HSLU 4. Semester BB ENGLISCH HR

HSLU 4. Semester BB ENGLISCH HR

HSLU 4. Semester BB ENGLISCH HR


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organisation chartn

diagram which shows the areas of responsibility in an organisation and the relationships between the personnel; organigram US: organization

organisational adj

relating to the way an organization and its activities are planned and arranged US: organizational

outplacement n

the process of helping employees who are made redundant to find jobs elsewhere

overtime n

time after normal working time, normally paid at an extra rate

pay n

money for working; wage; salary

peer appraisal n

the technique of evaluating the performance of your work colleagues.

pension n

amount of money paid regularly after a person stops work, either because of old age or illness

performance n

degree to which the objectives set for a worker, a team, a company, etc. are realized

personal adj

(usually before a noun) used about your own opinions, events or experiences, and things that you own /’per/

perk n

benefit given to a worker in addition to salary, e.g. company car, private health insurance, etc.

personnel n

people employed by a company /--'nel/

PEST analysis n

an audit of an organization’s environmental influences with the purpose of using this information to guide strategic decision-making

picketing n

a tactic used by workers taking strike action which involves placing a line of workers at the entrance to the workplace to discourage co-workers and suppliers from entering

pink plateau n

a metaphor to convey how gay and lesbian employees often find themselves unable to progress beyond a certain level in an organization because of discrimination on the basis of their sexual orientation

portfolio career n

an increasingly popular concept that describes how a person develops his or her career through acquiring a diverse set of skills and experiences

post n

another word for a permanent job

predecessor n

the previous person to hold a particular job

pre-experience adj

taking place before a job is taken up

probation n

period of testing a new employee

productivity n

the amount of output per unit of input achieved by a business organization, industrial sector, or national economy

profession n

job for educated or trained person

professional association or union n

a collective organization of professional workers, such as doctors, dentists, lawyers, etc.

profit sharing n

a system in which an agreed proportion of a company's profits is paid to employees (in addition to wages and salaries)

promote v

give someone a better job

protégé n

person chosen for a special task or job, and then helped and guided

quality circles (QC) n

a concept devised in the 1950’s, and revived in the 1980’s with the emergence of TQM (Total Quality Management)

questionnaire n

form consisting of a number of questions

quit v

leave a company; informal

race to the bottomn

the competitive deregulation of labour markets by nation states to make their economies attractive to multinational companies seeking the maximum return on inward investment

rate v

measure; judge

recruit v

hire or appoint new staff

red tape n

a widely used colloquial term for bureaucracy

redundancy n

state of having lost one's job; a worker who has lost his/her job

referee n

a person who writes a reference for a job applicant, giving details of his or her professional and personal abilities

reference n

recommendation concerning a person's character, ability, work, etc.; the person or company who provides it

regiocentric management n

an approach found in international firms where host- country national manage the subsidiaries and co-ordinate operations on a regional basis

remuneration n

compensation; pay and benefits, often used in relation to senior managers; VERB: remunerate

report to v

be accountable to and take instructions from a superior

1.resign v2.resignation n

leave or quit a company voluntarily; 2.when someone states that they want to leave their job or position

retain v

keep (employees); encourage (employees) not to leave