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HR Glossary

HR terminology explained in plain language. Whether you're new to HR or a seasoned professional, use this glossary as a quick reference for the words and phrases used every day in HR, payroll, and compliance.

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Absconding Absent Without Leave (AWOL)Absenteeism Policy Absolute Ratings Accrued Leave Adhoc Allowance Allowance Analytical Thinking Annual Income Applicant Tracking System (ATS)Appraisal Apprenticeship Assessment Year (AY)Attendance Regularization Attrition Rate

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Background Verification Basic Salary Bell Curve (Forced Ranking)Bonus Boomerang Employee Burnout

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Campus Recruitment Career Break Career Cushioning Coffee Badging Compensation and Benefits Compensatory Off Competency Competency-Based Pay Consolidated Salary CTC (Cost to Company)

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Job Description Job Specification

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E-Recruitment Earned Leave Employee Retention Employee Value Proposition (EVP)Employer Brand Equity Theory ESOP (Employee Stock Ownership Plan)Expatriate

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Factor Comparison Five-Factor Model Fixed Pay FOBO (Fear of Being Obsolete)Formal Communication Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)Functional Job Analysis

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Generation Z Ghost Jobs Glass Ceiling Grapevine Communication Gratuity Great Resignation Grievance Group Dynamics

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HR Analytics HR Audit HR Benchmarking HR Initiatives Human Capital Management (HCM)Human Resources (HR)

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In-Basket Technique Incentives Informal Communication Internship Interview Panel

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Job Hopping Job Satisfaction Job Title Johari Window

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Knowledge Transfer KPI (Key Performance Indicator)

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Labour Charges Layoff Leave Travel Allowance (LTA)Leave Without Pay (LWP)Loss of Pay (LOP)

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Management By Objective (MBO)Mean Wage Merit Pay Moonlighting Muster Roll

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Nepotism Notice Period

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On-Roll / Off-Roll Payroll Onboarding Organizational Development (OD)Organizational Policies

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Paid Holidays Paid Time Off (PTO)Pay Band Pay Grade Payroll Compliance Payroll Service Payroll Settlement Performance Development Plan (PDP)Perquisites Probationary Period

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Quality of Work Life (QWL)Quiet Firing Quiet Quitting

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Rage Apply Recruitment Reimbursement Remuneration Requisition Resenteeism Restricted Holidays Retrenchment Revenge Quitting Rewards and Recognition

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SaaS (Software as a Service)Sabbatical Leave Salaried Employee Salary Breakup Sensitivity Training Shrinkage Six Sigma Staffing Stipend Subordinate Suspension

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Talent Acquisition Total Quality Management (TQM)Transformational Leadership

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Unconscious Bias Unemployment Unpaid Leave

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Variable Pay Vestibule Training Voluntary Time Off (VTO)

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Weekly Off Whistleblower Work Ethics Work-Life Balance Workplace Retaliation Wrongful Termination

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