Human Resources

Professional English II
What is Human Resources Department (HRD)?

 Human Resources Department

(HRD) is the company
department that deals with
payroll, recruitment, job
training, employee-benefit
programs, etc.
 Another name for this
department is the personnel
department.
Recruitment

 Recruitment is the process of

finding people for particular jobs.
 In American English (AmE), this
process is called hiring.
 Someone who has been recruited is
a recruit or in American English
(AmE) is a hire.
 The company employs or hires
them; they join the company.
Synonyms for employees

 What are some synonyms for employees?

Synonyms for employees

 Staff
 Workers
 Workforce
 Personnel
 Labor force
 A recruit (newly hired)
 A hire (newly hired)
What are some words used for people who are
applying for a job?
What are some words used for people who are
applying for a job?

 Applicants
 Candidates / Job Candidates
 Job Seeker
 Interviewees
 Contender (if they have a good chance)
Applying for a job

While there are many ways to hear

about a job, applicants usually need to
submit a CV (Curriculum Vitae), or in
American English (AmE), it is usually
called Resume.
 Curriculum Vitae: a written
overview of someone’s working life.

 Covering Letter: a letter that

explains why the applicant wants the
job & why he is the right person for
it.
Training:
The Importance of Training
 Maintain qualified products
 Achieve high service standards
 Provide information for new comers
 Achieve learning about new things,
technology, products, or service delivery
 Improve communication & relationship –
better teamwork
 Refresh memory of old employees
Skilled and Unskilled

 A skill is the ability to do something well,

especially because you have learned how to do it
and practised it.

highly skilled e.g, car designer

skilled e.g, car production manager
semi-skilled e.g, taxi driver
unskilled e.g, car cleaner
Employment Contract

 An employment contract is a signed agreement

between an individual employee and employer /a
labour union.
 It establishes both the rights and responsibilities of
the two parties: the worker and the company.
 Employment Contract
In this contract of employment, there are a lot of vocabulary mistakes. Either a word is spelt
incorrectly, the form of the word is wrong, or a wrong word has been used. Identify and
correct the words.

1. Term and conditionals of employment

2. Name of employ: Diligaf Toys plc
3. Name of employed: Sarah Ramus
4. Job Titel: Regional Production Manager
5. Job Descriptive: To oversee the work of the Production
Department
6. Job Locally: Head Office, London. Branches in South and
South- East.
 Employment Contract
7. Celery: £35,000 per year
8. Started Date: August 1st, 2007
9. Hours of Labour: Full Time. 9.00 – 5.00 Monday until Friday
10. Undertime: Extra hours will be paid at the normal hourly rat.
Saturdays will be paid at time x1,5 and Sundays at time x2
11. Absent from work: If for any reason you cannot come to work, you
should telephone the central manager as soon as possible.
12. Pension Sceme: The company operates its own pension sceme
which is open to all employs.
 Employment Contract
13. Probbation: All appointments are subject to three months’
probbation, during which time employees may be terminated with
two weeks’ note.
14. Terminator: After successful completion of the probbation
period, the note period will be three months.
15. Dissiplinary procedures: Information on these procedures are
provided in the staff handybook, together with information on all
company police.
16. Singed Sarah Ramus
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