UNIT 6: People and workplaces

management

beheer

white-collar workers (= labour)

• employees who perform professional, managerial, or administrative work, typically in an office tenvironmen

• bediende

manual / blue-collar workers (= labour)

• employees who primarily perform physical labor, often in jobs that require hands-on work, skill, or technical expertise

• arbeider

payroll

• the people who work for a company are on its

• loonlijst

employees, personnel, staff, workers or workforce/work force/work-force

• the people carrying out the work of a company

  • werknemer

  • medewerker

management

• those leading and organizing the company

• beheer

sites

• the various physical locations or facilities where a company operates

• locaties

head office or headquarters (HQ)

• The main office or central location where a company's top management and key administrative functions are based

• hoofdkantoor

open-plan offices

• large areas where many people work

administration or admin (informal)

• the ordinary work supporting a company’s activities

• administratie

administrative staff or support

• employees who handle tasks related to the organization and management of a business, typically focusing on ensuring smooth daily operations

• ondersteunend personeel

technical support

• those giving technical help to buyers of the company’s products

• technische ondersteuning

labour

arbeid

costs

• what companies have to pay for labour, rather than materials

• kosten

dispute

• a disgreement between management and labour

• geschil

leader

• someone in charge of an organization that represents workers

• leider

relations

• the relationship between management and employees in general

• relaties

shortage

• a period when there are not enough people available to work

• tekort

unrest

• a period of disagreement between management an demployees

• onrust

BrE: trade unions

AmE: labor unions

• defend the interests of workers

• vakbonden

industrial action

• when workers are not happy with pay or conditions, they may take…

• industriële actie

a strike, stoppage or walk-out

• workers stop working for a time

a go-slow

• workers continue to work, but more slowly than usual

an overtime ban

• workers refuse to work more than the normal number of hours

HRD = human resources department

• department that deals with pay, recruitment, etc…

• HR afdeling

HR = human resources or HRM = human resource management / older name: personnel department

• department within a company responsible for managing employee-related functions

• HR

• personeelsbeheer

• personeelsafdeling