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Line manager

Meaning in human resources, with examples

nounCore term

In human resources, line manager means: The person you report to directly at work, who gives you tasks, approves your leave and reviews your performance.

In Turkish: bağlı olunan yönetici, doğrudan yönetici, birim yöneticisi

How it is used

A British term used all the time in HR policies: 'Speak to your line manager first.' In the US people say direct manager, supervisor or boss. Line management means managing people directly.

Example sentences

  1. Holiday requests go to your line manager first and then to HR.

  2. She has line management responsibility for six people in the payroll team.

Common collocations

  • your line manager
  • speak to your line manager
  • line management
  • report to a line manager
  • org chartA diagram that shows how an organisation is structured: its departments, its jobs and who reports to whom.
  • performance reviewA regular meeting in which a manager and an employee discuss how well the employee has done their job, what went well and what to improve.
  • HR business partnerAn experienced HR professional who works closely with the managers of one part of a business, giving HR advice and supporting its goals.
  • appraisalA formal meeting, often once a year, in which a manager reviews an employee's work, gives a rating and agrees goals for the next period.

This word in other fields

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