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Directory of HR Terms Courtesy Jobnet's Job Consultants List - India and International

classify to put into classes or categories according to specific characteristics (NOTE: classifies/classifying/classified) 

clause a section of a contract - Please refer to the 6th clause in the contract. 

clerical (of work) done in an office or done by a clerk.

clerical work work done in an office.

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clerical worker a person who works in an office

clerical work improvement programme a programme based on data obtained by clerical work measurement that aims to improve the productivity and efficiency of staff engaged in administrative and clerical work

clerk a person who works in an office * to work as a clerk

 

clerkess (in Scotland) a woman clerk.  

clipboard a stiff board with a clip at the top so that apiece of paper can be clipped to the board to allow you to write on it easily.

clocking in/clocking on the act of arriving for work and recording the time on a time-card

clocking out/clocking off the act of leaving work and recording the time on a time-card

close the end of a day's trading on the Stock Exchange - The company has come close to bankruptcy. 1. to close the accounts to come to the end of an accounting period and make up the profit and loss account 2. to bring to an end 3. to stop doing business for the day - We close early on saturdays.

close company a private owned company controlled by a few shareholders (in the UK, less than five) where the public may own a small number of the shares (NOTE: the American equivalent is close corporation or closed corporation)

closed interview an interview where the interviewer asks only fixed questions with 'yes' or 'no' answers

close down to shut a shop, factory or service for a long period or for ever - We are closing down our Mumbai Showroom.

closed shop a system where a company agrees to employ only union members for specific jobs - Note: Closed shops are illegal in many countries.

closed system a work system which is inflexible and does not allow the employees much freedom to work in their own way (NOTE: THE OPPOSITE IS OPEN SYSTEM)

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