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