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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 Affirmative action Americans with disabilities act ada compliance Attrition ATS Annualized Salary Advisory shares

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

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

d

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

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

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

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

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Hcm human capital management Headcount Holiday pay vs pto Hourly pay employee How much is payroll tax 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

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

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Job classification

k

Knowledge management system

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Labor law Labor market Learning management system Leave of absence

m

Medical leave Merit increase

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

o

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

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

q

Qualifying life event

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

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Salary benchmarking Salary pay Salary review Sample chart of accounts for service businesses Secondary insurance Straight time pay Supplemental pay Salary transparency Social Security Wages on W2

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

u

Unfair dismissal Upward mobility

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Vesting Vto volunteer time off Virtual Employee

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What is a job description What is a resume Work from home stipend Work permit Workforce agility

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Zero Hour Contract

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WFH stipend

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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

Scaling heights, sans vertigo

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