HR Glossary - Human Resources Glossary for HR Terminologies
Whether you’re a seasoned HR professional or new to HR, here’s a list of all the current and evolving HR terms and nomenclature.
A
- Abilene Paradox
- Absconding
- Absence Management
- Absent Without Leave (AWOL)
- Absenteeism
- Absolute Ratings
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- Accessibility
- Accrued leave
- Acqui-hiring
- Action Reflection Learning (ARL)
- Active Candidates
- Actual Deferred Percentage (ADP)
- An Adaptive Device
- Ad-Hoc
- Administrative Services Only (ASO)
- The Advanced Earned Income Credit (AEIC)
- Adverse Impact
- An Advisory Committee
- Affirmative Action
- The Affordable Care Act (ACA)
- An after-tax Deduction
- Age Discrimination
- Ageism
- Agency Recruiters
- Agile HR
- Agile Organization
- Agile Workforce
- ALE, or Applicable Large Employer
- Algorithmic Accountability
- Algorithmic Transparency
- An Allowance
- Analytical Thinking
- Analytics in Hiring
- Annual Quota
- Annuity
- Anti-nepotism Policy
- API (Application Programming Interface)
- Applicant
- Applicant Files
- Applicant Tracking System
- Applicant Volume
- Applicants Per Opening
- Application Completion Rate
- Appointment Letter
- Appraisal
- Appraisal Letter
- Apprentices Act
- Apprenticeship
- Aptitude Testing
- Arrears
- Assessment Centres
- Assessment Year
- Assessments
- Attendance Cycle
- Attendance Integration
- Attendance Management
- Attendance Policy
- Attendance Regularization
- Attrition
- Attrition Rate
- Audit
- Automated Clearing House (ACH)
- Automated Interview
B
- Behavioural Competency
- Behavioural Risk Management
- Behavioural-Based Interview Questions
- Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale
- Behavioural Interview
- Behaviourally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)
- Bell Curve
- Benchmarking
- Benefits Administration
- Benefits Package
- Biometric
- Biweekly Pay
- Blended Workforce
- Blind Job Advertisement
C
- C-Level Executive
- Calibration
- California Labour Laws
- Campus Hiring
- Candidate
- Candidate Call Back Rate
- Candidate Centric Recruiting
- Candidate Engagement
- Candidate Experience
- Candidate Journey
- Candidate Management
- Candidate Relationship Management (CRM)
- Candidate Satisfaction
- Candidate Screening
- Candidates Per Hire
- Career Break
- Career Development
- Career Path
- Career Path Ratio
- Career Plateau
- Career System
- Carry Forward
- Carve-out
- Cascading Goals
- CASDI
- Casual Employment
- Casual Leave
- Caucus
- CEO vs COO
- Certificate of Good Standing
- Challans
- Change Management
- Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
- Chief Financial Officer (CFO)
- Chief Operating Officer (COO)
- Chilling Effect
- Churn Rate
- Circular A
- Circular E
- C-Level Jobs
- Coaching
- Co-employment
- Cognitive Abilities Testing
- Commission
- Common-Law Test
- Comp Off
- Company Culture
- Company Policy
- Compensation
- Compensation Analytics
- Compensation and Benefits (C&B)
- Compensation Competency
- Compensatory off
- Compensatory Time off (CTO)
- A Compensatory Time-off Plan
- Competency
- Competency-Based Pay
- Competitive Advantage
- A Competitive Salary
- Compliance
- Compliance Framework
- Compliance Reports
- Conditions of Employment
- Confidentiality Agreement
- A Confirmation Letter
- Conflict Management
- Conflict of Interest
- Consolidated Statement
- Constructive Discharge
- Constructive Dismissal
- Contingency Recruiting
- Contingent Worker
- Continuous Candidate Engagement (CCE)
- Continuous Feedback
- Core Competencies
- Core Values
- Corporate Culture
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
- Cost Centre
- Cost Per Hire
- Cost to Company (CTC)
- Cost-Benefit Analysis
- Cover Letter
- CP 575 Letter
- CPP (Certified Payroll Professional)
- Credit Voucher
- Crisis Management
- Cross Functional Team
- Crowdsourcing
- CTC
- Culture Add
- Culture Fit
D
E
- Early Return to Work Program
- Earnings
- EDLI
- EFQM
- Electronic Challan cum Return (ECR)
- Electronic Data Interchange
- Electronic Funds Transfer
- Electronic Signature
- Emotional Intelligence
- Emotional Salary
- Employee
- Employee Assessments
- Employee Assistance Programs (EAPs)
- Employee Attrition
- Employee Benefits Administration
- Employee Branding
- Employee Burnout
- Employee Clearance
- Employee Contract
- Employee Database
- Employee Deductions
- Employee Discounts
- Employee Empowerment
- Employee Engagement Survey
- Employee Engagement
- Employee Evaluation
- Employee Exit Surveys
- Employee Expense Management
- Employee Experience
- Employee Feedback
- Employee Goals
- Employee Grievance
- Employee Handbook
- Employee Identification Number (EIN)
- Employee Life Cycle
- Employee Management
- Employee Motivation
- Employee Net Promoter Score
- Employee Offboarding
- Employee Onboarding
- Employee Orientation
- Employee Payroll Taxes
- Employee Provident Fund
- Employee Recruitment
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Relations
- Employee Retention
- Employee Resource Groups (ERG)
- Employee Retention Tax Credit
- Employee Satisfaction
- Employee Self Service (ESS)
- Employee Shifts
- Employee State Insurance (ESI)
- Employee Termination
- Employee Transfer
- Employee Type
- Employee Value Proposition
- Employee wellbeing
- Employer Identification Number
- Employees Provident Fund Organization
- Employer Branding
- Employment
- Employment at-will
- Employment Contract
- Employment History
- Employment Status
- ENPS or Employee Net Promoter Score
- Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)
- Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
- Equity vs Non-Exempt
- E-Recruitment
- Ex Gratia Payment
- Exempt Employee
- Exempt Position
- Exit Interview
- Expatriate
- Employee Benefits
F
- Factor Comparison
- Factory Act
- Federal Holidays
- Federal ID Number
- Federal Income Tax
- Federal Income Tax Withholding
- Federal Mileage Rate
- Federal Mileage Reimbursement
- Federal Tax Deposit
- Federal Unemployment Tax Act
- Feedback Sandwich Method
- FICA
- FIFO (First in Frist out)
- Financial Incentives
- Financial Year
- Five Factor Model
- Fixed Pay
- Flat Tax Withholding
- Flexi Benefit Pay
- Flexible Benefits Plan
- Flexible Pay
G
H
- Hard Skills
- Harvard Framework
- Harvard Framework for HRM
- Hawthorne Effect
- Head-hunter
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
- Health Maintenance Organization
- Health Reimbursement Account
- Health Savings Account
- High Performing Employees (HIPO)
- HIPAA Violations
- Hiring
- Hiring Journey
- Hiring Manager
- Hiring Process
- Hiring Strategy
- HR Chat Bot
- HR Consulting
- HR Generalist
- HR Report
- HR Software
- HR Strategy
- HRMS
- HSA Contribution Limits
- HSA Reimbursement
- Human Capital Management
- Human Resource Management
- Human Resource Outsourcing
- Human Resources (HR)
- Human Resources Analytics
- Human Resources Information System
- Hybrid Organization
- HRIS
I
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O
P
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Payroll Software
- Payslip
- Peer Appraisal
- Peers
- Peer-to-Peer Review
- People Analytics
- People Operations
- Performance Analysis Quadrant (PAQ)
- Performance Appraisal
- Performance Bonus
- Performance Development Plan (PDP)
- Performance Improvement
- Performance Management
- Performance Management System
- Performance Planning
- Performance Review
- Perks
- Personnel Records
- Pink Slip
- Pre-Boarding
- Pre-Employment Testing
- Pre-Screening
- Probationary Arrangement
- Probationary Period
- Professional Employer Organization (PEO)
- Professional Fees
- Professional Tax
- Profit-sharing Plan
- Promotion
- Pro-Rata
- Psychometric Test
- Public Provident Fund (PPF)
- Pulse Survey
R
S
- SAAS
- Sabbatical
- Sabbatical Leave
- Salaried Employee
- Salaried Non-Exempt
- Salary
- Salary Advances
- Salary Basis Test
- Salary Breakup
- Salary Increment
- Salary on Hold
- Salary Revision
- Salary Structure
- Satisfaction Rate
- Scorecard
- Screening
- SDI Tax
- Seasonal Employment
- Secondary Insurance
- Selection Ratio
- Self-Employment Tax
- Self-Review
- Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction
- Sensitivity Training
- Severance Pay
- Sexual Harassment
- Shift Differential
- Shift Management
- Shops and Establishment Act
- Short Leave
- Shortlisting
- Shrinkage
- Sick Leave
- Sick Leave Pay
- Signatory
- Situational Leadership
- Skill Matrix
- Skills Gap
- Smart Goals
- Social Collaboration
- Social HR
- Social Media Background Screening
- Social Media Recruiting
- Social Networking
- Social Recruiting
- Social Security Administration
- Social Security Number
- Social Security Tax
- Social Security
- Soft Skills
- Soft Skills vs Hard Skills
- Source of Hire
- Sourcing Channel Effectiveness
- Split Placement
- Standard Deduction
- Standard Hours
- State Unemployment
- Statutory Employee
- Statutory Leave
- Stay Interview
- Stipend
- Straight-time Pay
- Strategic Hiring
- Strategic Human Resource Management
- Strategic Planning
- Stress Interview
- Structured Interview
- Succession Planning
- Succession Plan
- Summary Dismissal of Employment
- Supplementary Wages
- Surcharge
- SWOT Analysis