Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

iorhythms 30 block release
body which regulates cyclical activities
such as biorhythms and has an effect on
night-shift working
biorhythms /baIəυrIðəmz/ plural
noun recurring cycles of different
lengths which some people believe affect
a person’s behaviour, sensitivity
and intelligence
birth certificate /bθ sətIfIkət/
noun a paper giving details of a person’s
parents and date and place of birth
black /blk/ adjective in the black,
into the black in or into credit The
company has moved into the black.
My bank account is still in the black.
verb to forbid trading in specific goods
or with specific suppliers Three firms
were blacked by the government. The
union has blacked a trucking firm.
black-coated worker /blk
kəυtId wkə/ noun a white-collar
worker, a worker in an administrative
job, not a manual worker
blacking /blkIŋ/ noun the refusal
by employees to work with materials
normally supplied by employees of another
organisation who are engaged in
industrial action Blacking of the rubber
already delivered to the factory held
up tyre production for days. Blacking
of materials was carried out by workers
in another factory who were sympathetic
to the strikers’ cause.
blackleg /blkleɡ/ noun an employee
who continues working when
there is a strike
black list /blk lIst/ noun 1. a list of
goods, people or companies which have
been blacked 2. a list of people considered
by an employer to be too dangerous
or disruptive to employ
blacklist /blklIst/ verb to put
goods, people or a company on a black
list Their firm was blacklisted by the
government.
blame /bleIm/ noun the act of saying
that someone has done something
wrong or that someone is responsible
The sales staff got the blame for the
poor sales figures. verb to say that
someone has done something wrong or
is responsible for a mistake The managing
director blamed the chief accountant
for not warning her of the loss.
The union is blaming the management
for poor industrial relations.
blamestorming /bleImstɔmIŋ/
noun group discussion of the reasons
why a project has failed or is late and
who is to blame for it (slang) (NOTE: the
term is modelled on the word
‘brainstorming’)
blame-time /bleIm taIm/ noun the
moment when an organisation announces
publicly who or what is to
blame for the failure of a project or task
(informal.)
blank /blŋk/ adjective with nothing
written noun a space on a form which
has to be completed Fill in the blanks
and return the form to your local office.
blank cheque /blŋk tʃek/ noun a
cheque with the amount of money and
the payee left blank, but signed by the
drawer
blanket agreement /blŋkIt ə-
ɡrimənt/ noun an agreement which
covers many different items
blanket dismissal /blŋkIt dIs-
mIs(ə)l/ noun the dismissal of a group
of employees because one unidentified
employee is suspected of having committed
an offence, and the others refuse
to reveal the identity of the culprit
blank vote /blŋk vəυt/ noun a voting
paper which has not been marked
block /blɒk/ noun 1. a series of items
grouped together I bought a block of
6,000 shares. 2. a series of buildings
forming a square with streets on all
sides They want to redevelop a block
in the centre of the town. a block of
offices, an office block a large building
which only contains offices verb to
stop something taking place He used
his casting vote to block the motion.
block capitals /blɒk kpIt(ə)lz/,
block letters /blɒk letəz/ plural noun
capital letters such as A,B,C Write
your name and address in block letters.
blocked mobility /blɒkt məυbIlIti/
noun limited potential for promotion
that is not dependent on the educational
background of the employee
block release /blɒk rIlis/ noun permission
for an employee to attend a se-