reporting line
noun [ C ]
HR, WORKPLACE, MANAGEMENT ukus [ usually plural ]
used to refer to the way that employees have a manager, that manager is the responsibility of another manager, etc.:
The departmental restructuring included changes in reporting lines.
The project needs clearer reporting lines.
We need to review the structure, shorten reporting lines, and reallocate responsibilities.
have a reporting line to sb/sth
to be managed directly by a person or group of people:
The post has a direct reporting line to senior management.