human resources

offer letter

A formal written document that is provided by an employer to a candidate selected for employment which outlines information regarding the employment terms, such as the date employment is to commence, the position the individual is being hired to perform, the agreed upon salary, benefits to be provided, etc.

employee handbook

a compilation of the policies, procedures, working conditions, and behavioral expectations that guide employee actions in a particular workplace. it generally also include information about the company, employee compensation and benefits, and additional terms and conditions of employment.

particulars

details

commence

begin

fixed period

pre-determined

terminate

to remove sb from their job:

set out

specified/defied

scope of

the range of things that a subject, an organization, an activity, etc. deals with:

perform duties

to do sth, such as a piece of work, task

act in the best interest of

to do sth for a particular purpose or to deal with a particular situation:

withheld

to refuse to give sth to sb:

delayed/deferred

a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late:

withdrawn

to stop giving or offering sth to sb:

consent

permission; agreement:

employment tribunal

in the UK, a type of court that can deal with disagreements between employees and employers:

employment legislation

the collection of laws that deal with all aspects of employment and the rights of people who are employed

race relations

the relations between members of two or more human races, esp within a single community

genuine occupational qualification

exists when the nature of a particular job causes the sex or gender of an applicant to become a reasonable cause for choosing one applicant over another.

holiday entitlement

Time off work established by custom and practice

unfair dismissal

an occasion when sb is removed from their job without a good reason:

redundancy dismissal

a situation when a person loses their job because there is no more work available for them; jobs lost in this way:

collective bargaining

discussions between a union and an employer about the pay and working conditions of the union members:

injuction

an official order given by a court which demands that sth must or must not be done:

lockout

a situation when an employer refuses to allow workers into their place of work until they agree to various conditions:

enact

Make (a bill or other proposal) law.

construed

Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.

workers\employee rights

legal rights and claimed human rights having to do with labor relations between workers and their employers, usually obtained under labor and employment law.

under/pursuant to the provisions of

according to or following sth, especially a rule or law:

loss of prospective earnings

compensation

render services

to provide help, etc. to sb:

amended

changed/improved

incorporate

contain

prior to

before

role

position

comply with, observe

obey

as its discretion require

whenever he/she wants

relocate

move, shift

be entitled to

have the right to

disclose

reveal

custody, insurance

care

save

apart from, besides

picket

a person or group of people who stand outside the entrance to a building in order to protest about sth, especially in order to stop people from entering a factory, etc. during a strike; an occasion when this happens:

boycott

to refuse to buy, use or take part in sth as a way of protesting:

strike

a period of time when an organized group of employees of a company stops working because of a disagreement over pay or conditions: