Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

deputy 76 differ
deputy /depjυti/ noun a person who
takes the place of another to act as
deputy for someone or to act as someone’s
deputy He is deputy manager of
the accounts department. Her title is
deputy managing director.
derecognise /direkəɡnaIz/ verb to
cease to recognise a union as the representative
of the workers
derecognition /direkəɡnIʃ(ə)n/
noun the act of ceasing to recognise a
union as able to represent the employees
(typical reasons are: few of the
workforce actually belong to the union,
or the company has changed owner)
describe /dIskraIb/ verb to say what
someone or something is like The
leaflet describes the services the company
can offer. The managing director
described the difficulties the
company was having with cash flow.
description /dIskrIpʃən/ noun adetailed
account of what something is like
designate adjective /dezIɡnət/ appointed
to a job but not yet working
the chairman designate (NOTE: always
follows a noun) verb /dezIɡneIt/ to
appoint someone to a post
designer /dIzaInə/ adjective expensive
and fashionable designer jeans
desk /desk/ noun a writing table in an
office, usually with drawers for stationery
a desk diary a desk drawer a
desk light
deskilling /diskIlIŋ/ noun the process
of reducing the number of skilled
jobs and replacing them with unskilled
jobs
desk pad /desk pd/ noun a pad of
paper kept on a desk for writing notes
detail /diteIl/ noun 1. a small part of
a description The catalogue gives all
the details of our product range. We
are worried by some of the details in the
contract. in detail giving many particulars
The catalogue lists all the products
in detail. 2. the temporary
assignment of an employee to a different
position for a specified time The
union is complaining that employees are
being given details that were never mentioned
at the time of their recruitment.
The manager was sent to another
branch on a two-week detail. verb 1.
to list in detail The terms of the
licence are detailed in the contract. 2. to
give someone a temporary assignment
Two men were detailed to deal with the
urgent order.
detailed /diteIld/ adjective in detail
detailed account an account which
lists every item
determination of salaries /dI-
tmIneIʃ(ə)n əv sləriz/ noun the
process of fixing the amount of salaries
to be paid to different categories of
employees
determine /dItmIn/ verb to fix, arrange
or decide to determine prices or
quantities conditions still to be
determined
develop /dIveləp/ verb 1. to plan and
produce to develop a new product 2.
to plan and build an area to develop
an industrial estate
DFEE abbr Department for Education
and Employment
DFES abbr Department for Education
and Skills
diagram /daIəɡrm/ noun a drawing
which presents information visually a
diagram showing sales locations adiagram
of the company’s organisational
structure The first diagram shows
how our decision-making processes
work.
diagrammatic /daIəɡrəmtIk/ adjective
in diagrammatic form in the
form of a diagram The chart showed
the work flow in diagrammatic form.
diagrammatically /daIəɡrə-
mtIkli/ adverb using a diagram
The chart shows the sales pattern
diagrammatically.
dialogue /daIəlɒɡ/ noun a discussion
between two people or groups, in which
views are exchanged The management
refused to enter into a dialogue
with the strikers.
diarise /daIəraIz/, diarize verb to enter
a date you have to remember in a
diary
differ /dIfə/ verb not to be the same as
something else The two managerial
vacancies differ considerably – one