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GCSE Business Human Resources

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Job applicant   A person who shows they would like to be considered for appointment to a particular job with a business.  
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Job description   Document that describes the duties of a worker and his or her status in the organisation.  
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Person specification   A profile of the type of person needed for a job - their skills and qualities.  
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Application form   Document to be filed in with personal details.  
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Curriculum vitae   A brief list of the main details about a person, including name, address, qualifications and experience.  
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Motivation   In work, the desire to complete a task and meet the needs of the business consistently.  
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On the job training   Workers train in the workplace while they work.  
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Off the job training   Workers taken away from their work to train.  
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Shortlisting   Eliminating people from the selection process.  
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Organisation   The way in which a business is structures for it to achieve its objectives  
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Organisation Chart   A diagram which shows the internal structure of an organisation  
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Hierarchy   Structure of different levels of authority in a business, one on top of the other.  
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Line Manager   Employee who is responsible for overseeing the work of others further down the hierarchy of an organisation.  
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Function   Tasks of jobs. Organisation by function means that a business is organised according to tasks that have to be completed, such as production and finance.  
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Authority   The right to decide what to do in a situation and take command of it.  
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Subordinate   Workers in the hierarchy who work under the control of a more senior worker.  
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Chain of command   the path down which orders are passed. From boards of directors to workers.  
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Delayering   Removing layers of management and workers in a hierarchy so they are fewer workers in the chain of command.  
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Empowerment   Giving more responsibility to workers further down the chain of command in a hierarchy,  
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Downsizing   When a business employs fewer workers to produce the same amount through increases in productivity which can be achieved through delayering.  
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Span of Control   The number of people who report directly to another worker in an organisation.  
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Delegation   Passing down of authority for work to another worker further down the hierarchy of the organisation.  
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Centralisation   A type if business organisation where decisions are made at the centre or core of the organisation and then passed down the chain of command.  
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Decentralisation   A type of business organisation where decision making is pushed down the hierarchy and away from the centre of the organisation.  
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Hierarchy of needs   Placing needs in an order of importance, starting with basic needs.  
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Communication   Messages passed between a sender and a received through a medium such as a letter.  
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Feedback   Response to a message by its receiver.  
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Internal communication   Communication within the business  
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External communication   Communication between the business and an outside individual or organisation like a customer.  
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Channels of communication   The path taken by a message, such as horizontal, vertical or grapevine communication.  
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Formal channels of communication   Channels of communication recognised by the business e.g. trade unions  
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Informal channels of communication   Channels of communication not recognised by the business.  
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Remuneration   Compensation your received in return for work e g wage, company car.  
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Manual workers/Blue collar workers   Workers who mainly do physical work  
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Wage   Paid to manual workers, usually for working a set number of hours per week.  
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Overtime   Time worked over and above the basic working week.  
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Basic Pay   Pay earned for working the basic working week.  
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Non manual/ White collar workers   Workers who do non physical work  
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Salary   Pay usually for non manual workers. Expressed as a yearly sum but paid monthly.  
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Commission   Payment system usually for sales staff where their earnings are determined by how much they sell.  
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Bonus   Addison to basic wage or salary, e.g. for achieving a target.  
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Part Time workers   Employees who work only for a fraction of the working week  
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Full Time workers   Employees who work the whole of the working week.  
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Temporary workers   Workers who have no permanent contract of employment with a business and so tend to work only for a short period of time.  
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Freelance workers   Workers who tend to be self employed and do particular pieces of work for a business as a supplier.  
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Fringe benefits   Payments in kind over and above the wage or salary eg company car.  
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