HR Glossary
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Absconding
When an employee fails to report to work for several days and has not told…
Absenteeism
Absenteeism is broadly described as employee absence from work for periods longer than what is…
Acceptance rate
The percentage of job offers accepted by candidates who have been offered a position within…
Accrued Leave
Every company allocates a definite number of leaves per annual quota. How many leaves that…
Allowance
Allowance is defined as a fixed amount of money paid by employers to their employees…
Annual Leave
Annual leave is a period of paid time off (PTO) granted to employees by their…
Annuity
An annuity is a long-term contract between an employee or an individual and an insurance…
Applicant
Applicant is an individual who applies for a post of employment at a certain employers’…
Applicant per opening
Candidates per Opening (CPO) is a metric that measures the number of candidates you need…
Applicant tracking system
An applicant tracking system (ATS) is software that manages the recruiting and hiring process, including…
Applicant Volume
Applicant volume is the same mass applicants who apply for a job position and experience…
Application Completion Rate
The application completion rate is a metric that measures the proportion of job seekers who…
Appointment Letter
The appointment letter is a letter made by a business inviting selected individuals to join…
Appraisal
Appraisal is the process of assessing an employee’s job performance and determining his or her…
Apprentice
An ‘Apprentice’ is a trainee who is working with skilled labour to learn the job…
Apprentices Act 1961
Apprentice Act expects to advance a new workforce at abilities and improvement and refinement of…
Apprenticeship Rules 1992
The Apprenticeship Rules of 1992 in India were established to regulate the program of training…
Assessments
Assessment is the systematic basis for making inferences about the learning and development of students.
Attendance cycle
The Attendance Cycle is an effective tool for managing the employee payroll, allowing employers to…
Attendance policy
An attendance policy is a set of rules drafted and documented to guide an organization…
Attendance regularization
Attendance Regularization is the feature that enables employees to correct their own attendance.
Attrition
Attrition is the departure of employees from the organization for any reason (voluntary or involuntary),…
Attrition rate
Attrition rate is a metric used to calculate the rate at which employees or customers…
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Background Check
Background verification is the process of verifying the accuracy of the information provided by an…
Basic Salary
A basic salary is a set sum of money given to employees by their employers…
Behavioural Compentency
Behavioral competencies are any behaviors, attitudes, or personality traits that help predict how successful a…
Behavioural Interview
Behavioral interviewing is a job interviewing technique where candidates are asked to describe past performance…
Bell Curve
The bell curve segregates employees into a bell-shaped graph having three categories: top performers, average…
Benchmarking
The term benchmarking as it relates to human resources refers to the need to compare…
Benefits
an indirect form of compensation that organizations provide to their workers through programs, policies, or…
Bereavement Leave
Bereavement Leave is a workplace-offered policy that provides time off to an employee following the…
Biometric
A Biometric is a device that captures employees’ daily attendance via fingerprints. The biometric device…
Buddy Up
The Buddy system is a form of onboarding and information sharing for new workers. It…
Burnout
burnout is a specific type of workplace stress, acknowledged even by the World Health Organization…
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Campus Hiring
Campus Hiring is a program conducted with the universities/colleges to hire new talent for internship…
Candidate
A candidate is an individual seeking to be hired, elected, or selected for a particular…
Candidate Call Back rate
Candidate call back rate is a metric used to measure the success and recruitment efforts…
Candidate Engagement
Candidate engagement is the procedure and estimation of continually communicating with your candidate pool by…
Candidate Experience
Candidate experience is how an applicant feels when moving through your organisation’s hiring process
Candidate per Hire
Candidates Per Hire is a recruitment metric that is used to measure how many numbers…
Candidate Portal
Candidate Portal is a unified secured platform where candidates can apply to jobs they like,…
Candidate Satisfaction
Candidate satisfaction is a recruiting indicator that expresses how satisfied applicants are with their experience…
Career Break
A career break is a period of time out from employment. It is commonly used…
Career Path
A career path is defined as a long-term plan that includes specific steps or tasks…
Carry Forward
Carry Forward is a concept where if an employee has unutilized leaves in his/her leave…
Casual Leave
Casual leave (CL) is a type of paid leave granted to an employee, which can…
Child Care
care for children, especially that provided by either the government, an organization, or a person…
Churn Rate
Churn rate is a measure of the proportion of individuals or items moving out of…
Coaching
Coaching is a process designed to help improve a person, team or organisation’s behaviour, cognition,…
Company Culture
Company culture is the shared values, attitudes, behaviors, and standards that make up a work…
Company Policy
A Company Policy is a set of guidelines for employers and employees to follow the…
Compensation
Compensation means the total amount of money or remuneration received by an employee in exchange…
Compensatory Off
Compensatory off is an employee’s entitlement to take time off from work as a form…
Competency
Competency is the ability to use a set of skills for a specific work that…
Compliance
compliance means cohering to the rules, regulations, government laws, and standards. Simply, following a set…
Conditions of Employment
Conditions of employment also known as terms of employment refer to a set of rules…
Confidentiality
Confidentiality involves a set of rules or a promise usually executed through confidentiality agreements that…
Confirmation Letter
A confirmation letter is a letter written to confirm information or an action that has…
Continuous Feedback
Continuous Feedback is defined as a mechanism or a process where an employee receives ongoing…
Contract
A contract is an agreement between two parties that creates an obligation to perform (or…
Core Values
Core values are a set of beliefs, ideals or practices that inform how you conduct…
Corporate Communication
Corporate communication is how companies share information to internal and external audiences and engage these…
Corporate Social Responsibility
Corporate social responsibility (CSR) is a strategy undertaken by companies to not just grow profits,…
Cost per Hire
Cost per hire is linked to recruiting talent and refers to the total cost of…
Cost to Company
Cost to Company (CTC) is the yearly expenditure that a company spends on an employee.…
Cover Letter
A cover letter is a short introduction to you that concisely communicates your interest in…
Cross Functional Team
A cross-functional team, also known as a multidisciplinary team or interdisciplinary team, is a group…
Cross Skilling
Cross-skilling (also known as cross-training) is the process of developing new skills that apply across…
Culture Fit
cultural fit is the concept of screening potential candidates to determine what type of cultural…
CV
A CV (short for the Latin phrase curriculum vitae, which means “course of life”) is…
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Dearness Allowance
Dearness Allowance is paid by the government to its employees as well as a pensioner…
Deduction
A deduction is an expense that can be subtracted from a taxpayer’s gross income in…
Delphi Technique
The Delphi method or Delphi technique is a structured communication technique or method, originally developed…
Direct Hire
Direct hiring is a process in which a company offers you a job and employs…
Disciplinary Action
A disciplinary action is a reprimand or corrective action in response to employee misconduct, rule…
Diversity
Diversity is a wide array of people that come from different backgrounds, lifestyles, social experiences,…
Downsizing
Downsizing is the permanent reduction of a company’s labor force by removing unproductive workers or…
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Earnings
Earnings are the net benefits of a corporation’s operation. Earnings is also the amount on…
Emotional Intelligence
Emotional Intelligence (EI) is the ability to manage both your own emotions and understand the…
Emotional Quotient
Emotional Quotient is the ability to understand, use, and manage your own emotions in positive…
Employee
An employee is someone that another person or company hires to perform a service.
Employee Engagement
Employee engagement is a human resources (HR) concept that describes the level of enthusiasm and…
Employee Grievance
Employee grievance refers to the discontentment of an employee with the corporate and its management.…
Employee Life Cycle
The employee life cycle model is used to identify and express the various and most…
Employee Offboarding
Employee Offboarding is the process that defines employee exit. It describes the separation process of…
Employee Onboarding
Employee onboarding is the process of introducing a new employee to the company. It is…
Employee Orientation
Employee orientation is a program conducted by the HR department to introduce new hires to…
Employee Provident Fund Organization
The Employees’ Provident Fund Organisation (EPFO) is a non-constitutional body that promotes employees to save…
Employee Referral
An employee referral is a recommendation of a candidate for a job opening by an…
Employee Referral Program
An Employee Referral Program (ERP) is a recruitment strategy where current employees are encouraged to…
Employee Relations
Employee relations refer to the management and development of relationships between an employer and its…
Employee Retention
Employee retention is defined as an organization’s ability to hold on to its employees. It…
Employee Self Service
Employee self-service (ESS) is the way in which employees can access HR-related information and software…
Employee Shifts
Shift work refers to any work schedule that falls outside the traditional office timings. Shift…
Employee State Insurance
An Act to provide for certain benefits to employees in case of sickness, maternity and…
Employee Termination
An employee termination is the process of ending an employee’s relationship with an employer. This…
Employer
a person or business that employs one or more people, especially for wages or salary
Employer Branding
Employer branding is the process by which an organization shapes its reputation as an employer…
Employment
Employement is a paid mutual work arrangement between a recruiter and an employee.
Equal Employment Opportunity
EEO or Equal Employment Opportunity is the principle that everyone has equal way to pursue…
Exit Interview
An exit interview is a discussion that allows a departing employee and their organization to…
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Factory Act
The Factory Act, often referred to in the context of various countries’ legislation, is primarily…
Fixed Pay
Fixed pay is the monthly salary companies guarantee their employees in exchange for their services.…
Flexi Benefits
A Flexible Benefit Plan (FBP) is a plan included in an employee’s salary which has…
Food Coupons
Food Coupons are food vouchers given by organizations to their employees to have their meals…
Form 10C
Form 10C is used for claiming benefits under the Employees’ Pension Scheme (EPS) of the…
Form 12B
Form 12B Form 12B is used by an employee to furnish details of income from…
Form 12C
Form 12C was historically used by employees to declare their investments and other tax savings…
Form 16
Form 16 is a certificate issued by an employer to its employees for Tax Deducted…
Form 26AS
Form 26AS is a consolidated tax statement that is available to all PAN (Permanent Account…
Full and Final Settlement
Full and final settlement is the process of calculating all the dues payable to an…
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Gamification
Gamification is the method of applying gaming tools and game-thinking approaches towards organizational processes for…
Ghosting
Ghosting is to shut all the communications without notification. The term is used by employers…
Gig Worker
A gig worker is an individual who engages in short-term, flexible jobs, often through digital…
Gratuity
Gratuity is the amount paid by an employer to the employee for the services rendered…
Grievance
The term’ Grievance’ is usually used in HR concerning the relationship between an employer and…
Gross Salary
Gross Salary is the total amount an individual earns before any tax deductions they incur.…
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Hiring
Hiring is the process of reviewing applications, selecting the right candidates to interview, testing candidates,…
Hiring Manager
Hiring managers are responsible for hiring an employee, or employees, to fill open positions in…
House Rent Allowance
House Rent Allowance is a part of your salary provided by the employer for the…
HR Analytics
HR Analytics is the collection and application of talent data to improve critical talent and…
HR Audit
An HR audit is an objective examination of your business’s HR policies, practices, and procedures.…
HR Consulting
HR consulting is the practice of delivering all aspects of human resource management as an…
HR Generalist
A human resources generalist is an HR professional who handles the daily responsibilities of talent…
HRMS
A human resource management system (HRMS) is a set of software applications that assists HR…
Human Capital Management
Human capital management (HCM) is the set of practices an organization uses for recruiting, managing,…
Human Resouces Information System
The HRIS is a system that is used to collect and store data on an…
Human Resource Business Partner
A human resources business partner, or HRBP, is an HR professional who can handle everything…
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In-House Talent
Inhouse talent means an existing employee’s expertise on skill set apart from his/her KRA (Key…
Incentive Pay
Incentive pay is a type of wage or salary payment that is made to employees…
Inclusion
Inclusions is the act of including someone or something as part of a group, list,…
Income Tax Declaration
An income tax declaration is a document an employee submits to their employer. The document…
Income Tax Refund
An income tax refund is a state of reimbursement to a taxpayer when he pays…
Induction
Induction refers to the process of introducing new employees to their jobs, colleagues, and the…
Insurance
Insurance is a financial product designed to protect individuals and businesses from financial losses arising…
Intellectual Property
Intellectual property (IP) refers to creations of the mind, such as inventions; literary and artistic…
Intern
a student or trainee who works, sometimes without pay, in order to gain work experience…
Internal Communication
Internal communications is the function responsible for effective communications among participants within an organization.
Internal Hiring
Internal hiring is a process of fulfilling open job vacancies from within the organization. Organizations…
Internal Job Posting
Internal job posting means advertising open job positions in the company itself to hire existing…
Interview Panel
A panel interview is when two or more people interview you at the same time.…
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Job Analysis
Job analysis is the process of gathering and analyzing information about the content and the…
Job Board
A job board is an online platform where employers list job vacancies and job seekers…
Job Description
A job description is a tool that explains the tasks, duties, function and responsibilities of…
Job Dissatisfaction
Job dissatisfaction is when an employee does not feel content in their job. This can…
Job Enlargement
Job enlargement means increasing the scope of a job through extending the range of its…
Job Enrichment
Job enrichment is a method of motivating employees where a job is designed to have…
Job Evaluation
Job evaluation is the process of comparing a job with other jobs in an organization…
Job Hopper
Job-hopping is a career choice whereby workers opt to switch jobs frequently.
Job Posting
A job posting is an official advertisement of job openings published for job seekers. It…
Job Requisition
A job requisition is a formal document or form used to request the creation of…
Job Rotation
Job Rotation is a management approach where employees are shifted between two or more assignments…
Job Seeker
A job seeker is an unemployed individual who is actively searching for a job opportunity.…
Job Title
A job title is a formal name for a specific position within an organization. It…
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Key Performance Indicator (KPI)
KPI stands for key performance indicator, a quantifiable measure of performance over time for a…
Key Responsibility Area (KRAs)
A Key Responsibility Area or KRA is the detailed summary of what the employee is…
Knowledge Transfer
Knowledge transfer is the sharing or disseminating of knowledge and the providing of inputs to…
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Labor Union
A labor union is an organization formed by workers in a particular trade, industry, or…
Labour Welfare Fund {LWF}
Labour Welfare Fund is a fund contributed by Employer, Employee and in some states by…
Last In First Out {LIFO}
“Last In, First Out” (LIFO) is an inventory management and valuation method used by businesses…
Lateral Hiring
Lateral recruitment is the process of hiring employees who are already working in a similar…
Lateral Move
A lateral move occurs when an employee moves into a new position within the same…
Leadership Development
Leadership development is the process which helps expand the capacity of individuals to perform in…
Learning And Development (L&D)
Learning and development (L&D) is a function within an organization that is responsible for empowering…
Learning Management System {LMS}
A learning management system is a software application or web-based technology used to plan, implement…
Leave Balance
Leave balance means the number of leaves remaining to utilize from the sanctioned annual leave…
Leave Credit
Leave Credit means the number of paid and earned leaves assigned to each employee by…
Leave Encashment
Leave encashment refers to the compensation provided by an employer to an employee for their…
Leave Policy
A leave policy is a document that lays down the rules and regulations related to…
Leave Restrictions
Leave restrictions in a workplace context refer to the rules and limitations set by an…
Leave Sharing Scheme
Employers encourage workers to contribute some of their accumulated earned leave time to other employees…
Leave Travel Allowance (LTA)
LTA or leave travel concession is the allowance paid by your employer to cover your…
Leave Type
Leave types are the various categories of absence from work that employees are entitled to…
Leave Year
Leave Year is the specific period in which employees receive the Paid leave quota.
Legal Entity
A Legal Entity is an individual, group of persons, or organization that has legal rights…
Loans
Loans are a type of financial arrangement where a lender provides funds to a borrower…
LOP Reversal
Sometimes it happens that an employee has come to work but attendance is not marked…
Loss Of Pay (LOP)
The employee here is on leave without salary/wages. In Loss of Pay (LOP), the absence…
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Management By Objectives { MBO }
Management by objectives (MBO) is a strategic management model that aims to improve the performance…
Management Styles
Management studies encompass a broad field of education that focuses on teaching the skills, knowledge,…
Marginal Relief
Marginal relief restricts your Income Tax payable to 40% of the difference between your total…
Maternity Benefit Act
An Act to regulate the employment of women in certain establishments for certain periods before…
Maternity Leave
Maternity Leave is a paid leave/absence from work provided by an employer to a woman…
Matrix Organization
A matrix organization is a work structure where team members report to multiple leaders. In…
Mentoring
Mentoring can be formal or informal. In an informal environment, mentees set goals, but they…
Merit Pay
Merit pay or performance based pay is the incentive an employee receives as a bonus,…
Micromanagement
Micromanagement is a counter-productive management style characterized by such behaviors as an excessive focus on…
Mindfulness At Work
Mindfulness at work refers to the practice of being fully present and engaged in the…
Minimum Wages Act
The Minimum Wages Act is a piece of legislation designed to protect workers from unduly…
Minority Business Enterprise
A Minority Business Enterprise (MBE) refers to a business that is owned, operated, and controlled…
Mock Interview
A mock interview is an emulation of a job interview used for training purposes. The…
Muster Roll
Muster Roll refers to the list of workers working on a factory/work unit site for…
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National Pension Scheme {NPS}
The National Pension System is a defined-contribution pension system in India regulated by Pension Fund…
Negligent Hiring
Negligent hiring is a claim that can be made against an employer when an employee…
Nepotism
Nepotism refers to the practice of giving preferential treatment to relatives or friends, especially by…
Net Pay
Net pay means take-home pay or the amount employees earn after all payroll deductions are…
New Hire Turnover
New hire turnover refers to the number of employees who leave a company within their…
New-Hire Reporting
A new hire report is sent in by the hiring employer, and only includes a…
Nominal Group Technique { NGT }
Nominal (meaning in name only) group technique (NGT) is a structured variation of a small-group…
Non Disclosure Agreement
NDAs, or non-disclosure agreements, are legally enforceable contracts that create a confidential relationship between a…
Non Discretionary Bonus
Non-discretionary bonuses are a sort of pay that might be expected from a worker. For…
Non Exempt position
Non exempt employees are workers who are entitled to earn at least the federal minimum…
Non Taxable Allowance
Non-taxable allowances are an additional amount of money given to employees on their regular salary.…
Normalize Rating
Normalize Rating is a holistic approach to managing individual employee performance. It calculates and compares…
Notice Buyout
In case an employee has to leave the job on an urgent basis due to…
Notice Period
Notice period in job is the time between the date of resignation and the last…
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Objectives
To ensure employees have the necessary skills and knowledge to perform their current jobs and…
Objectives and Key Results {OKR}
Objectives and Key Results (OKRs) is a goal-setting framework that helps organizations set and communicate…
Observation Interview
An observation interview is a type of job interview that an employer or recruiter can…
Occupational Stress
Occupational stress is psychological stress related to one’s job. Occupational stress refers to a chronic…
Offer Acceptance
Offer acceptance is the final agreement between an employer and an employee regarding a job…
Offer Letter
An offer letter is a document which is given to a candidate after he has…
Offer Letter Acceptance Rate
The metric that measures the rate at which job offers are accepted by selected employees…
Offer Management
Offer Management refers to the complete process that starts from the candidate’s interview and ends…
Ombudsman
an official appointed to investigate individuals’ complaints against a company or organization, especially a public…
On Roll / Off Roll Payroll
If the employee is under the on-roll payroll model, he is eligible to receive employee…
One on One Meeting
A 1:1 meeting (pronounced one-on-one or one-to-one meeting) is a regular check-in between two people…
One Time Payments & Deductions
A one-time payment is a single payment to an employee outside of their regular salary.…
Oral Reprimand
An oral reprimand is a verbal warning that a supervisor or manager gives to an…
Organization
an organized group of people with a particular purpose, such as a business or a…
Organization Development { OD }
Organization development (OD) is an effort that focuses on improving an organization’s capability through the…
Organization Tree
Organizational structure or Organization tree is a system used to define a hierarchy within an…
Organizational Change
Organizational change refers to the actions in which a company or business alters a major…
Organizational Culture
Organizational culture is the set of values, beliefs, attitudes, systems, and rules that outline and…
Organizational Team
A team involves at least two or more people. Organizational teams have no different definition.…
Orientation
the action of orienting someone or something relative to the points of a compass or…
Outsourcing HR
Outsourcing in human resource management, or HRM, is the act of hiring an external firm…
Overhead
“Overhead” refers to the ongoing expenses associated with operating a business that are not directly…
Overtime
Overtime refers to any hours worked by an employee that exceed their normally scheduled working…
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Paid Leave
Paid leave refers to the time that an employee takes off from their job due…
Paid Time Off { PTO }
PTO, short for Paid Time Off, is a period of time that an employee can…
Partial Payments
Partial payment means a payment that is less than the full amount due. Other terms…
Passive Candidate
A passive candidate is someone an employer is considering for a certain position, but who…
Pay Band
A pay band typically refers to a range of salaries available for a particular job…
Pay Cycle
The payroll cycle, sometimes also called pay cycle, is the time that passes between two…
Pay Grade
A pay grade is a method of compensating employees for their work based on their…
Pay Register
Pay register is a record of all the Payroll details of each employee for a…
Payments of Wage Act
The Payment of Wages Act, 1936 was enacted with a view to ensuring that. wages…
Payroll
Payroll is the compensation a business must pay to its employees for a set period…
Payroll Outsourcing
Outsourcing payroll means entrusting an external payroll service provider with the administration of payroll processes…
Payroll Reconciliation
Payroll reconciliation is the process of verifying that the records and information supporting a company’s…
Peer Appraisal
Peer appraisal is a type of feedback system in the performance appraisal process. The system…
Peer-to-Peer Review
the process of employees being assessed by their colleagues in terms of their performance, strengths…
Peers
“Peers” refers to individuals who are at the same level or hold a similar status…
Penalization
The concept of penalization involves imposing a penalty or punishment on someone for breaking a…
People Analytics
People analytics is the collection and application of talent data to improve critical talent and…
Performance Analysis Quadrant { PAQ }
It is a tool utilized to navigate the most optimal solution for such circumstances.
Performance Appraisal
A performance appraisal is a systematic and periodic process of measuring an individual’s work performance…
Performance Bands
Performance bands are used to categorize a student’s performance on a test. Each band is…
Performance Development Plan { PDP }
The Performance and Development Plan (PDP) is a tool for facilitating communication between a supervisor…
Performance Planning
Performance planning is a systematic and structured approach to successfully achieve the desired goals of…
Perks
Perks are special benefits that are given to people who have a particular job or…
Pink Slip
A pink slip notifies an employee that they have been laid off or fired. The…
PIP
A performance improvement plan (PIP) is a document that aims to help employees who are…
Pre-Boarding
Preboarding is the step before onboarding, when new hires get to meet the organization and…
Pre-Employment Testing
Pre-employment tests are an objective, standardized way to gather more information about your candidates during…
Pre-Screening
an examination to discover if there is anything wrong with someone or something, before they…
Pro-Rata
Pro rata is a Latin term used to describe a proportionate allocation. It essentially translates…
Probation Period
A probation period is essentially a trial period of employment during which someone is employed…
Probationary Arrangement
A probationary arrangement is an agreement both an employer and employee share that states the…
Professional Fees
A professional fee is a price paid in exchange for receiving professional services.
Professional Tax
Professional tax is a direct tax that is deducted from your gross salary by your…
Promotion
Promotions refer to the entire set of activities, which communicate the product, brand or service…
Provident Fund { PF }
It is a scheme for salaried employees to invest during work life and enjoy the…
Psychometric Test
A psychometric test is used to assess a candidate’s cognitive ability and their personality.
Public Provident Fund { PPF }
The Public Provident Fund (PPF) is a savings-cum-tax-saving instrument in India, introduced by the National…
Pulse Survey
A pulse survey is a brief and regular set of questions sent to employees. As…
Purple Squirrel
Purple squirrel is a term used by employment recruiters to describe a job candidate with…
Purple Unicorn
Purple Unicorn is a term used to describe a candidate profile that possesses the skills…
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Qualified Domestic Relations Order (QDRO)
The QDRO gives the participant’s spouse a percentage of the participant’s contract investment, with the…
Quality of Hire
The quality of hire (QoH) is a measure of the value new hires bring to…
Queen Bee Syndrome
“Queen Bee Syndrome” occurs when female employees in high-ranking positions or those with higher authority…
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Rating Scale
A rating scale is a measurement tool or a system used to assess and evaluate…
Reasonable Person Standard
The reasonable person standard refers to a hypothetical, average person’s reaction to the actual circumstances…
Reconciliation
n finance, reconciliation is the process of matching two records with each other to conclude…
Recruiting Metrics
Recruiting metrics are measurements used to track hiring success and optimize the process of hiring…
Recruitment Funnel Effectiveness
A recruitment funnel is a structure that helps a recruiter shape the recruitment process step…
Recruitment Process Outsourcing
Recruitment process outsourcing (RPO) is a form of business process outsourcing (BPO) where an employer…
Reduction in Force
Reduction in force (RIF) is when companies reduce the number of employees through layoffs, furloughs,…
Redundancy
Redundancy is a form of dismissal that occurs when a job no longer exists or…
Reference Check
A reference check is when a hiring manager, employer, or recruiter contacts a job candidate’s…
Referral Rate
The employee referral rate is the ratio of employees employed to candidates referred by employees…
Reimbursement
Reimbursement is when a business pays back an employee, client, or other people for money…
Rejection
Rejection is an action or a response of refusal by a recruiter or an employer…
Relieving Letter
A relieving letter is a formal document issued by an employer to an employee who…
Religious Accommodation
Religious accommodation refers to adjustments or modifications made by employers, educational institutions, or other entities…
Remote Interview
Remote Interviews are ones where an interviewer and a candidate are located in a different…
Requisition
Typically, the word “requisition” means a written demand or request. Therefore, a job requisition is…
Resident Alien
A Resident Alien, also known as a Permanent Resident, is an individual who is not…
Resignation
An exit interview is the final meeting with a resigning or terminated employee. Usually conducted…
Restricted Holiday
Restricted holiday means a holiday that is optional, and it is the discretion of the…
Resume Parser
Resume parsing is the process of taking candidate information from CVs and turning it into…
Resume Parsing
Resume Parsing is conversion of a free-form resume document into a structured set of information…
Retention Rate
Employee retention rate is a metric that measures the percentage of employees who remain employed…
Retention Strategy
Retention strategies are policies and plans that organisations follow to reduce employee turnover and attrition…
Retrenchment
Retrenchment is a process used by companies to reduce their workforce by terminating the employment…
Retro Pay
The definition of retro pay (short for retroactive pay) is compensation added to an employee’s…
Reverse Mentoring
Reverse mentoring is when a more junior employee mentors someone more senior than them. The…
Review Process
The review process is the procedure where reporting manager or team leader evaluates employees’ accomplishments…
Reviewee
Reviewee is the person who is reviewed. To review means to verify or evaluate the…
Reviewer
A reviewer is a person who reviews or examines the given task. He verifies whether…
Rewards and Recognition (RnR)
Rewards and recognition refer to the various means through which organizations acknowledge and appreciate the…
Right to Manage
The right to manage is a fundamental human right that enables people to take control…
Right to Work state
A “right-to-work” state refers to states in the United States that have adopted laws or…
Risk Management
Risk management is the process of identifying, assessing, and controlling threats to an organization’s capital…
Roles and Responsibilities
Later, that information can be used to classify candidates, and even rate them. It helps…
Roster Management
Roster management is the process of managing employee shift assignments, working hours, and leave. It…
Rotational Training
Rotational training is a process by which employees are given the opportunity to rotate through…
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SAAS
HR Software-as-a-Service (SaaS), also known as cloud HR software, is a subscription-based service used for…
Sabbatical
The sabbatical definition is “a break from work” during which employees can pursue their interests,…
Salaried Employee
A salaried employee is one who receives a fixed amount of compensation regardless of the…
Salary
Salary is defined as the decided monetary amount that an employer offers an employee in…
Salary Advances
Salary advances are short-term loans given to employees that are deducted later from future salaries.…
Salary Breakup
A salary breakup structure or a CTC (cost-to-company) breakup structure is the structure in which…
Salary Increment
A salary increment is an increase in an employee’s annual pay in the form of…
Salary On Hold
Salary on hold refers to a situation where an employer temporarily suspends or delays the…
Salary Revision
Salary revision is a process of reviewing and updating an employee’s salary or compensation package…
Salary Structure
A salary structure is the framework to determine how employees are paid at UW–Madison. Jobs…
Satisfaction Rate
The employee satisfaction rate is a metric to measure the satisfaction level of employees working…
Scorecard
The HR scorecard is a strategic HR measurement system that helps to measure, manage, and…
Screening
Screening is the process of evaluating job applications, scanning resumes and selecting suitable candidates that…
Selection Ratio
The selection ratio refers to the number of hired candidates compared to the total number…
Self Review
Self-review is the method of self-evaluation. It is a procedure to observe, analyze and calculate…
Self-Employed Health Insurance Deduction
The self-employed health insurance deduction is a tax deduction specially available to certain self-employed individuals…
Self-Employment Tax
The self-employment tax is a federal tax paid by freelancers, independent contractors, small business owners,…
Sensitivity Training
Sensitivity training refers to one of the organizational development techniques which through counseling methods works…
Severance Pay
Severance pay is the amount a company pays to its employees after completion of employment.…
Shops And Establishment Act
The Maharashtra Shops and Establishments (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 2017 came…
Short Leave
Short Leave is the time off taken by an employee for a very short time…
Shortlisting
Shortlisting is the process of identifying the candidates from your applicant pool who best meet…
Shrinkage
Shrinkage is defined as the time during which people are paid during which they are…
Sick Leave
An employee is entitled to sick leave or paid sick leave if an employee is…
Signatory
A signatory is a person authorized to sign documents on behalf of the company or…
Situational Leadership
Situational Leadership is an adaptive leadership style, wherein the leaders adopt a style that works…
Skill Matrix
A skills matrix is a framework used to map employees’ skills and their levels. It’s…
Skills Gap
Skills gap refers to the disparity between the skills an employer expects their employees to…
Smart Goals
Human resource managers can use specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely (SMART) goals to streamline…
Social HR
Social HR is the practice of using social media to perform HR functions. HR professionals…
Social Media Background Screening
A pre-employment social media screening (also called a social media background screening) is the practice…
Social Media Recruiting
Social media screening is the process of researching and analyzing your candidate’s online presence to…
Soft Skills vs Hard Skills
Hard skills are related to specific technical knowledge and training while soft skills are personality…
Source Of Hire
Source of Hire (SOH) is the metric to determine the percentage of the overall hires…
Sourcing
Sourcing, or Candidate sourcing is identifying top talent who possess the required qualifications, skills, interests,…
Sourcing Channel Effectiveness
Sourcing channel effectiveness measures how much each of the sourcing channels (e.g., job boards, recruitment…
Split Placement
Split Placement is the situation where two or more recruiters work together and serve a…
Staffing
Staffing is the process of identifying the roles and organization required to meet operational and…
Statutory Employee
A statutory employee refers to an independent contractor who is qualified as an employee for…
Statutory Leave
Statutory annual leave is the legal minimum amount of paid leave that almost all employees…
Stipend
A stipend is a regular fixed sum of money paid for services or to defray…
Strategic Hiring
Strategic hiring is a process of identifying and hiring employees who will help an organization…
Strategic Human Resource Management
Strategic human resource management (SHRM) can be defined as the process of managing people in…
Strategic Planning
HR strategic planning involves the identification of and response to HR functional and talent risks…
Sub Ordinates
A subordinate is someone who is in a secondary rank. In a business setting, a…
Succession Planning
Succession planning is the process of identifying the critical positions within your organization and developing…
Summary Dismissal of Employment
A summary dismissal of employment is the immediate termination of an employee due to their…
Surcharge
Surcharges are a way for the employer to recover a portion of the cost of…
SWOT Analysis
Strengths and weaknesses are internal factors within the organization that can be controlled. Opportunities and…
System Changeover
A system changeover is the process of transitioning from one system to another. This can…
Systemic discrimination
Systemic discrimination is a form of discrimination that takes place in institutions or systems. It…
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Talent Acquisition
Talent acquisition is the process of identifying organizational staffing needs, recruiting qualified candidates and selecting…
Talent Management
Talent management is the attraction, selection, and retention of employees, which involves a combination of…
Talent Pipeline
A talent pipeline is defined as a ready pool of potential candidates who are qualified…
Talent Pool
a talent pool is a database of potential job candidates. The workers included in the…
Talent Retention
Talent retention is the process of keeping your best employees from leaving. Companies need to…
TAN
The Tax Deduction and Collection Account Number (TAN) is a unique ten-digit alpha-numeric code, assigned…
Tangible Rewards
Tangible rewards are rewards that can be seen and quantified—such as vouchers, cash bonuses, a…
Tax Deduction at Source { TDS }
TDS or Tax Deducted at Source is an income tax that is collected from certain…
Tax Regime
Tax regime refers to the set of rules, regulations, and policies established by a government…
Tax Savings
A tax saving is a reduction in the amount of taxes paid by an individual,…
Taxable Allowance
Taxable allowances are part of an employee’s salary which are taxable under the Income Tax…
TDS Return
TDS stands for Tax Deduction at Source. It is a type of tax applicable only…
Telecommuting
Telecommuting is a work arrangement that allows employees to work remotely, usually from home or…
Temp to Hire
A temp to hire is a position in which an individual or an employee is…
Termination Letter
A letter of termination is a formal notice to inform an employee they will be…
Third-Party Sexual Harassment
Third-party sexual harassment is harassment committed by someone else who is not an employee of…
Time in Lieu
Time In Lieu (TIL) is time off which staff are allowed to take for hours…
Time to fill
Time to fill is the amount of time you need to fill a position. This…
Time to Hire
ime to hire is a common recruiting metric. It measures the number of days between…
Time to Productivity
Time to productivity is a metric that measures how long it takes a new hire…
Total Labour Cost
Total Labour Cost is also known as Labour cost. It is the total expenditure spent…
Total Quality Management
Total quality management (TQM) is a management approach that seeks to improve quality and performance…
Total Remuneration
Total remuneration is the complete sum of an employee’s annual compensation package. Typically, it includes…
Traces
TDS Reconciliation, Analysis, and Correction Enabling System – TRACES is a web-based application of the…
Training and Development
IT refers to a system of educating employees within a company. It includes various tools,…
Training Needs Analysis { TNA }
Training Needs Analysis (TNA) is the process in which the company identifies training and development…
Turnover costs
Turnover cost is the expense of replacing people who leave an organization during a specified…
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Unconscious Bias
An unconscious bias is a prejudice or stereotype individuals hold about certain groups of people…
Unemployment
Unemployment is a term referring to individuals who are employable and actively seeking a job…
Unfair Labor Practice
any of various acts by an employer or labor organization that violate a right or…
Universal Account Number { UAN }
The Universal Account Number (UAN) is a number assigned to all salaried employees who contribute…
UpSkill
UAN stands for Universal Account Number to be allotted by EPFO. The UAN will act…
Upskilling
Upskilling is a workplace trend that facilitates continuous learning by providing training programs and development…
Upward Mobility
Upward mobility measures the frequency a person changes their socioeconomic status. A high rate of…
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Vacancy Rate
Vacancy rate is the percentage of built space in the markets that are currently unoccupied…
Value statement
A values statement lists the core principles that guide and direct the organization and its…
Variable Pay
Variable Pay is the portion of sales compensation determined by employee performance. When employees hit…
Vestibule Training
Vestibule training is on-the-job training in which technical personnel are taught how to utilise tools…
Virtual Meeting
A virtual meeting is a form of communication that enables people in different physical locations…
Vision Statement
A vision statement is a declaration of an organization’s short, medium, and long-term goals, describing…
Voluntary Benefits
Voluntary benefits are employee benefits paid for by the employee rather than the employer, although…
Voluntary Provident Fund (VPF)
It is always to build a retirement fund while you have a regular income and…
Voluntary Time-Off (VTO)
VTO can refer to one of two leave categories: voluntary time off or volunteer time…
Voluntary Turnover Rate
When an individual leaves a position voluntarily, it could be because they found another employment,…
Volunteer Time Off
Volunteer Time Off gives flexibility to your employees volunteering during the workday and getting paid.…
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Wage drift
Wage drift is defined as the difference or change in a worker’s actual wage compared…
Walk-in
A walk-in is when a client, employee, or interviewee arrives at a location without making…
War of Talent
Companies are engaged in a “war for talent” in order to attract the best and…
Warning Letter
A warning letter is a formal document issued by an employer under the Human Resources…
Weekly Off
It can be summarized as any day during the entire week when your workers are…
Weingarten Rights
Weingarten rights guarantee an employee the right to Union representation during an investigatory interview. These…
Wellness Program
A wellness program is an organized and coordinated program that tries to improve a person’s…
White Collar vs Blue Collar Workers
Blue-collar workers, for example, typically undertake manual labor and are paid by the hour or…
Work Behaviour
Work behavior refers to activities employees perform to meet the responsibilities and goals of their…
Work Ethics
Work ethics can be defined as moral rules that an organization and its constituents follow…
Work From Home { WFH }
WFH is an acronym for “work from home”, which describes a modern working arrangement where…
Workforce
Workforce refers to the total number of people who are employed in a specific company,…
Workforce Analysis
Workforce analysis (also called workforce planning) is a process that uses both employee and ROI…
Workforce Management { WFM }
The goal of doing a workforce analysis is to maintain adequate employment levels in order…
Workforce Planning
Workforce Planning is the process of analyzing, forecasting, and planning workforce supply and demand, assessing…
Workplace Bullying
Workplace bullying can be defined as the repeated less favorable treatment of a person by…
Workplace Diversity
Workplace diversity refers to a workplace that includes employees of many sexes, genders, races, ethnicities,…
Wrongful Termination
Wrongful Termination happens when an employer terminates an employee’s employment contract but does so in…
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X-Ray Search
X-raying is the process of using a general search engine, such as Google, to search…
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Year-end Processing
Year-end, also known as a financial year or fiscal year-end, is the end of the…
Yellow Dog Contract
A yellow-dog contract (also known as an ironclad oath) is an agreement between an employer and…
Yield Ratio
Yield ratios are recruiting metrics that measure how many applicants go from one stage to…
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Zoom Fatigue
Zoom fatigue is tiredness, worry, or burnout associated with the overuse of online platforms of…