Glossary
Small Business Glossary and Definitions
401 (k)Absenteeism PolicyAdministrative Services Only (ASO)Affirmative ActionAffirmative Action Plan (AAP)AgeismAlternate Dispute ResolutionAmericans With Disabilities Act (ADA)Applicant Tracking System (ATS)Application Service Provider (ASP)Background ScreeningBase Wage RateBehavioral Risk ManagementBehaviorally Anchored Rating Scale (BARS)Behavioral-Based InterviewBenefits AdministrationBenefits PackageBereavement LeaveBlended WorkforceBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO)Career PathingCarve-Out BenefitCo-EmploymentCOBRACognitive Ability TestingCollective BargainingCompensationCompensatory Time-Off PlanCompetency ModelingCompetency-Based PayCondition of EmploymentConfidentiality AgreementConstructive DismissalContingency Recruiting (Search)Contingent StaffCore CompetenciesCost-Per-HireDeferred CompensationDefined Benefit PlanDefined ContributionDeregulationDevelopmental CounselingDisability Income InsuranceDisciplinary ProcedureDiscrimination in the WorkplaceDiversity TrainingDual Labor MarketsE-RecruitmentEAPEarly Return to Work ProgramEmotional IntelligenceEmployee AssessmentsEmployee CoachingEmployee EngagementEmployee GrievanceEmployee RelationsEmployee RetentionEmployee BenefitsEmployee PerksEmployee Self-Service (ESS)Employee SuspensionEnterprise Compensation ManagementEqual Employment OpportunityEmployment Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA)Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP)Executive CompensationExecutive SearchExempt Versus Non-Exempt EmployeesExit InterviewFair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA)Fair RepresentationFamily and Medical Leave Act of 1993 (FMLA)Flexible Spending Accounts (FSA)Flexible Work ArrangementsForced Ranking Performance EvaluationFreedom of AssociationFull-Time Equivalent (FTE)What is a Functional Job Analysis (FJA)Gag ClauseGender Pay GapGenetic-based DiscriminationGood Faith BargainingGross Misconduct in the WorkplaceHealth Care Flexible Spending Account (FSA)Health Savings Accounts (HSA)Human CapitalHuman Capital ManagementHuman Resource Information System (HRIS)Human Resources Outsourcing (HRO)I-9 FormIncentive PayIncident RateIndependent ContractorIndirect CompensationIndividual Employment AgreementIntangible RewardsISO 9000ISO 9001, 9004Job AnalysisJob ClassificationJob DescriptionJob EvaluationKey Performance Indicators (KPIs)KSAsLabor Certification?Labor Force Participation RateLabor Law PostingLeadership DevelopmentLong-term Care InsuranceLump Sum PaymentManaged Service Provider (MSP)Management by Objective (MBO)Mean WageMedian WageMedical Savings Account (MSA)Mobile RecruitingMyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBIT)Non-Traditional Employee BenefitsNon-Traditional EmploymentNondisclosure AgreementNonexempt EmployeeObservational InterviewOnboardingOne Way Interviews (video interviewing)Open-Book ManagementOrganizational CultureOrientationOSHAOutplacementOutsourcingPayrollPerformance AppraisalPerformance ImprovementPerformance ManagementPerformance PlanningPremium Only Plan (POP)Probationary ArrangementProfessional Employer Organization (PEO)Protected Concerted ActivityRandom Employee TestingRecruitmentRecruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)RedundancyRestrictive CovenantRotational TrainingSafe Harbor RegulationsSelf-Funded (Self Insured) PlanSensitivity TrainingShort-Term DisabilitySHRMSkills GapSPHR (Senior Professional in Human Resources)Staff TurnoverStaffingStay InterviewsStrategic HRMSummary DismissalSupplemental Unemployment Benefits (SUB)Systematic DiscriminationThird-Party Administrator (TPA)Total CompensationTotal Quality ManagementTotal RemunerationTraditional Employee BenefitsTraining Needs AnalysisUnfair Labor PracticesUnjustifiable DismissalVoluntary BenefitsWellness ProgramWorkers CompensationWorkers UnionWorkforce PlanningWorkplace BullyingWorkplace DiversityWrongful Termination