Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

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company car /kmp(ə)ni kɑ/
noun a car which belongs to a company
and is lent to an employee to use for
business or other purposes
company director /kmp(ə)ni daI-
rektə/ noun a person appointed by the
shareholders to help run a company
company doctor /kmp(ə)ni
dɒktə/ noun 1. a doctor who works for
a company and looks after sick workers
The staff are all sent to see the company
doctor once a year. 2. a specialist
businessperson who rescues businesses
which are in difficulties
company executive /kmp(ə)ni
IɡzekjυtIv/ noun a person in a business
who takes decisions or top or senior
manager or director
company handbook /kmp(ə)ni
hndbυk/ noun a booklet containing
information about the company’s structure,
employees’ rights, grievance procedure,
etc.
company law /kmp(ə)ni lɔ/ noun
laws which refer to the way companies
work
company lawyer /kmp(ə)ni
lɔjə/ noun a person who specialises in
company law or who advises companies
on legal problems
company loyalty /kmp(ə)ni
lɔIəlti/ noun the dedication of staff to
the company and its objectives
company newspaper /kmp(ə)ni
njuspeIpə/ noun a regular news bulletin,
published by a company, to keep the
workforce informed about recent developments
within the company
company pension scheme
/kmp(ə)ni penʃən skim/ noun
same as occupational pension
scheme He decided to join the company’s
pension scheme.
company secretary /kmp(ə)ni
sekrIt(ə)ri/ noun a person who is responsible
for a company’s legal and financial
affairs
company town /kmp(ə)ni taυn/
noun a town in which most of the property
and shops are owned by a large
company which employs most of the
population
company union /kmp(ə)ni
junjən/ noun an association of employees
in a single business company
company-wide /kmp(ə)ni waId/
adjective affecting all the employees
in a company We are introducing a
company-wide bonus system.
comparability /kɒmp(ə)rəbIlIti/
noun the fact of being able to be
compared
comparability claim /kɒmp(ə)rə-
bIlIti kleIm/ noun a claim by employees
to bring their wages and fringe benefits
into line with those in other
industries
comparable /kɒmp(ə)rəb(ə)l/ adjective
which can be compared The
two sets of figures are not comparable.
which is the nearest company comparable
to this one in size? which company
is of a similar size and can be
compared with this one?
comparable
worth
/kɒmp(ə)rəb(ə)l wθ/ noun the
principle of paying the same rate for
jobs which are worth the same
Comparable worth is difficult to apply
to jobs of very diverse character. The
salary scale is drawn up on the principle
of comparable worth.
compare /kəmpeə/ verb to look at
several things to see how they differ
The finance director compared the figures
for the first and second quarters.
compare with /kəmpeə wIð/ verb
to put two things together to see how
they differ How do the sales this year
compare with last year’s? Compared
with the previous month, last month was
terrific.
comparison /kəmprIs(ə)n/ noun
the act of comparing one thing with another
Sales are down in comparison
with last year. there is no comparison
between overseas and home sales
overseas and home sales are so different
they cannot be compared
compassionate leave /kəm-
pʃ(ə)nət liv/ noun time off work
granted to an employee to deal with personal
or family problems
compatibility /kəmptIbIlIti/
noun the ability of people to work to-