Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

cold storage training 50 collective ownership
‘…the board is considering the introduction of a
set of common provisions on unsolicited calls to
investors. The board is aiming to permit the cold
calling of customer agreements for the provision
of services relating to listed securities. Cold
calling would be allowed when the investor is
not a private investor’ [Accountancy]
cold storage training /kəυld
stɔrIdʒ treInIŋ/ noun the training of
employees for jobs that will be created
in the future Cold storage training
was set up in the company based on
forecasts of future increases in productivity.
Start your cold storage training
in good time so that you have the skilled
manpower available when you need it.
collaborate /kəlbəreIt/ verb to
work together We collaborated with a
French firm on a building project.
They collaborated on the new aircraft.
(NOTE: you collaborate with someone
on something)
collaboration /kəlbəreIʃ(ə)n/
noun the act of working together
Their collaboration on the project was
very profitable.
collaborative working /kə-
lb(ə)rətIv wkIŋ/ noun a method
of working in which people at different
locations or from different organisations
work together, usually using
videoconferencing, email, networks and
other electronic communications tools
collaborator /kəlbəreItə/ noun a
person who works together with someone
on a project
collapse /kəlps/ noun 1. a sudden
fall in price the collapse of the market
in silver The collapse of the dollar on
the foreign exchange markets. 2. a sudden
failure the collapse of the pay negotiations
Investors lost thousands of
pounds in the collapse of the company.
verb 1. to fall suddenly The market
in silver collapsed. The yen collapsed
on the foreign exchange markets. 2. to
fail suddenly The company collapsed
with £250,000 in debts. Talks between
management and unions collapsed last
night.
collar /kɒlə/ noun a part of a coat or
shirt which goes round the neck
colleague /kɒliɡ/ noun 1. a person
who does the same type of work as another
His colleagues gave him a present
when he got married. I know Jane
Gray – she was a colleague of mine at
my last job. She was unpopular with
her colleagues in the machine room. 2. a
person who works in the same organisation
as another
collect /kəlekt/ verb 1. to make
someone pay money which is owed to
collect a debt to go and make someone
pay a debt 2. to take things away from a
place We have to collect the stock
from the warehouse. adverb, adjective
referring to a phone call which the
person receiving the call agrees to pay
for
collecting agency /kəlektIŋ
eIdʒənsI/ noun an agency which collects
money owed to other companies
for a commission
collection /kəlekʃən/ noun 1. the act
of getting money together, or of making
someone pay money which is owed
tax collection or collection of tax bills
for collection bills where payment is
due 2. the fetching of goods The stock
is in the warehouse awaiting collection.
to hand something in for collection
to leave something for someone to come
and collect 3. the act of taking letters
from a letter box or mail room to the
post office for dispatch There are four
collections a day from the letter box at
the corner of the street.
collections /kəlekʃənz/ plural noun
money which has been collected
collective /kəlektIv/ adjective referring
to a group of people together
collective agreement /kəlektIv ə-
ɡrimənt/ noun an agreement on
salaries, working conditions, etc., negotiated
through collective bargaining
collective bargaining /kəlektIv
bɑɡənIŋ/ noun negotiations between
employers and workers’ representatives
over wage increases and conditions
The sudden wave of strikes shows that
collective bargaining is not working.
The government has put through legislation
to make collective bargaining
easier.
collective ownership /kəlektIv
əυnəʃIp/ noun ownership of a business
by the employees who work in it