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18/06/14 10:38 Human Resources Vocabulary for English Learners Page 1 of 3 http://esl.about.com/o d/businessenglishvocabula ry/a/lx_hresources1.htm Human Resources This core vocabulary reference sheet provides key words and phrases for human resources and personnel departments. This vocabulary can be used in English for specific purposes classes as a starting point for including vocabulary study relating to anything related to working in human resources. Teachers are often not equipped  with the exact English terminology requir ed in very specific trade sectors. For this reason, core vocabulary sheets go a long way in helping teachers provide adequate materials for students with English for Specific Purposes needs. 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 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 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 -

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Human Resources

This core vocabulary reference sheet provides key words and phrases for human

resources and personnel departments. This vocabulary can be used in English for

specific purposes classes as a starting point for including vocabulary study relating toanything related to working in human resources. Teachers are often not equipped

 with the exact English terminology required in very specific trade sectors. For this

reason, core vocabulary sheets go a long way in helping teachers provide adequate

materials for students with English for Specific Purposes needs.

absentee

absenteeismabsenteeism 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 striketo be out of work

dismissal

dismissal for causedismissal 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 personnelexit permit

experienced person

family allowances

to fill a vacancy

freelance

full-time employment

full employmentfull time

internal regulations

to interviewirregular work -

discontinuous work

 job - employment

 job application

 job description

 job evaluation

 job satisfaction

 job security

 job sharing

 junior clerk - junior

employee

labor costs

labor disputeslabor force - manpower

labor market

labor mobility

labor relations - trade-

union relations

labor retraining

labor supplylearning by doing -

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 business hours - office hours

Christmas bonus

clerical work - office work

company bargaining -

company negotiationcompensation 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 - retributiondiagram

pay increase for merit

payroll - payroll ledger

payslip

pension

pension fund

period of notice

general strike

to go on strike

gross wages and salaries

have an accident at work

health carehigher 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

salarysalary range - wage band

seasonal employment

seasonal workers

secondary job

to secure employment

to select candidates

senior clerk - senior employee

learning by practice

leave

letter of appointment

lock-out

management trainingmanaging 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 benefitsunion dues - union

subscription

union officer - trade

unionist

unjustified dismissal

unpaid leave

unskilled labour

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permanent disability

permanent job - steady job

permanent staff

personnel - staff

personnel departmentpersonnel 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

severance pay - dismissal pay

short-term employment

sick leave

skilled labour

skilled workskilled 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)

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

 workshift