grievance

en-noun

grievance (countable and uncountable, plural grievances)

From Old French grievance, from the verb grever (“to irritate; to bother; to annoy”) + -ance.

If you want the problem fixed, you'll have to file a grievance with the city.

(countable, human resources) A formal complaint, especially in the context of a unionized workplace.


HR

HR (countable and uncountable, plural HRs)

/eɪt͡ʃ ɑː(ɹ)/


human resources

(management) The personnel department of an organization, dealing with the recruitment, administration, management and training of employees; abbreviated as HR.

recursos humans

the personnel department of an organization

(management) The personnel employed in an organization.

人力資源

the personnel employed in an organization


attrition

attrition (countable and uncountable, plural attritions)

15th century, from Middle English attricion, attricioun, from Middle French attricion, attrition and its etymon, Latin attrītiō (“a rubbing against”), from the verb attrītus, past participle of atterō (“to wear”), from ad- (“to, towards”) + terō (“to rub”). By surface analysis, attrit + -ion.

(human resources) A gradual, natural reduction in membership or personnel, as through injury, incapacitation, retirement, resignation, or death.


time and a half

(law, business, human resources) A rate of pay 50% greater than normal, commonly used for overtime work.


time off

I've got some time off next week, so maybe we could meet up then?

Many feel they cannot take time off as this would only serve to make things financially worse, and so they plough on.

2024 January 10, Jo Kaye, “Greater support for the railway family”, in Railway Magazine, number 1000, page 50:

(idiomatic, business, human resources) A period of time where one is not required to work.


time out

en-verb

time out (third-person singular simple present times out, present participle timing out, simple past and past participle timed out)

times out (present singular third-person)
timing out (participle present)
timed out (participle past)
timed out (past)

(transitive, business, human resources) To record the end of one's day or shift at work.


timesheet

(business, human resources) A document that allows for the recording of hours worked on various tasks that is used as input for payroll, project accounting or client billing processes.

հաշվետախտակ

a document that allows for the recording of hours worked on various tasks


short time

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(human resources) A period of reduced workhours.


flexitime

en-noun

flexitime (usually uncountable, plural flexitimes)

Even if the company rule book says that flexitime is allowed, those who work from home are seen as uncommitted to the team.

2011 November 5, “Land of the wasted talent”, in The Economist:

(business, human resources) An arrangement that allows employees to set their own working hours within agreed limits; normally must include certain periods (core time) when they must be at work.


soft skill

→ German: Soft Skill

Coined by the U.S. Army in the late 1960s, referring to any skill that does not employ the use of machinery.

Coordinate term: hard skill

(human resources, originally military) A personal skill that is usually interpersonal, non-specialized, and difficult to quantify, such as leadership or responsibility.


attritee

First-term attrition can be 30 percent or more, and many attritees do not reach E-4, let alone E-5.

2003, James R. Hosek, Michael G. Mattock, Learning About Quality: How the Quality of Military Personnel Is Revealed Over Time, →ISBN, page 31:

(human resources) One who attrits; one who quits


employment contract

employment contract (plural employment contracts)

(law, business, human resources) A category of contract used in labor law to attribute right and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.


company time

Since I suffered the injury on company time, why shouldn't I also be able to get surgery and do recovery on company time?

2003, Shaquille O'Neal, quoted in Tim Brown, "Shaq's Not Back in Time", Los Angeles Times, February 11, 2003, Sports, Part 4, page 7

What employers find is that if workers are allowed to schedule in that time, many will do those errands on personal rather than company time.

2000, Joan Williams, Unbending Gender: Why Family and Work Conflict and what to Do about it, page 91:

Coordinate term: personal time

(business, law, human resources) A time in which an employee is being compensated by their employer, and for which the employer is therefore responsible for the welfare of the employee, and also in which the employee is expected to refrain from engaging in personal interests.


no-call-no-show

(human resources) An unexplained absence from work, usually grounds for discipline, where the employee does not alert the employer of their absence ahead of time nor during the scheduled shift.


poistuma

poistuma (nominative singular)
poistumat (nominative plural)
poistuma (accusative nominative singular)
poistumat (accusative nominative plural)
poistuman (accusative genitive singular)
poistumat (accusative genitive plural)
poistuman (genitive singular)
poistumien (genitive plural)
poistumain (genitive plural rare)
poistumaa (partitive singular)
poistumia (partitive plural)
poistumassa (inessive singular)
poistumissa (inessive plural)
poistumasta (elative singular)
poistumista (elative plural)
poistumaan (illative singular)
poistumiin (illative plural)
poistumalla (adessive singular)
poistumilla (adessive plural)
poistumalta (ablative singular)
poistumilta (ablative plural)
poistumalle (allative singular)
poistumille (allative plural)
poistumana (essive singular)
poistumina (essive plural)
poistumaksi (singular translative)
poistumiksi (plural translative)
poistumatta (abessive singular)
poistumitta (abessive plural)
poistumin (instructive plural)
See the possessive forms below. (comitative)
poistumani (nominative singular)
poistumani (nominative plural)
poistumani (accusative nominative singular)
poistumani (accusative nominative plural)
poistumani (accusative genitive singular)
poistumani (accusative genitive plural)
poistumani (genitive singular)
poistumieni (genitive plural)
poistumaini (genitive plural rare)
poistumaani (partitive singular)
poistumiani (partitive plural)
poistumassani (inessive singular)
poistumissani (inessive plural)
poistumastani (elative singular)
poistumistani (elative plural)
poistumaani (illative singular)
poistumiini (illative plural)
poistumallani (adessive singular)
poistumillani (adessive plural)
poistumaltani (ablative singular)
poistumiltani (ablative plural)
poistumalleni (allative singular)
poistumilleni (allative plural)
poistumanani (essive singular)
poistuminani (essive plural)
poistumakseni (singular translative)
poistumikseni (plural translative)
poistumattani (abessive singular)
poistumittani (abessive plural)
poistumineni (comitative plural)
poistumasi (nominative singular)
poistumasi (nominative plural)
poistumasi (accusative nominative singular)
poistumasi (accusative nominative plural)
poistumasi (accusative genitive singular)
poistumasi (accusative genitive plural)
poistumasi (genitive singular)
poistumiesi (genitive plural)
poistumaisi (genitive plural rare)
poistumaasi (partitive singular)
poistumiasi (partitive plural)
poistumassasi (inessive singular)
poistumissasi (inessive plural)
poistumastasi (elative singular)
poistumistasi (elative plural)
poistumaasi (illative singular)
poistumiisi (illative plural)
poistumallasi (adessive singular)
poistumillasi (adessive plural)
poistumaltasi (ablative singular)
poistumiltasi (ablative plural)
poistumallesi (allative singular)
poistumillesi (allative plural)
poistumanasi (essive singular)
poistuminasi (essive plural)
poistumaksesi (singular translative)
poistumiksesi (plural translative)
poistumattasi (abessive singular)
poistumittasi (abessive plural)
poistuminesi (comitative plural)
poistumamme (nominative singular)
poistumamme (nominative plural)
poistumamme (accusative nominative singular)
poistumamme (accusative nominative plural)
poistumamme (accusative genitive singular)
poistumamme (accusative genitive plural)
poistumamme (genitive singular)
poistumiemme (genitive plural)
poistumaimme (genitive plural rare)
poistumaamme (partitive singular)
poistumiamme (partitive plural)
poistumassamme (inessive singular)
poistumissamme (inessive plural)
poistumastamme (elative singular)
poistumistamme (elative plural)
poistumaamme (illative singular)
poistumiimme (illative plural)
poistumallamme (adessive singular)
poistumillamme (adessive plural)
poistumaltamme (ablative singular)
poistumiltamme (ablative plural)
poistumallemme (allative singular)
poistumillemme (allative plural)
poistumanamme (essive singular)
poistuminamme (essive plural)
poistumaksemme (singular translative)
poistumiksemme (plural translative)
poistumattamme (abessive singular)
poistumittamme (abessive plural)
poistuminemme (comitative plural)
poistumanne (nominative singular)
poistumanne (nominative plural)
poistumanne (accusative nominative singular)
poistumanne (accusative nominative plural)
poistumanne (accusative genitive singular)
poistumanne (accusative genitive plural)
poistumanne (genitive singular)
poistumienne (genitive plural)
poistumainne (genitive plural rare)
poistumaanne (partitive singular)
poistumianne (partitive plural)
poistumassanne (inessive singular)
poistumissanne (inessive plural)
poistumastanne (elative singular)
poistumistanne (elative plural)
poistumaanne (illative singular)
poistumiinne (illative plural)
poistumallanne (adessive singular)
poistumillanne (adessive plural)
poistumaltanne (ablative singular)
poistumiltanne (ablative plural)
poistumallenne (allative singular)
poistumillenne (allative plural)
poistumananne (essive singular)
poistuminanne (essive plural)
poistumaksenne (singular translative)
poistumiksenne (plural translative)
poistumattanne (abessive singular)
poistumittanne (abessive plural)
poistuminenne (comitative plural)
poistumansa (nominative singular)
poistumansa (nominative plural)
poistumansa (accusative nominative singular)
poistumansa (accusative nominative plural)
poistumansa (accusative genitive singular)
poistumansa (accusative genitive plural)
poistumansa (genitive singular)
poistumiensa (genitive plural)
poistumainsa (genitive plural rare)
poistumaansa (partitive singular)
poistumiaan (partitive plural)
poistumiansa (partitive plural)
poistumassaan (inessive singular)
poistumassansa (inessive singular)
poistumissaan (inessive plural)
poistumissansa (inessive plural)
poistumastaan (elative singular)
poistumastansa (elative singular)
poistumistaan (elative plural)
poistumistansa (elative plural)
poistumaansa (illative singular)
poistumiinsa (illative plural)
poistumallaan (adessive singular)
poistumallansa (adessive singular)
poistumillaan (adessive plural)
poistumillansa (adessive plural)
poistumaltaan (ablative singular)
poistumaltansa (ablative singular)
poistumiltaan (ablative plural)
poistumiltansa (ablative plural)
poistumalleen (allative singular)
poistumallensa (allative singular)
poistumilleen (allative plural)
poistumillensa (allative plural)
poistumanaan (essive singular)
poistumanansa (essive singular)
poistuminaan (essive plural)
poistuminansa (essive plural)
poistumakseen (singular translative)
poistumaksensa (singular translative)
poistumikseen (plural translative)
poistumiksensa (plural translative)
poistumattaan (abessive singular)
poistumattansa (abessive singular)
poistumittaan (abessive plural)
poistumittansa (abessive plural)
poistumineen (comitative plural)
poistuminensa (comitative plural)

poistua (“to leave, depart, go away”) + -ma


Personalabbau

de-noun

Personalabbau m (strong, genitive Personalabbaus, no plural)

Personalabbaus (genitive)
Personalabbau (nominative singular)
Personalabbaus (genitive singular)
Personalabbau (dative singular)
Personalabbau (accusative singular)


time theft

(business, law, human resources) The situation where an employee fraudulently receives compensation for an amount of time during which no work was performed.


core time

An earlier starting time would interfere with the coordination of core times among the modified flexible schedules […]

1987, United States. Federal Service Impasses Panel, Panel Release (issue 253, page 8)

Under the old flexi-time arrangement, core times (defined partly by the branches' opening hours) were specified.

2002, Isik Zeytinoglu, International Industrial Relations Association. European Regional Congress, Flexible Work Arrangements: Conceptualizations and International Experiences (page 154)

(business, human resources) The period of the working day during which all employees are expected to be present, regardless of any flexitime arrangement.


軟技能

ㄖㄨㄢˇ ㄐㄧˋ ㄋㄥˊ

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/

/ʐu̯än²¹⁴⁻²¹ t͡ɕi⁵¹ nɤŋ³⁵/


letter of conduct

en-noun

letter of conduct (plural letters of conduct)

(human resources) A document affirming a person’s lack of a criminal record given as part of a background check.


time in

en-verb

time in (third-person singular simple present times in, present participle timing in, simple past and past participle timed in)

times in (present singular third-person)
timing in (participle present)
timed in (participle past)
timed in (past)

(transitive, business, human resources) To record the start of one's day or shift at work.


temporer

ca-noun

temporer m (plural temporers, feminine temporera)

Semi-learned form based on Latin temporem (“time”).


work rage

(human resources) Great anger shown by someone at their workplace.


EaaS

en-noun

EaaS (countable and uncountable, plural EaaS's or EaaSes)

(human resources, accounting) Initialism of efficiency-as-a-service.


BRUCE

(uncommon, human resources) Acronym of behaviors and talk, remembering, understanding, communicating, and evaluating.


comp time

(US, labour law, human resources) The act of an employer granting an employee paid time off instead of overtime pay in compensation for additional hours of work.

labour law; human resources; labour law; human resources


grievor

(Canada, law, human resources) One who submits a grievance.


кадри

See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.

nonlemma

(colloquial, management) human resources department


flexi-leave

(business, human resources) An arrangement where time off is granted in exchange for additional hours an employee has worked.


straight time

en-noun

straight time (countable and uncountable, plural straight times)

(business, human resources) The regularly established working hours of an employee during a standard time period with the exclusion of hours lost through absence or gained through overtime.


idle time

idle time (countable and uncountable, plural idle times)

(law, business, human resources) A period of time in which an employee or a machine is ready and available, but is not carrying out any productive work.


personal time

Coordinate term: company time

(business, law, human resources) The time allotted to an employee, such as a break or a lunch, during a regular scheduled workday.


temp agency

(business, human resources) A recruiting firm that acts as an intermediary between a candidate seeking employment and a company seeking short-term employees.


time check

(law, business, human resources) A note provided by a contractor indicating the number of hours for which a worker is due to be paid.


engaged time

engaged time (countable and uncountable, plural engaged times)

(education, law, human resources) The total or actual amount of time a person, often a student or worker, is engaged in a purposeful or productive required task.


differential piece work

(business, human resources) A type of system in which efficient and inefficient workers are paid at different rates.


time-tracking software

(computing, software, business, human resources) A program or application allowing a user to record the amount of time spent on tasks or projects.


time tracking

time tracking (countable and uncountable, plural time trackings)

(business, human resources) A written record of the working hours of the employees of a company or organization in order to ensure accurate compensation.


time account

(business, human resources) A document used to collect and track the different types of working time and leavetime by an employee.


buddy punching

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(business, law, human resources) The act or practice of an employee requesting another employee to clock in on their behalf.


vacation time

vacation time (countable and uncountable, plural vacation times)

(human resources) The time of the year when a person takes a vacation, or is granted a vacation.


time wage

(business, human resources) A form of compensation where an employee is paid based on the amount of time worked, regardless of the amount of work produced.


time rate

(business, law, human resources) A form of compensation in which an employee is paid for the amount of time spent at work, usually as a weekly wage or a monthly salary.


without cause

(law, business, human resources) Wihtout any reason or justification.


just cause

just cause (countable and uncountable, plural just causes)

(law, business, human resources) A common standard in employment law, as a form of job security, indicating that a terminated employee has been dismissed from the job for misconduct, or another sufficient reason.


short-time

en-verb

short-time (third-person singular simple present short-times, present participle short-timing, simple past and past participle short-timed)

short-times (present singular third-person)
short-timing (participle present)
short-timed (participle past)
short-timed (past)

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The United Steelworkers have estimated that some 40,000 workers have been laid off and that many more have been short-timed.

1962, I.U.D. Bulletin - Volume 7, page 13:

I had been there six months when a lot of workers were short-timed.

1989, Ellen Smith, Memories of a Country Girlhood, page 122:

Man, we been short-timed?

2012, William S. Burroughs, Nova Express:

(transitive, human resources) To reduce the amount of workhours in a given time period.


human relations

(business, human resources) The relations or study of relations with or between people, particularly their treatment in a business or professional setting.


employers' organization

en-noun

employers' organization (plural employers' organizations)

(business, human resources) A collective organization of manufacturers, retailers, or other employers of wage labor.


고용계약

goyonggyeyak (romanization)
雇傭契約 (hanja)

From 고용(雇傭) (goyong, “employment”) + 계약(契約) (gyeyak, “contract”).


crisis management

en-noun

crisis management (usually uncountable, plural crisis managements)

(business, human resources) The process by which an organization deals with a disruptive and unexpected event that threatens to harm the organization or its stakeholders.


white-collar work

(labour, human resources) Any type of work involving professional service, desk, managerial, or administrative work.

labour; human resources; labour; human resources


pink-collar work

(labour, human resources) Any type of work involving the care-oriented career field or a field traditionally and historically considered to be the domain of women.


blue-collar work

(labour, human resources) Any type of work involving the performance of manual labor or a skilled trade.


regret letter

(human resources) A message informing a potential candidate for a company or business that they have been denied a position.


middle office

(business, human resources) The portions of a business that act as a bridge between the back office and the front office, typically responsible for compliance and ensuring that the operations of the front office run smoothly.