human resources

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offer letter
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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
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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
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details
commence
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begin
fixed period
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pre-determined
terminate
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to remove sb from their job:
set out
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specified/defied
scope of
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the range of things that a subject, an organization, an activity, etc. deals with:
perform duties
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to do sth, such as a piece of work, task
act in the best interest of
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to do sth for a particular purpose or to deal with a particular situation:
withheld
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to refuse to give sth to sb:
delayed/deferred
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a period of time when sb/sth has to wait because of a problem that makes sth slow or late:
withdrawn
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to stop giving or offering sth to sb:
consent
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permission; agreement:
employment tribunal
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in the UK, a type of court that can deal with disagreements between employees and employers:
employment legislation
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the collection of laws that deal with all aspects of employment and the rights of people who are employed
race relations
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the relations between members of two or more human races, esp within a single community
genuine occupational qualification
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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
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Time off work established by custom and practice
unfair dismissal
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an occasion when sb is removed from their job without a good reason:
redundancy dismissal
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a situation when a person loses their job because there is no more work available for them; jobs lost in this way:
collective bargaining
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discussions between a union and an employer about the pay and working conditions of the union members:
injuction
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an official order given by a court which demands that sth must or must not be done:
lockout
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a situation when an employer refuses to allow workers into their place of work until they agree to various conditions:
enact
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Make (a bill or other proposal) law.
construed
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Interpret (a word or action) in a particular way.
workers\employee rights
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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
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according to or following sth, especially a rule or law:
loss of prospective earnings
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compensation
render services
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to provide help, etc. to sb:
amended
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changed/improved
incorporate
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contain
prior to
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before
role
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position
comply with, observe
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obey
as its discretion require
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whenever he/she wants
relocate
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move, shift
be entitled to
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have the right to
disclose
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reveal
custody, insurance
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care
save
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apart from, besides
picket
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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
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to refuse to buy, use or take part in sth as a way of protesting:
strike
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a period of time when an organized group of employees of a company stops working because of a disagreement over pay or conditions:

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