HSLU 4. Semester BB ENGLISCH HR

CV (GB) or résumé (US) - a summary of a person's educational and professional history, written for a job application

money taken away from total pay for tax, national insurance, and pension contributions etc.

a term sometimes used to describe managers and professionals who are deemed to be ineffective

characteristics such as sex, age, race/ethnic group, marital status, or educational background that can be collected to provide statistical profiles of a population

the act of moving employees down the organizational hierarchy, reducing their responsibilities and status and lowering their remuneration

lack of interest and dedication to work

pass, transfer (sth to sb) the act of passing power, control, and responsibility from one part of the organization to another.

train to produce self-control; punish

tell an employee that he will no longer be employed by the company

a disagreement, e.g. between an employer and employees

to reduce the size of a company, often by closing, selling, or spinning off one or more divisions. Management may decide to downsize a firm in an effort to improve efficiency and to increase the returns to shareholders.

the ability to perceive, assess and manage one’s own emotions and those of others, including groups

1.to pay sb regularly to do a job for you or work as a member of your organization; 2.the employer is the person, company or organization that pays; 3.the employee is paid

giving employees more scope to make important decisions about how they do their work without having to ask a superior

no discrimination in terms of colour, sex, religion, etc. for employment

the study of work, workers, and the working environment, regarding efficiency, convenience, safety, etc. (PLURAL)

person or group appointed and given the responsibility to manage the affairs of an organization and the authority to make decisions within specified boundaries.

an abusive description of senior executives who receive large salaries and share options that purportedly are related to performance

a system in which employees can choose the times at which they start and finish work (within certain limits); often called flexitime (GB) and flextime (US)

the difference between male and female earnings expressed as a percentage of male earnings

a political term used to describe the unseen, yet unbreakable barrier that keeps minorities and women from rising to the upper rungs of the corporate ladder, regardless of their qualifications or achievements

large payments (e.g. a low interest loan) made to important employees to prevent them from leaving the company

a large sum of money paid to retiring senior executives or to people who are obliged to retire early

an agreement to pay a large sum of money to senior employees if they lose their jobs

action of working slowly as a protest to management

divide into steps or levels

a formal complaint made to management by employees or a labour union

the tendency for group members, when faced with a problem, to seek consensus and in so doing ignore or suppress alternative ideas and minority viewpoints

unwanted behaviour that an employee finds intimidating, upsetting, embarrassing, humiliating, or offensive

a system of people arranged in a graded order /'hai--/

recruit, to appoint people to jobs

another name for people, and their skills and abilities; workforce of an organisation; personnel;

something which encourages or motivates the workers to work harder

provided by the company; taking place within the company