Staying on top of the latest HR terms and jargon can be a challenge in your field of expertise.
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A
Absconding
Absence Management
Absent Without Leave
Absenteeism
Absenteeism Policy
Absolute Ratings
Accrued Leave
Accrued Payroll
Accrued Salary
Acqui-Hiring
Active Candidates
Ad-Hoc Payment
ADDIE Model
Adverse Impact
Affective Commitment
Affiliative Leadership
Affirmative Action Plan
Agent of Record (AOR)
AI Recruitment Tools
AI Sourcing Tools
Analytics in Hiring
Annual Leave
Applicant Pool
Applicant Tracking System
Applicant Volume
Applicants Per Opening
Application Completion Rate
Appraisal Letter
Apprentices Act
Apprenticeship
Approval Chain
Aptitude Test
ATS Evaluation
Attendance Cycle
Attendance Integration
Attendance Regularization
Attrition
Attrition Rate
Authoritative Leadership
Autocratic Leadership
B
Baby Boomers
Back Pay
Back Wages
Backfill Position
Background Check
Background Verification
Balanced Scorecard
Base Pay
Basic Salary
Before Tax Deduction
Behavioral Competencies
Behavioral Interview
Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale
Bell Curve
Benchmarking
Bereavement Leave
BFSI Hiring
Bi-Weekly Payroll
Biometric Devices
Biweekly Pay
Blended Workforce
Blue Collar Hiring
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
Bonus
Boolean Search
Boomerang Employee
Boundaryless Organizations
Bradford Formula
Bring Your Own Device
Broadbanding
Buddy Punching
Buddy System
Bumping Rights
Bureaucratic Leadership
Business Agility
Business Process Outsourcing (BPO)
C
C Level Executive
C2C Hiring
Campus Hiring
Campus Recruiting
Candidate Assessment
Candidate Engagement
Candidate Experience
Candidate Journey
Candidate Management
Candidate NPS
Candidate Persona
Candidate Pipeline
Candidate Portal
Candidate Relationship Management
Candidate Retention
Candidate Satisfaction
Candidate Sourcing
Candidates Per Hire
Career Break
Career Path Ratio
Career Plateau
Carry Forward
Casual Leave
Centralized Management
Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)
Chief Operating Officer (COO)
Clawback
Co-employment
Coaching Leadership
Collaborative Hiring
Commission Pay
Comp Off
Compa Ratio
Company Culture
Company Policies
Company Policy
Compassionate Leave
Compensable Factors
Compensation Analytics
Compensation and Benefits
Compensatory Leave
Competency Based Compensation
Competency Mapping
Competitive Pay
Compliance Framework
Compliance Report
Conditions of Employment
Confidentiality Agreement
Confirmation Letter
Conflict Management
Constructive Discharge
Contemporary Organizational Design
Contingency Approach
Contingency Recruiting
Contingent Workforce
Continuance Commitment
Continuous Change
Continuous Feedback
Contract Employee
Contract Labor
Contract to Hire
Corporate Communications
Corporate Recruitment
Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)
Cost Centre
Cost Per Hire
Cover Letter
Crisis Management
Cross Functional Team
Crossboarding
CTC
Culture Add
Culture Add vs Cultural Fitment
Culture Framework
Curriculum Vitae (CV)
Cybervetting
D
Data Breach
Data Driven Recruitment
Dearness Allowance
Decentralization
Decentralized Management
Decentralized Organizational Structure
Deferred Compensation
Defined Benefit Plan
DEIB
Delayering
Delegative Leadership
Delphi Technique
Departmentalization
Desk Audit
Differential Pay
Digital Recruitment
Digital Transformation
Direct Hire
Direct Report
Disciplinary Actions
Disciplinary Infraction
Disciplinary Procedure
Discretionary Benefits
Discretionary Bonus
Discretionary Leave
Discretionary Time Off
Disparate Treatment
Diversity Hiring
Diversity, Equity and Inclusion (DEI)
Divisional Structure
Downsizing
Dry Promotion
Dual Labour Market
Due Diligence
Dysfunctional Conflict
E
E-Recruitment
Earnings
Electronic Challan cum Return
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Overcompensation
Emotional Salary
Employee Allowance
Employee Appraisal
Employee Assessment
Employee Assistance Program (EAP)
Employee Attendance Policy
Employee Benefits Administration
Employee Churn Rate
Employee Clearance
Employee Commission
Employee Confidentiality Agreement
Employee Contract
Employee Database
Employee Deposit Linked Insurance (EDLI)
Employee Empowerment
Employee Engagement
Employee Evaluations
Employee Goals
Employee Grievance
Employee Growth Rate
Employee Handbook
Employee Induction Program
Employee Lifecycle
Employee Lifetime Value
Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)
Employee Perks
Employee Reconciliation
Employee Recruitment
Employee Referral
Employee Relations
Employee Resource Groups (ERGs)
Employee Retention
Employee Satisfaction
Employee Satisfaction Rate
Employee Scorecard
Employee Secondment
Employee Self-Service (ESS)
Employee Shift
Employee State Insurance (ESI)
Employee Tenure
Employee Turnover
Employee Value Proposition
Employee Welfare
Employees Provident Fund Organization
Employees State Insurance Corporation
Employer Brand
Employer Brand Marketing
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Employer Value Proposition
Employment
Employment at Will
Employment Contract
Employment History
Employment Status
Equal Employment Opportunity (EEO)
Equity Theory
Essential Job Functions
Ex Gratia Payment
Executive Recruitment
Exempt Employee
Exit Interview
Expatriate
External Recruitment
Externship
Extrinsic Rewards
F
Facilitative Leadership
Factor Comparison Method
Factory Act
Feedback Model
Financial Incentives
Financial Year
Fireable Offense
Five Factor Model
Fixed Pay
Fixed Term Employment
Flat Organizational Structure
Flexible Benefits Plan
Floating Leave
FLSA Status
Food Coupons
Forced Distribution Method
Forced Ranking
Form 1096
Form 10C
Form 12B
Form 12BA
Form 12BB
Form 12C
Form 15G
Form 15H
Form 16
Form 16A
Form 19
Form 24G
Form 24Q
Form 26AS
Form I-9
Form I-9
Formal Communication
Formal Organization
Formalization
Fractional HR
Fractional Recruiting
Fresher Recruitment
Fringe Benefits
Front Pay
Full and Final Settlement (FnF)
Full Time Equivalent (FTE)
Functional Conflict
Functional Job Analysis
Functional Organizational Structure
Furlough
G
Gainsharing
Gamification
Gender Divide
Gender Expression
Gender Identity
Gender Wage Gap
Generation X
Geographic Pay
Ghosting
Gig Economy
Goal Cascading
Golden Handcuffs
Grapevine Communication
Gratuity
Gray Collar Jobs
Gross Misconduct
Gross Salary
Gross Wages
Gross-Up
Group Dynamics
Group Interview
GRPI Model
H
Halo Effect
Harvard Model
Hawthorne effect
HeadHunter
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)
Health Savings Account
Hierarchy of Needs
Hiring Freeze
Hiring Funnel
Hiring Journey
Hiring Manager
Hiring Models
Hiring Workflow
Holiday Pay
Home Office Stipend
Horizontal Organizational Structure
Horn Effect
House Rent Allowance (HRA)
HR Analytics
HR Audit
HR Automation
HR Budget
HR Business Partner
HR Chatbot
HR Compliance
HR Consulting
HR Dashboard
HR Metrics
HR Outsourcing
HR Strategy
HR Technology
HR Theories
Human Capital ROI
Human Process Interventions
Human Resource Accounting
Human Resource Information System (HRIS)
Human Resource Management
Human Resource Management System
Hybrid Organizational Structure
Hybrid Work
I
Implicit Bias
Imputed Income
In Kind Benefits
In Mail
In-Basket Technique
In-house Recruitment
In-house Training
Inbound Recruiting
Incentive Pay
Incentives
Inclusion
inclusive recruitment
Inclusive workplace
Indirect compensation
Individual Coverage Health Reimbursement Arrangement
