"D"

Directory of HR Terms

Courtesy Jobnet's Job Consultants List - India and International

decrease a fall or reduction * The value of the currency has decreased by 5%.

deduct to take money from a total * to deduct 50Rs from the price

deductible which can be deducted

deductible expenses expenses which can be deducted against tax. 

deed a legal document or written agreement

defence 1. protecting someone or something against attack 2. the explanation of actions -  His defence was that the expenditure had been authorised verbally by his manager.

defend to fight to protect someone or something which is being attacked - They hired the best lawyers to defend them against the tax authorities.

defendant a person against whom a legal action is taken or who is accused of doing something to harm someone (NOTE: the other side in a case is the claimant)
 
 

defer to put back to a later date, or to postpone - She decided to defer payments until August.

deferred put back to a later date

deferred pension a pension plan where the pension is taken late, so as to allow benefits to accrue

deferred retirement retirement which starts later than the statutory age

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degree mill an establishment that claims to be an educational institution and offers to award a qualification for little or no work, often on payment of a large sum of money (informal) (NOTE: the qualifications offered by degree mills are mostly considered worthless and are not accepted by employers.)

delay the time when someone or something is later than planned *

delegate a person who represents others at a meeting

delegates. - to pass authority or responsibility to someone else

delegate conference a meeting of representatives from each of the main branches of a trade union

delegation 1. a group of delegates 2. an act of passing authority or responsibility to someone else

demand 1. the act of asking for payment 2. asking for something and insisting on getting it 3. the requirement by a prospective purchaser for a commodity

 

demarcation a clear definition of the responsibilities of each employee or category of employment

demerge to separate a company into several separate parts

demerger the separation of a company into several separate parts (especially used of companies which have grown by acquisition)

democracy a system of government by freely elected representatives

democratic management style a management style in which the managers involve the employees in decision-making processes (NOTE: the opposite is autocratic management style)

demographic referring to demography

demographic change a change in the population which may affect the working population in the future (e.g. a fall in the birth rate means fewer potential workers, a rise in life expectancy means more people drawing pensions) demographics the details of the population of a country, in particular its age and gender, which affect marketing .

demographic time-bomb a catastrophic population trend, e.g. a sharp increase in the number of people of pensionable age and a decrease in the number of younger people of working age

demography the study of populations and population statistics such as age, sex, income and education

demote to give someone a less important job or to reduce an employee to a lower rank or grade

department 1. a specialised section of a large organisation 2. a section of the British government containing several ministries

departmental referring to a department

departmental manager the manager of a department

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