Human Resources Vocabulary

Human Resources Vocabulary

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Direct payment of money to an employee for work completed.

• Compensation

• Earnings

• Wages and Salary

• Commission

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Compensation in forms other than direct payment.

• Compensation

• Wages and Salary

• Benefits

• Commission

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Compensation systems connected to the quality or quantity of an employee's performance.

• Incentive Systems

• Compensation

• Time Wages

• Piece Rate

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An advancement of an employee to a position with greater responsibility.

• Transfer

• Termination

• Discharge

• Promotion

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The assignment of an employee to another job in the company with a similar level of responsibility.

• Transfer

• Promotion

• relocation

• Switch

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One to whom the company makes a long-term commitment. It is expected that the employee will work for the business as long as

the business is profitable and the employee's performance is satisfactory.

• Full-time Employee

• Part-time Employee

• Permanent Employee

• Temporary Employee

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Hired for a specific time or to complete a specific assignment.

• Permanent Employee

• Temporary Employee

• Full-time Employee

• Part-time Employee

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All of the people 16 years or older who are employed or who are looking for a job.

• Workforce

• Man Power

• Employees

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A planned reduction in the number of employees needed in a firm in order to reduce costs and make the business more efficient.

• Discharge

• Downsizing

• Termination

• Layoff

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Removes work from one company and sends it to another company that can complete it at a lower cost.

• Technology

• Outsourcing

• Relocation

• Planning and Staffing

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The use of automated machines, electronic equipment, and integrated computer systems to help increase the efficiency of producing good and services.

• Innovation

• Progress

• Technology

• Promotion

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People producing goods and services; people who work for a business.

• Human Resources

• Workforce

• Employees

• Staff

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Identifying and filling all of the jobs in the company with qualified people.

• Performance Management

• Planning and Staffing

• Job Analysis

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Evaluating the work of employees and improving performance through training and development

• Performance Management

• Job Analysis

• Incentive Systems

• Commission

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One who regularly works a schedule of 30 hours or more a week.

• Permanent Employee

• Temporary Employee

• Full-time Employee

• Part-time Employee

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A wage that pays the employee a spcific amount of money for each hour worked.

• Straight Salary

• Time Wages

• Piece Rate

• Commission

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A specific amount of money paid to an employee for each week or month worked.

• Straight Salary

• Time Wages

• Piece Rate

• Commission

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The amount of money an employee is paid based on a percentage of sales for which he or she is responsible.

• Straight Salary

• Time Wages

• Piece Rate

• Commission

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A pay-for-performance plan in which an employee receives a specific amount for each unit of work produced.

• Straight Salary

• Time Wages

• Piece Rate

• Commission

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A type of termination that ends employment due to inappropriate work behavior.

• Dismiss

• Layoff

• Fire

• Discharge

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A type of termination which is a temporary or permanent reduction in the number of employees due to changing business conditions.

• Dismiss

• Layoff

• Fire

• Discharge

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The physical conditions and the psychological atmosphere in which employees work.

• Organizational Culture

• Work Environment

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The comprehensive inclusion of people with differences in personal characteristics and attributes.

• Organizational Culture

• Work Environment

• Diversity

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A few hours each month that can be scheduled for nonjob activities.

• Vacation Time

• Personal Time

• Sick Leave

• Flextime

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A program that allows employees some choice in how their work days and work hours are arranged.

• Vacation Time

• Personal Time

• Sick Leave

• Flextime