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

Geographic Pay Differential

Gross Wages

Gross Pay

Group Training

Gender Equality

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

Juneteenth Workplace Celebration

Job Requisition

Job Shadowing

Job Evaluation

K

Knowledge Management

KSA (Knowledge, Skills, and Abilities)

L

Leave Accruals

Labor Cost

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

Retention Strategy

Racism in the Workplace

Revenue Per Employee

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

Unpaid Time Off

Unlimited PTO

V

Virtual HR

Volunteer Time Off

Virtual Workplace Events

Vacation Pay

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

0–9

30 Day Review

90-Day Review

60-Day Review

9/80 Work Schedule

360 Review