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
Annualized Salary
Additional Pay
Awards and Prizes
Absenteeism Policy
Absence Rate
Autism in the Workplace
Age Discrimination
Absence Management
Attrition
Action Item
Asbestos Rules and Regulations
All-Hands Company Meeting
Adverse Impact
B
Benefit Enrollment Form
Biweekly Pay
Blended Workforce
Benefits Manager
Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) Policy
Basic Salary
Base Pay
Boomerang Employee
Bereavement Leave
Bona Fide Occupational Qualification
Base Wage Rate
Behavioral Interviewing
C
Compensation Strategy
Company Vision
Company History
Company Valentine’s Day Party
Company Christmas Party
Company Labor Day Celebration
Culture Audit
Company Reporting Structure
Culture Committee
Company Goals
Carryover (PTO)
Company April Fool’s Day Party
Company Events
Company Core Values
Compensation
Company Halloween Party
Company Culture Change
Certified Payroll Professional (CPP)
Company Diversity
Company Independence Day Celebration
Corporate Culture
Company Purpose
Company Veterans Day Celebration
Compensatory Leave
COBRA Insurance
Company Mission
Conditions of Employment
Career Path
Compensation Philosophy
Compensable Time
D
Direct Reports
DEI
Direct Deposit Authorization Form
Dependent Care Benefits
Disability Discrimination
Drug-Free Workplace
Depression in the Workplace
Diversity Workplace Events
Disability Awareness Training
DEI Training
Disability Leave
Drug Test Consent Form
Duties Test
E
Employee Birthdays
Employee Resignation
Employee Directory
Employee Lifecycle
Employee Discipline
Employee Empowerment
Employee Evaluation
Employee Emergency Contact Form
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 Engagement
Employee/Employer Flexibility
Employee Benefits
Electronic Signature Software
Employee Burnout
Employee Handbook
Employee File
EEO Statement
Employee Database
Easter Company Party
Employee Rewards
Employment Contract
Employee Net Promoter Score
Employee Write-Ups
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 Information System (HRIS)
Hourly Wage
Hours Worked
Human Resources Management System (HRMS)
Human Resources Audit
Holiday Pay
Hiring Manager Checklist
Hourly to Salary
Hourly Employee
I
Incentive Pay
Internal Job Posting
Internal Communication
Internal Transfer Policy
Internal Job Board
Involuntary Turnover
Internal Recruitment
I-9 Acceptable Documents
Informal Communication
I-9 Form
Inclusion
Interviewing Techniques
Interviewing
J
K
L
M
Meet-And-Greet
Medical Leave of Absence
Maternity Leave
Medicare Wages and Tips (W-2)
Military Leave From Work
N
Non-Disclosure Agreement
New Year’s Eve Company Party
New Hire Gifts
New Hire Report
New-Hire Questionnaire
O
Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)
Overtime
Onboarding
Onboarding Checklist
Onboarding Buddy
Onboarding Survey
OSHA Form 300
OSHA Form 301
P
Payroll Service
Pay Stub
Pay Date
Payroll Tax Rates
Paternity Leave
PTO Accrual
People Management
Paid Time Off (PTO)
PTO Accrual Cap
People Operations
Payroll Records
Pay Period
Pay Group
Pay Calculation
Pay Adjustment
Part-time Hours
Paid Holidays
Partial Pay
Payroll
Performance Management
Per Diem
R
S
Skills Gap
Start Date
Sick Leave Pay
Sick Leave
Staffing
Seasonal Employment
Seasonal Employee
Salaried Non-Exempt Employee
Salaried Employee
Sexual Harassment Training
St. Patrick’s Day Office Party
Sabbatical Leave
Salary
T
Timesheets
Training Needs Assessment
Training Management Software
Temporary Employee
Time Tracking
Team Culture
Turnover Rate
Tuition Reimbursement
Transitional Employment
Tangible Rewards
Training Efficiency
Tax Exemption
U
V
W
W-9 Form
Welcome Packet
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