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

Awards and Prizes

Absence Management

Absence Rate

Additional Pay

Age Discrimination

Attrition

Absenteeism Policy

Action Item

Annualized Salary

Asbestos Rules and Regulations

Autism in the Workplace

All-Hands Company Meeting

Adverse Impact

B

Boomerang Employee

Bereavement Leave

Base Pay

Bona Fide Occupational Qualification

Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy

Basic Salary

Benefit Enrollment Form

Biweekly Pay

Base Wage Rate

Benefits Manager

Blended Workforce

Behavioral Interviewing

C

Company Halloween Party

Company Valentine’s Day Party

Company Labor Day Celebration

Company Independence Day Celebration

Company April Fool’s Day Party

Company Veterans Day Celebration

Company Events

Company Christmas Party

Carryover (PTO)

Compensatory Leave

Company Purpose

COBRA Insurance

Company History

Company Culture Change

Culture Audit

Culture Committee

Company Reporting Structure

Corporate Culture

Company Vision

Company Core Values

Company Mission

Company Goals

Conditions of Employment

Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)

Career Path

Compensation

Compensation Strategy

Compensation Philosophy

Company Diversity

Compensable Time

D

Disability Awareness Training

Diversity Workplace Events

DEI Training

Disability Leave

Drug Test Consent Form

Direct Deposit Authorization Form

Disability Discrimination

Depression in the Workplace

DEI

Drug-Free Workplace

Direct Reports

Duties Test

Dependent Care Benefits

E

Employee Database

Employee Incentives

Employee Directory

Easter Company Party

Employee Satisfaction

Employee Recognition

Employee Rewards

Employee Empowerment

Employee Lifecycle

Employee Handbook

Employee First Day

Employee File

Employee Burnout

Employee Birthdays

Employee Emergency Contact Form

Employment Contract

Employee Net Promoter Score

Employer Payroll Taxes

Employee/Employer Flexibility

Employee Management

Employee Turnover

Employee Engagement

Employee Experience

Employee Tenure

Employee Write-Ups

Employee Discipline

Electronic Signature Software

Employee Resignation

Employee Tardiness

Employee Evaluation

Executive Onboarding

Exempt vs. Non-exempt Employees (FLSA)

Employee Benefits

Employee Onboarding Experience

Employee Handbook Acknowledgment

EEO Statement

Employment History

Exempt Employee

F

Federal Holidays

Form 2553

Form 1040-ES

Form 1099-SA

Form 1120-S

Form 940

Form 942

Form 8109

Form 941

Full-Time Hours

Forms 1094-C and 1095-C

Form 8832

Form 8809

Form 5498-SA

Form 1042-S

Form 1099

Form 8233

Four-Day Work Week

Firing an Employee

Full-time Employee

FLSA Non-Exempt

Furlough

Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)

G

Group Training

Geographic Pay Differential

Gross Wages

Gender Equality

Gross Pay

H

Hiring Manager Checklist

Human Resources Audit

Human Resources Management System (HRMS)

Hours Worked

Hourly to Salary

Hourly Employee

Hourly Wage

Holiday Pay

I

Internal Job Board

Internal Job Posting

Internal Communication

Informal Communication

Incentive Pay

Internal Transfer Policy

Inclusion

Involuntary Turnover

Interviewing Techniques

Internal Recruitment

Interviewing

I-9 Form

I-9 Acceptable Documents

J

Juneteenth Workplace Celebration

Job Shadowing

Job Requisition

Job Evaluation

K

Knowledge Management

KSA (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

L

Leave Accruals

Labor Cost

M

Meet-And-Greet

Maternity Leave

Medicare Wages and Tips (W-2)

man Resources Information System (HRIS)

Medical Leave of Absence

Military Leave From Work

N

New Year’s Eve Company Party

New Hire Gifts

Non-Disclosure Agreement

New Hire Report

New-Hire Questionnaire

O

Onboarding Survey

Onboarding

Overtime

Onboarding Checklist

OSHA Form 300

OSHA Form 301

Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

Onboarding Buddy

P

Paid Time Off (PTO)

PTO Accrual Cap

PTO Accrual

Paid Holidays

Paternity Leave

People Management

Pay Adjustment

Payroll Records

Pay Date

Payroll Service

Pay Group

Partial Pay

Pay Stub

Pay Calculation

Payroll

Payroll Tax Rates

Pay Period

Performance Management

People Operations

Part-time Hours

Per Diem

R

Retention Strategy

Revenue Per Employee

Racism in the Workplace

S

St. Patrick’s Day Office Party

Seasonal Employment

Sexual Harassment Training

Sick Leave Pay

Sick Leave

Sabbatical Leave

Staffing

Start Date

Salary

Salaried Non-Exempt Employee

Salaried Employee

Skills Gap

Seasonal Employee

T

Temporary Employee

Training Efficiency

Tangible Rewards

Training Needs Assessment

Training Management Software

Turnover Rate

Tuition Reimbursement

Transitional Employment

Timesheets

Time Tracking

Tax Exemption

Team Culture

U

Unpaid Time Off

Unlimited PTO

V

Virtual Workplace Events

Vacation Pay

Volunteer Time Off

Virtual HR

W

Workforce Automation

Workplace Fundraising Events

Workplace Celebrations

Workforce Management

Wage to Salary

Workplace Diversity

Welcome Letter

Work Behavior

Workplace Policies

Workplace Injury

Wage Compression

Workplace Culture

W-2 Form

W-4 Form

W-5 Form

W-3 Form

Workplace Investigation

W-9 Form

Welcome Packet

0–9

9/80 Work Schedule

90-Day Review

60-Day Review

30 Day Review

360 Review