Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

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work schedule 279 written permission work schedule /wk ʃedʒul/ noun a timetable of jobs to be done works committee /wks kəmIti/, works council /wks kaυnsəl/ noun a committee of employees and management which discusses the organisation of work in a factory work shadow /wk ʃdəυ/ noun someone who observes an employee while they are doing a job in order to learn something about how that job is done (NOTE: Work shadowing has traditionally been seen as a way of giving work experience to school students or graduates, but it is also a means of enabling employees to find out more about other jobs within their organisation.) work-sharing /wk ʃeərIŋ/ noun 1. a system that allows two or more part-timers to share one job, each doing part of the work for part of the pay 2. a system where employees agree to share work when there is less work available, so as to avoid redundancies workshop /wkʃɒp/ noun a small factory workshy /wkʃaI/ adjective lazy work simplification /wk sImplIfIkeIʃ(ə)n/ noun the act of removing unnecessary tasks in order to make a job simpler Work simplification can save time which will then be used for other tasks. works manager /wks mnIdʒə/ noun a person in charge of a works works outing /wks aυtIŋ/ noun a trip taken by the workers of a factory workspace /wkspeIs/ noun the memory or space available on a computer for temporary work work standard /wk stndəd/ noun output which is considered normal as the basis for a work study The work standard had to be lowered since very few workers could meet it. workstation /wksteIʃ(ə)n/ noun a desk with a computer terminal, printer, telephone, etc., at which an employee in an office works work stoppage /wk stɒpIdʒIz/ noun the act of stopping work because of industrial action Frequent stoppages are holding up the production line. work structuring /wk strktʃərIŋ/ noun the design of work processes so that the factors such as hours of work, tasks performed and degree of responsibility that affect employees’ jobs are organised in the most efficient way work study /wk stdi/ noun an analysis of all aspects of a job affecting efficiency or performance work team /wk tim/ noun a group of employees who perform tasks together Work teams have led to much greater flexibility and co-operation. work-to-rule /wk tə rul/ noun an act of working strictly according to the rules agreed between the union and management e.g. by not doing any overtime, as a protest workweek /wkwik/ noun US the usual number of hours worked per week She works a normal 35-hour workweek. World Wide Web /wld waId web/ noun same as web writ (of summons) /rIt əv smənz/ noun a legal document which begins an action in the High Court The company obtained a writ to prevent the trade union from going on strike. write /raIt/ verb to put words or figures on to paper She wrote a letter of complaint to the manager. The telephone number is written at the bottom of the notepaper. (NOTE: writing – wrote – written) write-in /raIt In/ noun a written enquiry from outside an organisation, asking if there are any jobs available We have received several write-ins about jobs since it became known that we were setting up a new factory and sales office. (NOTE: plural is write-ins) writing /raItIŋ/ noun something which has been written to put the agreement in writing He had difficulty in reading the candidate’s writing. written permission /rIt(ə)n pə- mIʃ(ə)n/ noun a document which allows someone to do something
written warning 280 wrongly written warning /rIt(ə)n wɔnIŋ/ noun a written message to an employee, threatening punishment or dismissal if performance or behaviour is not improved Management must always give both a verbal and written warning before dismissal. wrong /rɒŋ/ adjective not right or not correct The total in the last column is wrong. The sales director reported the wrong figures to the meeting. I tried to phone, but I got the wrong number. The accounts department checked his expenses claim and found it was wrong. wrongdoer /rɒŋduə/ noun a person who commits an offence wrongdoing /rɒŋduIŋ/ noun bad behaviour or actions which are against the law wrongful /rɒŋf(ə)l/ adjective unlawful wrongful dismissal /rɒŋf(ə)l dIs- mIs(ə)l/ noun the act of removing someone from a job for reasons which are wrong COMMENT: An employee can complain of wrongful dismissal to the County Court. wrongfully /rɒŋf(ə)li/ adverb in an unlawful way He claimed he was wrongfully dismissed. wrongly /rɒŋli/ adverb not correctly, or badly He wrongly invoiced Smith Ltd for £250, when he should have credited them with the same amount.
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AA 1 acceptance bonus A AA /eI eI/
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accountability 3 accrue business wi
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active 5 additional award taining v
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administer 7 adventure training adm
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advisory arbitration 9 agency on ma
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air 11 alter must aim to double the
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ancillary staff 13 annuity ancillar
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application blank 15 appropriate ap
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argument 17 ascribed status directo
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associated company 19 attendance mo
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authoritarian 21 average ity to do
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ack 23 backshift B back /bk/ noun t
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allot box 25 bar chart pers at rand
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asic award 27 behavioural modelling
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enevolent 29 biological clock contr
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lue circle rate 31 bonus scheme rie
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BS 35 bumping BS plural noun qualit
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usiness school 37 buyout business s
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call off 39 carbonless report for w
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carry /kri/ verb 1. to take from on
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CEO 43 chance CEO abbr chief execut
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chargehand 45 chilling effect havin
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claimant 47 clerical work measureme
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closing 49 cold closing /kləυzIŋ
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collective relations 51 common law
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company car 53 compatibility compan
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competitive exam 55 compromise Why
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concern 57 conference call concern
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constitutional strike /kɒnstItjuʃ
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continuing 61 contract which contin
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control group 63 copartnership shar
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cost-benefit analysis /kɒst benIfI
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court 67 creativity court /kɔt/ no
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culture 69 cycle time change, likes
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date of birth 71 death duty dated J
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decruiting 73 delay to fall or to b
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demography 75 deputise increase in
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difference 77 directive interview d
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disciplinary action 79 discussion d
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distribution 81 double nies. All o
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efficiently 87 email quickly the e
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employee communication 89 employmen
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encourage 91 enterprise zone Encoun
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equality of opportunity 93 establis
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evaluator 95 exclude measuring its
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exemption 97 expenses from having t
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extensive 99 eye service ‘…the
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factory inspectorate 101 falsify fa
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fee 103 file pressure Feather-bedd
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fire certificate 105 fixed benefit
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flexilagger 107 forecast flexilagge
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fraudulent conversion 109 free work
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full employment 111 funds full empl
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gain 113 general manager G gain /ɡ
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Girobank 115 going concern Sometime
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government pension 117 graph noun a
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gross earnings 119 group pension pl
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hack 121 handover H hack /hk/ noun
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hazard pay 123 health insurance haz
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highly-paid 125 holding company hig
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horizontal organisation 127 HRIS mo
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human resources officer 129 hygieni
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immediate dismissal 131 important a
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incentive plan 133 in-company train
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independent 135 individualism indep
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industrial relations 137 in flagran
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information retrieval 139 insolvenc
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instruction 141 intelligence test T
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internal audit 143 Internet interna
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introduction 145 itinerant worker b
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job cuts 147 jobseeker job cuts /d
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judgement 149 juvenile labour manag
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laboratory 151 labour grading L lab
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last quarter 153 leadership most re
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learning relationship 155 leisure l
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levy 157 lifelong learning ‘…th
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living 159 long-standing living /lI
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MA 161 maintenance factors M MA abb
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management audit 163 manager accoun
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maximisation 167 mediation structur
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mental handicap 169 minimum mental
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multiple management 173 MYOB lectin
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nomination /nɒmIneIʃ(ə)n/ noun t
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normal working week 179 NVQ normal
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official dispute 183 on She went t
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open ad 185 operation be at work T
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organ 187 orientation organ /ɔɡə
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over- /əυvə/ prefix more than s
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P11 191 paired comparisons P P11 /p
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payroll administration 195 pendulum
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personal property 199 physical pers
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place of birth 201 police record is
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ace 215 range R race /reIs/ noun a
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ationalise 217 reasonable rationali
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egion 221 relations region /ridʒə
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enew 223 report renew /rInju/ verb
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etention 227 reward retention /rIte
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