Terms used by Human Resource Professionals

absentee absenteeism absenteeism rate accident at work - industrial injury applicant - candidate application form to apply for a job to appoint a person apprenticeship aptitude test to ask for a rise assessment of applicants assistant back pay bargaining power basic salary to be dismissed - to be fired to be laid off to be on probation - to be on trial to be on strike to be out of work business hours - office hours Christmas bonus clerical work - office work company bargaining - company negotiation compensation for permanent disability concealed work - moonlighting contractual situation cost of living allowance credentials day shift direct labour disability pension disciplinary measure - disciplinary sanction to dismiss - to fire overtime pay overtime work part-time part-time job partial disability pay pay formula - retribution diagram pay increase for merit payroll - payroll ledger payslip pension pension fund period of notice permanent disability permanent job - steady job permanent staff personnel - staff personnel department personnel requirements planner prevention production bonus professional qualifications professional training programmer public holiday (GB) - national holiday (US) purchasing manager re-employment redundancy payment refresher course relationship management remuneration resign (chairman) - to give notice (employee) resignation (chairman) - notice (employee) to retire dismissal dismissal for cause dismissal without notice early retirement employer employment agency employment card - working papers temporary disability temporary staff the job is still vacant top manager total disability trade-union (GB) - labor union (US) internal regulations to interview irregular work - discontinuous work job - employment job application job description job evaluation

dismissal dismissal for cause dismissal without notice early retirement employer employment agency employment card - working papers employment contract - labour contract employment for a trial period employment office employment rate executive cadres executive personnel exit permit experienced person family allowances to fill a vacancy freelance full-time employment full employment full time general strike to go on strike gross wages and salaries have an accident at work health care higher education - advanced education to hold a position holiday (GB) - vacation (US) human relations - human relationships independent unions index-linked wages indirect labour industrial relations (GB) - labor relations (US) industrial tribunal - labour court retirement retirement age right to strike to risk indemnity role clash salaried workers - employees salary salary range - wage band seasonal employment seasonal workers secondary job to secure employment to select candidates senior clerk - senior employee severance pay - dismissal pay short-term employment sick leave skilled labour skilled work skilled workers social costs social insurance - national insurance social security sole director staff costs - personnel costs to strike striker to take measures to take one's holidays temporary disability temporary staff the job is still vacant top manager total disability trade-union (GB) - labor union (US) employment contract - labour contract employment for a trial period employment office employment rate executive cadres executive personnel exit permit experienced person family allowances to fill a vacancy freelance full-time employment full employment full time general strike to go on strike gross wages and salaries have an accident at work health care higher education - advanced education to hold a position holiday (GB) - vacation (US) human relations - human relationships independent unions index-linked wages sick leave skilled labour skilled work skilled workers social costs social insurance - national insurance social security sole director staff costs - personnel costs to strike striker to take measures to take one's holidays job satisfaction job security job sharing junior clerk - junior employee labor costs labor disputes labor force - manpower labor market labor mobility labor relations - trade-union relations labor retraining labor supply learning by doing - learning by practice leave letter of appointment lock-out management training managing director middle management minimum rate of pay motivation night shift occupation - employment office hours

internal regulations to interview irregular work - discontinuous work job - employment job application job description job evaluation job satisfaction job security job sharing junior clerk - junior employee labor costs labor disputes labor force - manpower labor market labor mobility labor relations - trade-union relations labor retraining labor supply learning by doing - learning by practice leave letter of appointment lock-out management training managing director middle management minimum rate of pay motivation night shift occupation - employment office hours office manager office staff - office personnel on the job training outsourcing to train training training period trial period under contract underemployed unemployment unemployment benefits union dues - union subscription union officer - trade unionist unjustified dismissal unpaid leave unskilled labour unskilled worker vacancy - vacant position wage-cost spiral wage-earning workers wage-packet (GB) - pay envelope (US) wage bargaining - pay negotiations wage ceiling wage claims wage dynamics wage freeze wage indexation scale wage pressures welfare contributions to work at home work overtime work sheet worker - blue-collar worker working day working hour workload workplace office manager office staff - office personnel on the job training outsourcing to train training training period trial period under contract underemployed unemployment unemployment benefits union dues - union subscription union officer - trade unionist unjustified dismissal unpaid leave unskilled labour unskilled worker vacancy - vacant position wage-cost spiral wage-earning workers wage-packet (GB) - pay envelope (US) wage bargaining - pay negotiations wage ceiling wage claims wage dynamics wage freeze wage indexation scale wage pressures welfare contributions to work at home work overtime work sheet worker - blue-collar worker workshift