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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 Annualised Pay ATS Attrition

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Bereavement leave Bi weekly pay Boomerang employee Business equity Business process outsourcing bpo Business Visa Breaks for remote employees

c

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

d

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

e

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

f

Fair labour standards act (FLSA)Floating holiday Form 8832 Form w 3 Forms 1094 c and 1095 c Fringe benefits Fte Full time hours FUTA

g

Garnishment General accounting ledger Global accessibility Global Mobility Gross vs net pay

h

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 Hybrid Workspace

i

IBAN Number Imputed income In-kind benefits Incentive based compensation Interpersonal skills

j

Job classification Job description

k

Knowledge management system

l

Labour law Labour market Learning management system Leave of absence

m

Medical leave Merit increase

n

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

o

Occupational stress Off-cycle payroll Offer letter On-demand pay Onboarding Operating budget Outside services expenses Overhead cost Overtime

p

Paid holidays Paid sick leave Partial pay Pay benchmarking Pay stub Pay transparency Payroll cycle Payroll deductions Payroll report payroll tax Performance bonus Performance improvement Piece Rate Pay Post-money valuation Pre-money valuation

q

Qualifying life event

r

Recruitment software Regular time Remote workforce Residence Card Resident alien Resume Retro pay

s

Salary pay Salary review Sample chart of accounts Secondary insurance Social Security Wages on W2 Straight time pay Supplemental pay

t

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

u

Unfair dismissal Upward mobility

v

Vesting Virtual Employee Vto volunteer time off

w

Work from home stipend Work permit Workforce agility

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y

z

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