Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

claimant 47 clerical work measurement
claimed for repairs to the car against
her insurance policy. 2. to say that
something is your property No one
claimed the umbrella found in my office.
3. to state that something is a fact She
claims that the shares are her property.
claimant /kleImənt/ noun a person
who claims a state benefit such as unemployment
benefit
claim back /kleIm bk/ verb to ask
for money to be paid back
claimer /kleImə/ noun same as
claimant
claiming /kleImIŋ/ noun the act of
making a claim
claims department /kleImz dI-
pɑtmənt/ noun a department of an insurance
company which deals with
claims
claims manager /kleImz
mnIdʒə/ noun the manager of a
claims department
class /klɑs/ noun 1. a category or
group into which things are classified 2.
a group of students
Class 1 NI contributions /klɑs
wn en aI kɒntrIbjuʃ(ə)nz/ plural
noun National Insurance contributions
paid by an employee
Class 2 NI contributions /klɑs
tu en aI kɒntrIbjuʃ(ə)nz/ plural
noun National Insurance contributions
paid by a self-employed person at a flat
rate
Class 3 NI contributions /klɑs
θri en aI kɒntrIbjuʃ(ə)nz/ plural
noun voluntary National Insurance contributions
paid by someone who is not
earning enough to pay Class 1 contributions
and is not self-employed
Class 4 NI contributions /klɑs
fɔr en aI kɒntrIbjuʃ(ə)nz/ plural
noun National Insurance contributions
paid by a self-employed person whose
earnings are higher than for Class 2 contributions
(Class 4 contributions are a
percentage of profits, not a flat fee)
class action /klɑs kʃən/, class
suit /klɑs sut/ noun US a legal action
brought on behalf of a group of
people
classification /klsIfIkeIʃ(ə)n/
noun arrangement into classes or categories
according to specific characteristics
the classification of employees by
ages or skills Jobs in this organisation
fall into several classifications.
classified advertisements
/klsIfaId ədvtIsmənts/, classified
ads /klsIfaId dz/ plural noun
advertisements listed in a newspaper under
special headings such as ‘property
for sale’ or ‘jobs wanted’ Look in the
small ads to see if anyone has a filing
cabinet for sale.
classify /klsIfaI/ verb to put into
classes or categories according to specific
characteristics (NOTE: classifies –
classifying – classified)
clause /klɔz/ noun a section of a contract
There are ten clauses in the contract
of employment. There is a clause
in this contract concerning the employer’s
right to dismiss an employee.
clear /klIə/ adjective (of a period of
time) free, total three clear days three
whole working days Allow three clear
days for the cheque to be paid into your
account. verb to clear one’s desk
to remove personal belongings from
one’s desk when leaving a job He was
given five minutes to clear his desk.
clerical /klerIk(ə)l/ adjective (of
work) done in an office or done by a
clerk
clerical work /klerIk(ə)l wk/
noun work done in an office
clerical worker /klerIk(ə)l wkə/
noun a person who works in an office
clerical work improvement
programme /klerIk(ə)l wk Im-
pruvmənt prəυɡrm/ noun a
programme based on data obtained by
clerical work measurement that aims to
improve the productivity and efficiency
of staff engaged in administrative and
clerical work
clerical work measurement
/klerIk(ə)l wk meʒəmənt/ noun a
form of work measurement that focuses
on the administrative and clerical tasks
such as filing and keyboarding done by
employees in order to set standard times
for these activities