Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

collective relations 51 common law
collective relations /kəlektIv rI-
leIʃ(ə)nz/ plural noun relations
between employers associations and
trade unions
collective wage agreement /kə-
lektIv weIdʒ əɡrimənt/ noun an
agreement signed between management
and the trade union about wages
collectivism /kəlektIvIz(ə)m/ noun
the belief that society flourishes if the
individual gives up some rights to the
group of which they are a member, in
return for support and protection from
the group (NOTE: the opposite is
individualism)
college /kɒlIdʒ/ noun a place where
people can study after they have left
school
command /kəmɑnd/ noun she
has a good command of German she
speaks and writes German well
commercial college /kəmʃ(ə)l
kɒlIdʒ/ noun a college which teaches
business studies
commercial law /kəmʃ(ə)l lɔ/
noun the laws regarding business
commercial lawyer /kəmʃ(ə)l
lɔjə/ noun a person who specialises in
company law or who advises companies
on legal problems
commission /kəmIʃ(ə)n/ noun 1.
money paid to a salesperson or agent,
usually a percentage of the sales made
She gets 10% commission on everything
she sells. He is paid on a commission
basis. he charges 10% commission
he asks for 10% of sales as his payment
2. a group of people officially appointed
to examine some problem He is the
chairman of the government commission
on export subsidies.
commission agent /kəmIʃ(ə)n
eIdʒənt/ noun an agent who is paid a
percentage of sales
commissioner /kəmIʃ(ə)nə/ noun
an ombudsman
Commission for Racial Equality
/kəmIʃ(ə)n fə reIʃ(ə)l IkwɒlIti/
noun a statutory body set up to monitor
racial matters in companies, and to issue
guidelines on best practice. Abbr CRE
commission of inquiry /kə-
mIʃ(ə)n əv InkwaIəri/ noun a group
of people appointed to investigate something
officially The government has
appointed a commission of inquiry to
look into the problems of small
exporters.
commission sale /kəmIʃ(ə)n seIl/
noun a sale where the salesperson is
paid a commission
commit /kəmIt/ verb 1. to carry out a
crime She was accused of committing
several thefts from the storeroom. 2. to
agree to do something (NOTE: committing-
committed) to commit funds
to a project to agree to spend money on
a project to commit yourself to state
publicly that you will do something
The MD refused to commit herself on
the question of redundancies.
commitment /kəmItmənt/ noun 1.
something which you have agreed to do
to make a commitment or to enter into
a commitment to do something The
company has a commitment to provide a
cheap service. 2. money which you have
agreed to spend
commitments /kəmItmənts/ plural
noun things which you have agreed to
do, especially money which you have
agreed to spend to meet your commitments
to pay money which you had
agreed to pay
committee /kəmIti/ noun an official
group of people who organise or plan
for a larger group to be a member of a
committee or to sit on a committee He
was elected to the committee of the staff
club. The new plans have to be approved
by the committee members. He
is the secretary of the finance committee.
to chair a committee to be the
chairman of a committee
common /kɒmən/ adjective 1. which
happens frequently Unrealistic salary
expectations in younger staff was a
common problem they had to deal with.
Being caught by the customs is very
common these days. 2. belonging to several
different people or to everyone
common carrier /kɒmən kriə/
noun a firm which carries goods or passengers,
and which anyone can use
common law /kɒmən lɔ/ noun 1. a
law as laid down in decisions of courts,
rather than by statute 2. a general sys-