HR Glossary
Connecteam’s HR Glossary defines the most commonly used HR terms and phrases in plain, easy-to-understand language to help anyone, from seasoned HR professionals to brand-new HR specialists, better understand the terminology of the HR industry.
Whether you’re just researching the human resources industry or preparing for your next pitch to introduce a new training program, you’ll find the information you need right here.
Click on a term below to learn more.
A
Additional Pay
Awards and Prizes
Absenteeism Policy
Absence Rate
Autism in the Workplace
Age Discrimination
Absence Management
Attrition
Action Item
Annualized Salary
Asbestos Rules and Regulations
All-Hands Company Meeting
Adverse Impact
B
Blended Workforce
Benefits Manager
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy
Biweekly Pay
Benefit Enrollment Form
Basic Salary
Base Pay
Boomerang Employee
Bereavement Leave
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
Base Wage Rate
Behavioral Interviewing
C
Company Vision
Culture Audit
Company Reporting Structure
Culture Committee
Company Goals
Carryover (PTO)
Company April Fool’s Day Party
Company Events
Company Core Values
Compensation
Compensation Strategy
Company Labor Day Celebration
Company Halloween Party
Company Culture Change
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Company Diversity
Company Independence Day Celebration
Company History
Company Christmas Party
Corporate Culture
Company Purpose
Company Valentine’s Day Party
Company Veterans Day Celebration
Compensatory Leave
COBRA Insurance
Company Mission
Conditions of Employment
Career Path
Compensation Philosophy
Compensable Time
D
Direct Deposit Authorization Form
Direct Reports
Dependent Care Benefits
Disability Discrimination
Drug-Free Workplace
Depression in the Workplace
Diversity Workplace Events
DEI
Disability Awareness Training
DEI Training
Disability Leave
Drug Test Consent Form
Duties Test
E
Employee Emergency Contact Form
Employee Birthdays
Employee Resignation
Employee Tardiness
Employee Experience
Executive Onboarding
Employer Payroll Taxes
Employee Turnover
Employee Tenure
Employee Satisfaction
Employee Recognition
Employee Onboarding Experience
Employee Management
Employee Incentives
Employee First Day
Employee Evaluation
Employee Engagement
Employee/Employer Flexibility
Employee Benefits
Electronic Signature Software
Employee Lifecycle
Employee Empowerment
Employee Burnout
Employee Handbook
Employee File
EEO Statement
Employee Database
Employee Directory
Easter Company Party
Employee Rewards
Employment Contract
Employee Net Promoter Score
Employee Write-Ups
Employee Discipline
Exempt vs. Non-exempt Employees (FLSA)
Employee Handbook Acknowledgment
Employment History
Exempt Employee
F
Full-time Employee
Four-Day Work Week
Form 942
Form 941
Forms 1094-C and 1095-C
Federal Holidays
Form 2553
Form 1040-ES
Form 1099-SA
Form 1120-S
Form 940
Form 8109
Full-Time Hours
Form 8832
Form 8809
Form 5498-SA
Form 1042-S
Form 1099
Form 8233
Firing an Employee
FLSA Non-Exempt
Furlough
Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)
G
H
Human Resources Management System (HRMS)
Human Resources Audit
Hours Worked
Hourly Wage
Holiday Pay
Hiring Manager Checklist
Hourly to Salary
Hourly Employee
I
Internal Transfer Policy
Internal Communication
Internal Job Board
Involuntary Turnover
Internal Recruitment
Incentive Pay
I-9 Acceptable Documents
Informal Communication
I-9 Form
Internal Job Posting
Inclusion
Interviewing Techniques
Interviewing
J
K
L
M
Meet-And-Greet
man Resources Information System (HRIS)
Medical Leave of Absence
Maternity Leave
Medicare Wages and Tips (W-2)
Military Leave From Work
N
New Year’s Eve Company Party
New Hire Gifts
Non-Disclosure Agreement
New Hire Report
New-Hire Questionnaire
O
Overtime
Onboarding
Onboarding Checklist
Onboarding Buddy
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Onboarding Survey
OSHA Form 300
OSHA Form 301
P
Pay Date
Payroll Tax Rates
Paternity Leave
Pay Stub
PTO Accrual
People Management
Paid Time Off (PTO)
PTO Accrual Cap
People Operations
Payroll Service
Payroll Records
Pay Period
Pay Group
Pay Calculation
Pay Adjustment
Part-time Hours
Paid Holidays
Partial Pay
Payroll
Performance Management
Per Diem
R
S
Start Date
Sick Leave Pay
Sick Leave
Staffing
Skills Gap
Seasonal Employment
Seasonal Employee
Salaried Non-Exempt Employee
Salaried Employee
Sexual Harassment Training
St. Patrick’s Day Office Party
Sabbatical Leave
Salary
T
Team Culture
Turnover Rate
Tuition Reimbursement
Transitional Employment
Timesheets
Time Tracking
Tangible Rewards
Training Management Software
Temporary Employee
Training Efficiency
Training Needs Assessment
Tax Exemption
U
V
W
Work Behavior
Wage Compression
W-4 Form
W-2 Form
Workplace Policies
Workplace Investigation
Workplace Fundraising Events
Workplace Culture
Workplace Celebrations
Workforce Management
Workforce Automation
Wage to Salary
Workplace Diversity
Welcome Letter
Workplace Injury
W-5 Form
W-3 Form
W-9 Form
Welcome Packet