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International HR terminology can be complicated with so many mysterious acronyms. Our team of global employment experts are constantly updating this glossary to translate. Search, learn, and help your team go global with confidence.

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Absence management Absenteeism policy Accounts receivable Accrued leave Accrued payroll Advisory shares Affirmative action Affirmative action plan aap Americans with disabilities act ada compliance Attrition

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Bi weekly pay Boomerang employee Business equity Business process outsourcing bpo

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Career path definition Carryover paid time off Churn Rate Cliff Commission pay Compensatory time off Contingent worker Contract Lifecycle Management Convertible notes (Equity)Core hr Corporate social responsibility Cross functional teams Cut off date

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Deferred compensation Direct deposit Direct reports Disability leave Disciplinary action Discrimination in Workplace Disregarded entity Dpa

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Eft Employee Employee directories Employee lifetime value Employee retention Employee tenure Employee turnover rate Employment conditions Employment status Equity grant Equity incentive plans Equity philosophy Expense

f

Fair labor standards act flsa Floating holiday Form 8832 Form w 3 Forms 1094 c and 1095 c Fringe benefits Fte Full time hours

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Garnishment General accounting ledger Global accessibility Gross vs net pay

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Hcm human capital management Headcount Holiday pay vs PTO Hourly pay employee Hr business partner Hr employee engagement Hr gap analysis Hr process Hr reporting Hr talent sourcing Human resource information system Human resource software

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Imputed income Incentive based compensation

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Job classification

k

Knowledge management system

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Labor law Labor market Learning management system Leave of absence

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n

Nepotism New employee orientation Non discrimination testing Non resident alien Notice period

o

Occupational stress Offer letter Onboarding Operating budget Outside services expenses Overhead cost Overtime

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Paid holidays Paid sick leave Partial pay Pay stub Payroll cycle Payroll report Performance improvement Piece Rate Pay Post-money valuation Pre-money valuation

q

Qualifying life event

r

Recruitment software Regular time Remote workforce Resident alien Retro pay

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Salary benchmarking Salary pay Salary review Salary transparency Secondary insurance Straight time pay Supplemental pay

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Take home pay Tangible rewards Tax Amendment Tax identification number Taxable wage base Test term Timesheet Title vii Total remuneration

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Unfair dismissal Upward mobility

v

Vesting Vto volunteer time off

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What is a job description What is a resume What is an applicant tracking system What is an ats Work from home stipend Work permit Workforce agility

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Trending terms

WFH stipend

Transform spaces, elevate workplaces

Boomerang Employee

Old legends, new triumphs

Fringe Benefits

Upgrading the daily grind

Absence management

Balancing work and well-being

Disregarded entity

Simplified structure, full control

Inputed income

Quietly counted compensation

Nepotism

Competence, not cousins

Upward mobility

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