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Human Resources - vocabulary







affirmative Indicating agreement, or a positive approach.
ambitious Having a strong desire for success or achievement.
anti-discrimination legislation Legal measures taken to protect minority and disadvantaged people against prejudice and discrimination in the workplace.
appraisal An evaluation or (updated) assessment processoffered to employees, often carried out on an annual basis and leading to training opportunities, promotion, etc.
assertive Having a positive and insistent approach to interpersonal relationships.
assessment The process of judging the worth or value of something or somebody.
benefits An allowance (usually financial) to which a person is entitled. These could be sickness or unemploymentbenefits, or a financial incentive as part of a salary offer.
blue-collar Relating to manual industrial workers (cf. white-collar).
bonus Something given or paid above what is expected.
brainstorming Intensive and spontaneous discussion process to generate ideas.
buzzword a currently fashionable word, typically used within a particular group, which has popularity for a limitedtime.
collective bargaining Negotiation between unions and employers (or employer organisations) on incomes and working conditions of employees.
compensation Payment made as reparation for loss or injury.
compromise, to To settle a dispute by making concessions.
compulsory Obligatory, required by laws, regulations or policies (cf. voluntary).
concede, to To admit or agreethat something is true or correct.
core jobs The essential tasks that make up the fundamental part of an enterprise.
CV (curriculum vitae) An outline of a person’s education and professional history, usually prepared for a job application (also resumé).
deadlock A situation reached (eg. In a negotiation) between two opposing parties where no further action is possible.
delegate,to To pass on given tasks or duties to someone else.
dispute An argument or disagreement.
downsizing Reducing the workforce, usually to cut costs.
expertise Special skill, knowledge or judgement.
flexitime A system permitting flexible working hours.
glass ceiling The subtle and unacknowledged barrier which may be perceived as preventing women from rising to the top insome organisations.
golden handshake A compensation package for an executive leaving a company.
golden hello A large sum of money offered to an executive to join a company.
hard-headed Tough, realistic or shrewd.
harassment Persistent annoying or insulting behaviour, often inflicted on a less powerful individual or group (eg: sexual harassment, racial harassment, etc.).headhunter Specialist recruitment consultants who try to persuade executives to leave their present job to join another company.
Human Resources (HR) Preferred alternative term for personnel in a company.
incentive A payment made to motivate or increase performance.
industrial relations Relations between management and workers’ representatives.
Knowledge Management (KM) Themanagement of organisational processes that combines the control and implementation of data, the information processing capacity of IT, and the creative and innovative capacity of human beings.
lean management Reducing costs within an organisation to the minimum – often used as a euphemism for the process of cutting staff. (lean = slim, with the ‘fat removed’).
loyalty The state of showingcontinued faith in, or support for, someone or something.
lump sum A large payment made in one single instalment.
maternity leave A period of paid absence from work for women, for an agreed period before and after the birth of a child. (cf. paternity leave).
negotiate, to To work through a process to find an agreement or common ground.
networking Forming business contacts through...