2024 in Review—Sneak Peek at 2025

HR Glossary

Your guide to key HR definitions and employee management terms.

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457(b) Plan 9-Box Grid

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Absence Management Absenteeism Policy Americans with Disability Act (ADA)Annual Leave Applicant Tracking Software (ATS)Appraisal Letter

B

Benefits Administration Bereavement Leave

C

Career Path Chief Human Resources Officer (CHRO)Chief People Officer (CPO)Company Culture Compassion Leave Compensatory Time Off Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR)

D

Direct Report Discretionary Bonus

E

Employee Attrition Employee Engagement Employee Handbook Employee Identification Number (EIN)Employee Management Software (EMS)Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)Employee Orientation Employee Self Service (ESS)Employee Value Proposition (EVP)Employment Contract Exit Interview Expatriate

F

Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA)Federal Holidays Floating Days Form 2553 Fringe Benefits Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)

G

Garden Leave Gig Workers Gross Salary

H

Hiring Freeze HR Business Partner (HRBP)HR Software Human Resource Information System (HRIS)Human Resource Management System (HRMS)Human Resources (HR)Hybrid Work

I

Independent Contractor Insubordination

J

Job Classification Job Description Job Enrichment

K

Key Performance Indicator (KPI)Knowledge Management

L

Layoff Learning Management System (LMS)Leave of Absence

M

Maternity Leave Matrix Organization Medical Leave Military Leave Minority Business Enterprise (MBE)

N

Net Salary Non-compete Agreement Notice Period

O

Offboarding Onboarding Organizational Chart Outsourcing

P

Paid Time Off (PTO)Parental Leave Pay Equity Pay Stub Performance Management Predictive HR Analytics

Q

Quiet Hiring Quiet Quitting

R

Recruitment Specialist Remote Work Retro Pay Roth 401(k)

S

Seasonal Employee Severance Pay Skills Gap Social Security Number (SSN)Soft Skills Statutory Employee Stay Interview Succession Planning

T

Talent Acquisition Talent Pool Time in Lieu

U

Unfair Labor Practice Union Upskilling

V

Voluntary Benefits

W

Wellness Program Whistleblowing Work Ethic Work-Life Balance Workforce Management Workforce Planning

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