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HR glossary for HR teams

Glossary of Human Resources Management and Employee Benefit Terms.

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Ableism Absence management Absenteeism policy Ageism Agile organization Applicant tracking system (ATS) Artificial intelligence in HR Assessment center Availability analysis

B

Background check Behavioral based interview Behavioral competencies Benefits administration Bereavement leave Boomerang employee Buddy system Business agility Business partnership

C

Career growth Career path Career plateau Career site Compensation Competency Competency based pay Compressed work week Continuous performance management Core competencies Cross functional teams

D

Direct reports Disability leave Disciplinary actions Disciplinary procedures

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Emotional intelligence Employee benefits Employee burnout Employee database Employee directory Employee empowerment Employee engagement Employee experience Employee handbook Employee life cycle Employee management software Employee net promoter score (eNPS) Employee referral program Employee satisfaction Employee turnover Employee value proposition (EVP) Employer brand Equity Exit interview

F

Federal holidays Flexible working hours Flexible working requests Floating holiday

G

Glass ceiling Gross amounts Gross income Gross vs. Net income Gross wages

H

Halo effect Harassment Headcount Hiring process Holiday accrual Holiday pay Hourly employee HR analytics HR business partner HR dashboard HR document management HR OKRs HR processes HR strategy HR tech HR workflows HRM software Human capital management (HCM) Human resource audit Human resource information system (HRIS) Human resource outsourcing (HRO) Human resources management system (HRMS) Hybrid workplace organization

I

Independent contractor Intellectual property Internal recruitment

J

Job analysis Job classification Job description Job dissatisfaction Job evaluation

K

Key performance indicator (KPI) Key worker Knowledge management

L

Labor force Labor market Leave of absence Loyalty of employees (eNPS assessment)

M

Matrix organization Medical leave Mental health at work Metrics Military leave from work

N

Nepotism New employee introduction Non disclosure agreement (NDA) Non-discrimination testing

O

Offboarding Onboarding process One-on-One meeting Organizational chart Outsourcing Outstaffing Overtime

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Paid time off (PTO) Payroll People operations Performance based pay Performance improvement Performance improvement plan Performance management system Performance review Professional development

Q

Qualified electronic signatures Quality management

R

Recruiting funnel Recruiting software Recruitment management system Recruitment process Retention strategy Revenue per employee

S

Salting Screening tests Seasonal employment Second chance hiring Sick leave pay Situational leadership Skill based pay Skills gap Soft skills in hiring Software as a service (SaaS) Sourcing Stay interview Strategic planning Structured interview

T

Talent acquisition Termination letter Time off tracking Time tracking Training needs analysis Turnover rate

U

Upskilling Utilization analysis

V

Vacancy rate Values statement Vertical organization Virtual HR Voluntary benefit

W

Well being Wellness programs Workforce planning

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Zero based budgeting