cut-off n.— «The early cassettes were delivered to the office of al-Jazeera in an Islamabad suburb. America was watching, but to no avail. “They did it at night using cut-offs,” says one official, using the term for someone...
multi-pursing n.— «A consumer’s payments must be automatically selected from the appropriate account based upon their employer’s plan design, enrollment choices, employee preferences and the expense type; this process is...
onboarding n.— «Others spoke of the value of developing procedures to help new hires be successful early on – and that goes well beyond a day or two of orientation. It’s a process called “onboarding” that’s been used...
robo-call n.— «Cochrane’s employer recently turned to Robo-call. Last month, Montgomery Ward’s credit department switched on an automated…number—and immediately heard the wrath of its customers.» —“Voice mail is a boon to...
golden-rocking-chair job n.— «He got screwed by an employer who had promised him a golden-rocking-chair job. Ironically, that employer sold to another who already was unionized, and my father managed to work long enough to earn a meager...
go bare v.— «Going bare means going without workers’ compensation insurance.» —“Uninsured employer takes risk by ‘going bare’” by Bruce Hight Austin American-Statesman (Texas) Jan. 26, 1992. (source: Double...