​Definition: Availability Analysis Availability Analysis is a term which is applicable to the members who form a part of a disadvantaged group which suffers discrimination within a culture. The term Availability Analysis is usually associated with Affirmative Action / Employment Equity / Reservation / Positive Action. Availability Analysis is an analysis that identifies the number of members belonging to a […]

​ Definition: Agency Shop In terms of the agreement between management and the union a non-union member has to pay the union a sum equivalent to a member’s subscription in order to continue employment with the employer. This is called an agency shop.  In other words, requires the payment of union dues but gives workers the option of joining union. […]

​Definition: Adjective Rating Scales Performance Appraisal Process forms a crucial part of an employee’s lifecycle in an organisation. There are several means of performance appraisal being used by organisations around the globe today, out of which Adjective Rating Scales is one of the oldest and most popular methods. The Adjective Rating Scale is an absolute standard method for appraisal wherein […]

Definition: Action Short of a Strike Action short of a strike is when the employees of an organization engage in an action that cannot be classified as a strike nor is it the work that the employee is hired to do, but it is somewhere in  between. Workers engage in action short of a strike to interrupt the normal flow […]

Definition: Accept Errors Accept errors is terms during recruitment when a recruiter appoints an individual for a job profile for which who is not qualified, but is appointed for other reasons they feel would benefit the organization. The opposite of accept errors is reject errors. In statistics, a type 1 error is the incorrect rejection of a null hypothesis which […]