Glossary.
Glossary of HR terms and descriptions covering performance, engagement and development.
Glossary
C
Compensatory Time-Off Plan
Carve-Out
Competency-Based Pay
Consultants
Condition of Employment
Casual Employment
Capitated Pricing
CAN-SPAM Act
Candidate Relationship Marketing (CRM)
Casual employee
D
Diversity Training
Development Objectives
Due diligence
Diversity
Distributive bargaining
Disease Management
Disciplinary procedure
Developmental counselling
Deregulation
Defined Contribution
Defined Benefit Plan
Deferred Compensation
Discrimination
Deep Learning
Data Breach
E
Employee Pulse Survey
Employee Performance Management Software
Employee Engagement
Employee Performance Bell Curve
Employee Performance Coaching Template
Employee Performance Log Template
Employee Relations
Employee Self-Service
Employer Branding
Employer Value Proposition (EVP)
Empowerment
Enterprise Compensation Management (ECM)
Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Equity Theory
Executive Coaching
Executive Compensation
Executive Search
Exit Interview
Expatriate
Employee code of conduct
Employee Retention
Employee Stock Purchase Plan
Employee Assessments
Employee Advocacy | Employer Advocacy
Emotional Intelligence
E-Recruitment
E-learning
Early Return to Work program
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Equal opportunity
Employee Performance Measurement Software
Employee Performance Monitoring Software
F
Factor comparison
Fair Credit Reporting Act
Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993
Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)
Flexible Work Arrangements
Forced Ranking
Freedom of association
Freemium
G
Gag Clause
Gamification
Gender Pay Gap
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Generation I
Generation X
Generation Y
Genetic-based Discrimination
Geographical Differential
Glass Ceiling
Good Faith Bargaining
Grievance
Gross Misconduct
Group Dynamics
Goal Setting Process
H
Human Capital Management
Hawthorne Effect
Health care flexible spending account (FSA)
Health savings accounts (HSA)
HR Audit
HR Generalist
Human Capital
Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
Human Resource Outsourcing (HRO)
Human Resources Management or HRM
I
Informal communication
Incentive pay
Incidence rate
Indirect Compensation
Individual Employment Agreement
Industrial Psychology
Industrial Relations
Instructional Design
Intangible Rewards
Internet of Things (IoT)
ISO 9000
Independent contractor
L
Labor certification
Leadership Development
Learning Management Software and Systems
Learning Style
LIFO (Last In, First Out)
Loyalty Programs
Lump sum payment
M
Machine Learning
Managed Care
Management by Objectives (MBO)
Matrix organization
mCommerce
Mean wage
Median Wage
Mediation Services
Mentoring
Merit Pay
Millennials
Minimum wage
Minority business enterprise
Mission Statement
Mobile Recruiting
Momtrepreneur
MOOC (massive open online course)
Motivational Theories
Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)
N
Negotiation
Natural-language processing (NLP)
Newsjacking
Nondisclosure Agreement
Nonexempt Employee
Nontraditional Employment
Non-Traditional versus Traditional Employee Benefits
O
Onboarding
One on one discussion
Observation interview
Offshoring
One Way Interviews
O*Net (Occupational Information Network)
Open-Book Management
Organic Search Results
Organizational Culture
Organizational Development
Orientation
Outplacement
Outsourcing
Office of Personnel Management
Objective Key Results (OKRs)
P
Performance Evaluation Comments
Personal Development
Performance Planning
Performance Appraisal
Pareto chart
Pay-Per-Click (PPC)
Pay-Per-Impression
Payroll
Peer appraisal
Performance Improvement
Plan Sponsor
Platform Economy
Predictive Analytics
Probationary Arrangement
Protected Concerted Activity
Performance Management Cycle
Performance Review
Pay Period definition
Probation
Performance management
Part-time employee
Performance Evaluation
R
Recruitment
Random Testing
Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
Replacement Charts
Reputation Management
Request for proposal (RFP)
Return on investment (ROI)
Reverse Mentoring
Right to Manage
Retention Strategy
Rotational Training
Risk Management
Retrenchment
Resignation
Redundancy
S
SMART goals verbs
SMARTER Goals Acronym
Sensitivity Training
Self-Funded (Self-Insured) Plan
Short-Term Disability
Situational leadership
Six Sigma
Skills Gap
Social HR
Social Media
Social Networking
Staffing
Summary material modifications
Scalability
Social Collaboration
Supplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB)
Social Recruitment
Sourcing
Senior Professional in Human Resources (SPHR)
Systemic Discrimination
Strategic HRM
Strategic Planning
Stay Interviews
Succession Planning
Summary plan description
Suspension
Summary dismissal
Sexual harassment
Sexual discrimination
T
Training and Development
Talent Management
Title VII
Total Remuneration
Tangible rewards
Total Compensation
Training Needs Analysis
Transitional Employment
Turnover
Team Building
Transformational Leadership
Total Quality Management
Temporary employee
U
Unconscious Bias
Unfair labor practice (ULP)
Union
Unjustifiable dismissal
Unlawful termination
Unfair selection
Unfair Dismissal
W
What do SMART goals stand for?
What is Nepotism?
What is Change Management?
What is Cascade Communication?
What is Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)?
What is a Blog?
What is a Cost-Benefit Analysis?
What is a Behavioral-Based Interview?
What is Crowdsourcing?
What is a Balanced Scorecard?
What are Chatbots (Bots)?
What is Artificial Intelligence (AI)?
What is Career Pathing?
What is Applicant Tracking System (ATS)?
What is Base Wage Rate?
What is Disability Income Insurance?
What is a Benchmark Job?
What is Collective Bargaining?
What is a 401(k) Plan?
What is Absenteeism Policy?
What is Background Screening (Pre-employment Screening)?
What is a contract of service?
What is a Confidentiality Agreement?
What is Disability?
What is Cognitive Ability Testing?
What is Cognitive Computing?
What is an employee referral program?
What is Attrition?
What is Snagajob?
What is 360 Feedback?
What is Application Service Provider (ASP)?
What is Alternate Dispute Resolution (ADR)?
What is Coaching?
What is Cost-Per-Hire?
What is Affirmative Action Plan (AAP)?
What is a Career?
What is Bereavement Leave?
What is Contract for services?
What is the Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA)?
What is Accessibility?
What is Bullying (workplace bullying)?
What is Benefits Administration?
What is an Agile Organization?
What is constructive dismissal?
What is Co-Employment?
What is business continuity planning?
What are Abandonment Rates?
What is Broadbanding?
What is Ageism?
What is Candidate Experience?
What is Behavioral Risk Management?
What is Algorithmic Accountability?
What are Core Competencies?
What are Cascade Goals?
What is Competency Modelling?
What is COBRA?
What is Compensation?
What is Cloud Computing?
What is affirmative action?
What is Conversion Rate?
What is a Benefits (benefits package)
What does employee onboarding mean?
What Does ‘Agility’ Mean for HR?
Wage drift
Whistle Blower
Work Ethic
Workers Compensation
Work/Life Employee Benefits
Wrongful Termination
Wellness programs
Why you need a SMART goal setting worksheet
What is Pay Period?
Wrongful dismissal
Work-Life Balance
Workforce Planning
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