Dictionary-of-Human-Resources-Management

enterprising 92 equality bargaining
enterprising /entəpraIzIŋ/ adjective
having initiative An enterprising
sales rep can always find new sales
outlets.
entertainment /entəteInmənt/
noun the practice of offering meals or
other recreation to business visitors
entertainment allowance /entə-
teInmənt əlaυəns/ noun money
which managers are allowed by their
company to spend on meals with
visitors
entertainment expenses /entə-
teInmənt IkspensIz/ plural noun
money spent on giving meals to business
visitors
entice /IntaIs/ verb to try to persuade
someone to do something The company
was accused of enticing staff from
other companies by offering them
higher salaries.
enticement /IntaIsmənt/ noun the
act of attracting someone away from
their job to another job which is better
paid
entitle /IntaIt(ə)l/ verb to give the
right to someone to have something
After one year’s service the employee is
entitled to four weeks’ holiday.
entitlement /IntaIt(ə)lmənt/ noun a
person’s right to something
entrance /entrəns/ noun 1. a way in
The taxi will drop you at the main entrance.
2. going into a new job Entrance
to the grade is by qualifications
and several years’ experience.
entrance rate /entrəns reIt/ noun a
rate of pay for employees when first
hired Though the entrance rate is very
low, the salary goes up considerably after
the first year. The entrance rate
depends on whether the entrants are
skilled or not.
entrant /entrənt/ noun a person who
is going into a new job There are several
highly qualified people in this
month’s batch of entrants.
entrepreneur /ɒntrəprən/ noun a
person who directs a company and takes
commercial risks
entrepreneurial /ɒntrəprənriəl/
adjective taking commercial risks an
entrepreneurial decision
entrust /Intrst/ verb to entrust
someone with something, to entrust
something to someone to give someone
the responsibility for looking after
something He was entrusted with the
keys to the office safe.
entry /entri/ noun 1. an item of written
information put in an accounts ledger
(NOTE: plural is entries) to make
an entry in a ledger to write in details
of a transaction 2. the act of going into a
new job entry of recruits from school
entry level job /entri lev(ə)l dʒɒb/
noun a job for which no previous experience
is needed It is only an entry
level job, but you can expect promotion
within six months.
entry level pay /entri lev(ə)l peI/
noun pay for an entry level job
entry requirement /entri rI-
kwaIəmənt/ noun the qualifications
which a beginner needs to start a job
environment /InvaIrənmənt/ noun
1. the area in which an organisation
works 2. internal or external surroundings
Trade unions demand a good
working environment for employees.
environmental /InvaIrənment(ə)l/
adjective referring to the environment
environmental audit /In-
vaIrənment(ə)l ɔdIt/ noun an assessment
made by a company or organisation
of the financial benefits and
disadvantages to be derived from adopting
a more environmentally sound
policy
Environmental Health Officer
/InvaIrənment(ə)l helθ ɒfIsə/ noun
an official of a local authority who examines
the environment and tests for air
pollution, bad sanitation or noise pollution
etc. Abbr EHO (NOTE: also called
Public Health Inspector)
EOC abbr Equal Opportunities
Commission
equal /ikwəl/ adjective exactly the
same Male and female employees
have equal pay.
equality /IkwɒlIti/ noun the state of
being equal
equality bargaining /IkwɒlIti
bɑɡInIŋ/ noun collective bargaining
where the conditions and advantages