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HR Glossary - Human Resources Terminology
Synthesize A ➝ Z terms and phrases commonly used in the Human Resources industry. Click on the terms below to learn more:
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Learning Management System (LMS)
Yellow-Dog Contract
A
Abandonment rates
Abilene Paradox
Absconding
Absenteeism
Absolute Ratings
Accountability
Accruals
Achievement orientation
Adaptive Device
Adult learning theory
Adverse Impact
Affirmative action
Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)
Agile Organization
Algorithmic accountability
Algorithmic transparency
Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)
Annual salary review
Anti-discrimination laws
Applicant
Applicant flow log
Applicant Tracking Software
Applicant Tracking System
Application service provider (ASP)
Appointment schedule
Appreciation
Apprentice
Apprenticeship
Artificial Intelligence (AI)
Attendance Policy
B
Baby Boomers
Background check
Background screening
Background Verification
Back Pay
Bargaining representative
Base pay
Base remuneration
Base Wage Rate
Behavioral-Based Interview
Behavioral Competencies
Behavioral observation scale
Behavioral risk management
Behavioural-based interview
Benefits
Benefits Administration
Benefits Eligible
Benefits package
Benefits Waiting Period
Bereavement
Bereavement Leave
Best practice
Best practice policy
Big data
Blended learning
Blind Ad
Boolean search
Boomerang Employee
Brain drain
Branding
Broadbanding
Buddy System
Bullying
Burnout
Business Continuity
Business Continuity Planning
Business Partnership
Business Process Outsourcing
BYOD (bring your own device)
C
Candidate experience
Career Break
Career development
Career path
Casual employee
Certificate of Good Standing
Change Management
Change programme
Chatbots (bots)
Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Chief Information Officer (CIO)
Chief Technical Officer (CTO)
Churn Rate
Clawback
Climate Surveys
Cloud-based HR software
Coaching
Code of conduct
Code of ethics
Code of practice
Cognitive computing
Collective bargaining
Commission
Commission Pay
Common-Law Employee
Compa Ratio
Compassionate Leave
Compensation package
Competency-Based Pay
Competitive Pay
Compliance
Confirmation Letter
Constructive dismissal
Contingency Recruiting
Continuous feedback
Contract for service
Contract labor
Core competencies
Corporate social responsibility
Corporate university
Cost-Per-Hire (CpH)
Counteroffer
CPP (Certified Payroll Professional)
Critical incident method
Critical skills
Cross-functional team
Cross-functional training
Cross-training
Cultural sensitivity training
Culture
Curriculum vitae
Customer relationship management (CRM)
D
Data analytics
Data breach
Deduction
Deep Learning
Deferred compensation
Defined benefit plan
Defined contribution plan
De Minimis Rule
Demotion
Developmental feedback
Development plan
Digital transformation
Direct hire
Direct threat
Disability insurance
Disability Leave
Disciplinary procedure
Discretionary bonus
Discretionary Time Off
Discrimination
Disease management
Disparate Effect
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I)
Diversity training
Domestic partner benefits
Downsizing
Dual career ladder
Dual labor market
E
Earnings
Educational assistance
E-learning
Electronic Data Interchange (EDI)
Electronic Funds Transfer (EFT)
Employee benefits
Employee clearance
Employee compensation
Employee Database
Employee Deductions
Employee engagement
Employee engagement program
Employee engagement software
Employee experience
Employee feedback
Employee handbooks
Employee Lifecycle
Employee Management
Employee management software
Employee morale
Employee Onboarding
Employee onboarding surveys
Employee performance review
Employee privacy
Employee recruitment software
Employee referral
Employee self-service (ESS)
Employee stock ownership plan (ESOP)
Employee training
Employee turnover
Employee Type
Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
Employee wellness
Employer Brand
Employment branding
Employment contract
Employment discrimination
Employment law
Employment Status
Employment verification
Engagement
Enterprise resource planning (ERP)
Equal employment opportunity (EEO)
Equity theory
E-Recruiting
Essential Functions
Executive coaching
Executive compensation
Exit interview
Expatriates
Experiential learning
Extrinsic Reward
Extrinsic Rewards
F
Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)
Fair Employment Practices
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
Featherbedding
Federal Contractor
Federal Holidays
Federal ID Number
Federal Insurance Contributions Act (FICA)
Federal Mileage Rate
Federal Minimum Wage
Feedback
Fixed Pay
Flexible Benefits Plan
Flexible spending account
Flexible Staffing
Flexible work arrangements
Flextime
Floating Holiday
FLSA Status
Fly-in interview
Follow-up training
Fringe Benefits
Front Pay
Full-time equivalent (FTE)
Fully Insured Plan
Functional job analysis
Functional resume
G
Gag clause
Game-based learning
Gamification
Garnishment
Gender Discrimination
Gender Identity
General agents
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
General manager
Generational differences
Generation X
Generation Y
Generation Z
Geographic differential
Gig Worker
Glass ceiling
Globalization
Goal setting
Gross-Up
Gross vs. Net Income
Gross Wages
Group dynamics
H
Happiness
Harassment
Health insurance
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Health Maintenance Organization (HMO)
Health Reimbursement Account (HRA)
Hiring manager
Holiday Pay
Hostile Work Environment
Hours Worked
HR information system (HRIS)
HR-XML
Human capital management
Human resource management
I
Imputed Income
Incentive Pay
Independent contractor
Industrial Psychology
Injunction Relief
Intangible rewards
Internal communications
Internet of Things (IoT)
J
Job analysis
Job description
Job enrichment
Job Reference Immunity Statutes
Job rotation
Job satisfaction
Job sharing
Job title
Johari window
K
Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
Key Result Areas
Knowledge management
L
Labor force participation
Labor laws
Labor Union
Labour market
Lateral Recruitment
Layoff
Leadership development program (LDP)
Learning style
Leave Accrual Processing
Leave management
Leave of Absence
Letter of Termination
Levy
Long-term disability insurance
Lump sum payment
M
Machine learning
Magnetic Media Reporting
Managed care
Management by Objectives
Management Styles
Management Training
Mandatory Benefits
Market Adjustment Raise
Market Pricing
Matrix organization
Mean wage
Median wage
Mediation services
Medical Leave of Absence
Mentoring
Merit Increase
Merit pay
Milestone Awards
Motivation
Motivational theories
N
Needs Assessment
Negligent Referral
Net Pay
Non-Compete Agreement
Nondisclosure Agreement (NDA)
Non-exempt employee
Nonexempt Position
Non-traditional work arrangement
O
Objectives And Key Results (OKR)
Occupational health and safety
Offboarding
Offer Letter
Onboarding
On-Demand Pay
On-demand workforce
On-the-job training
Open-book management
Open enrollment
Organisational development
Organizational citizenship behavior (OCB)
Organizational ethics
Orientation
OSHA Recordkeeping and Reporting
Outplacement
Outsourcing
Overtime Pay
P
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Parent-country nationals (PCNs)
Parent or Home country
Partial pay
Participation
Passive candidate
Pay Compression
Pay equity
Pay for Performance
Pay group
Pay-per-click (PPC)
Pay period
Payroll Service
Payroll software service
Peer appraisal
Performance feedback
Performance management
Performance plan
Performance rating
Performance review
Performance target
Personal growth
Personality test
Personal Leave
Personal time off (PTO)
Piece-rate pay
Pregnancy Discrimination Act
Pre-Tax Deductions
Productivity
Professional development
Proof of Insurance
Protected Class
Protectionism
Psychological contract
Psychometric testing
Purpose
Q
Quality management
Quantified self
Quid Pro Quo Harassment
Quitclaim
R
Random testing
Range Maximum
Rate of Pay
Rating scale
Real-Time Processing
Recognition
Recruiter
Recruiting
Recruitment automation
Recruitment Consultant
Recruitment marketing
Recruitment policies
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO)
Recruitment software
Red Circle Rate
Redeployment
Reduction in Force (RIF)
Reference check
Refresher training
Relationship
Reporting suite
Reputation management
Request For Proposal - (RFP)
Resident Alien
Resignation
Retention Bonus
Retention rate
Retention Strategy
Retirement benefits
Retrenchment
Retro Pay
Return on Investment (ROI)
Reverse Mentoring
Rewards
Right-Sizing
RSS (Real Simple Syndication)
S
Salaried Employee
Salary
Salary Adjustment
Salary Bands
Salary Basis Test
Salary compression
Salary range
Scheduled time-off (planned leave)
Search engine optimisation (SEO)
Second-Chance Hiring
Selection
Self-assessment
Self-service HR
Self-service portal
Severance
Sexual harassment
Shift Differential
Short-term disability
Short-term disability insurance
SHRM (Society for Human Resource Management)
Sick leave
Sick Leave Pay
Six Sigma
Skill-Based Pay
Skills Gap
Skills gap analysis
Small business
Social capital
Social Media
Social recruitment
Social responsibility
Staffing
Statutory employee
Statutory leave
Stay Interview
Stock option
Stock purchase plan
Stop-Loss Insurance
Straight-Time Pay
Strategic alliance
Strategic HRM
Strategic human resource management
Strategic planning
Structured interview
Subscription solutions
Substantial Limitation
Success
Succession Plan
Succession planning
Succession planning software
SUI (State Unemployment Insurance)
Summary Dismissal
Summary Plan Description
Supervisor
Supplemental life insurance
Supplemental Pay
Supplemental unemployment benefits (SUB)
Supplemental wages
Survey
Suspension
Sustainability
System Changeover
System of record
T
Talent
Talent acquisition
Talent development
Talent management software
Talent pooling
Talent review
Tangible Rewards
Targeted Recruiting
Targeted selection
Team-building
Team performance
Technical training
Telecommuting
Temp agency
Tenure
Termination Letter
The Balanced Scorecard
The National Labor Relations Board
Third-country nationals
Third-party sexual harassment
Time and attendance system
Time off
Time Off in Lieu
Time to fill
Time to hire
Time tracking
TIN Number
Title VII of the Civil Rights Act
Total Compensation
Total Quality Management (TQM)
Total Remuneration
Total Rewards
Total Target Cash
Training
Training and development
Training Needs Analysis
Training needs assessment
Training program
Train-the-trainer
Transfer of learning
Transformational leadership
Transitional Employment
Transition assistance
Travel Allowance
Trust
Trustworthiness
Tuition reimbursement
Turnover
Turnover rate
U
Unconscious bias
Underwriter
Unemployed
Unemployment rate
Unexpected time off
Unfair dismissal
Unfair labor practice
Unfair selection
Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act
Union contract
Unionization
Untapped talent
Upskilling
Upward mobility
Utilization Analysis
V
Vacancy Rate
Vacation
Vacation pay
Values Statement
Variable Pay
Vertical Organization
Veteran
Video interview
Virtual classroom
Virtual HR
Vision care insurance
Vision Statement
Voluntary benefits
Volunteerism
VTO (Voluntary/Volunteer Time Off)
W
Wage and hour laws
Wage Drift
Wages
Wage to Salary
Web-based training (WBT)
Weingarten Rights
Wellness Program
Whistleblower
Whistleblower protection
Whistleblowing
Withholding
Work behavior
Worker
Worker classification
Worker's compensation
Workers' compensation
Workforce
Workforce Analytics
Workforce management software
Workforce planning
Workforce readiness
Working capital management
Work-life balance
Work-life employee benefits
Work performance
Workplace culture
Workplace discrimination
Workplace diversity
Workplace flexibility
Workplace morale
Workplace privacy
Workplace productivity
Workplace safety
Workweek
Y
Year to Date (YTD)
Yield ratios
Z
Zero-based budgeting (ZBB)
