"D"

Directory of HR Terms

Courtesy Jobnet's Job Consultants List - India and International

Daily rate money paid for one day's work. 

damaged which has suffered damage or which has been harmed * goods damaged in transit

damages money claimed as compensation for harm done * to claim $1,000 in damages * to be liable for damages
 

danger money extra money paid to employees in dangerous jobs * The workforce has stopped work and asked for danger money. * He decided to go to work on an oil rig because of the danger money offered as an incentive.

danger zone bonus a bonus for working in a particularly dangerous area

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data information available on computer, e.g. letters or figures * The important data on profit and loss was fed into the computer.

data bank a store of information in a computer

database a set of data stored in an organised way in a computer system

 

data protection the safeguards that protect people whose personal details are held on computers or in paper-based filing systems against improper use or storage of the data that relates to them

day of action a day when workers do not work, but take part in strikes or protests

day rate a payment system where employees are paid per day worked *Temporary workers are paid on a day rate.

day shift a shift worked during the daylight hours (from early morning to late afternoon)

dead end a point where you cannot go any further forward - All our talks have reached a dead end.

dead end job a job where there are no chances of promotions

deadline the date by which something has to be done * to meet a deadline to finish something in time

deadlock a point where two sides in a dispute cannot agree * The negotiations have reached deadlock or a deadlock.
 

dead loss a total loss * The car was written off as a dead loss.

dead season the time of year when there are few tourists about
deal a business agreement, affair or contract * The sales director set up a deal with a Russian bank.

debt collection the act of collecting money which is owed

debt collection agency a company which collects debts for other companies for a commission

debt collector a person who collects debts

decentralisation, decentralization organisation from various points, with little power concentrated at the centre * the decentralisation of the buying departments

decentralise, decentralize to organise from various points, with little power concentrated at the centre * Formerly, the bank was decentralised, with many decisions being taken by branch managers.

deciding factor the most important factor which influences a decision * A deciding factor in marketing our range of sports goods in the country was the rising standard of living there.
deciding vote a vote which decides an issue

decision-maker a person who takes decisions

decision-making the act of coming to a decision

decisive referring to a person who makes up their mind or who comes to a decision (NOTE: the opposite is indecisive)

decisiveness the ability to come to a decision quickly (NOTE: the opposites are indecisiveness)

declaration an official statement

decline 1. a gradual fall * the decline in the value of the dollar

2. the final stage in the life cycle of a product when the sales and profitability are falling off and the product is no longer worth investing in * to fall slowly or decrease

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