‘open
24/7’.)
two-tier board /tu tIə bɔd/ noun
a system where a company has two
boards of directors, an executive board
which runs the company on a
day-to-day basis, and a supervisory
board which monitors the results and
deals with long-term planning
type /taIp/ verb to key words using a
computer keyboard, word processor or
typewriter He can type quite fast.
typewritten /taIprIt(ə)n/ adjective
written on a computer keyboard, not
handwritten He sent in a typewritten
job application.
typist /taIpIst/ noun a person whose
job is to write letters using a computer
keyboard The HR department needs
more typists to deal with all the
correspondence.