Workforce Glossary
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A
Absence Management
ACA (Affordable Care Act)
Accruals
ACH (Automated Clearing House)
ADA (Americans with Disabilities Act)
Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
At-Will Employment
Audit Trail
Automated Payroll
B
Background Check
Base Pay
Benefits Administration
Biweekly Pay
Bonus Structure
Broadbanding
Business Insurance
C
Cost Per Hire
Cross-Training
Cultural Competency
COBRA
Compensation Philosophy
Compensable Time
Compliance
D
Data Security
Deduction
Direct Deposit
Disciplinary Action
Diversity and Inclusion
DOL (Department of Labor)
Drug Testing
E
EAP (Employee Assistance Program)
EEO (Equal Employment Opportunity)
Employee Classification
Employee Engagement
Employee Handbook
Employee Lifecycle
Employee Retention
Employee Self-Service (ESS)
Employer Identification Number (EIN)
Exempt vs. Non-Exempt Employees
F
FICA (Federal Insurance Contributions Act)
Flexible Spending Account (FSA)
Form 1095-C (Employer-Provided Health Insurance Offer and Coverage)
Form 1099 (Miscellaneous Income)
Form 940 (Employer’s Annual Federal Unemployment Tax Return)
Form 941 (Employer’s Quarterly Federal Tax Return)
Form 944 (Employer’s Annual Federal Tax Return)
Form I-9 (Employment Eligibility Verification)
Form W-2 (Wage and Tax Statement)
Form W-3 (Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statements)
Form W-4 (Employee’s Withholding Certificate)
Full-Time Equivalent (FTE)
G
Garnishment
Gross Pay
H
HCM (Human Capital Management)
Health Savings Account (HSA)
HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act)
HRIS (Human Resources Information System)
HSA (Health Savings Account)
I
Involuntary Termination
Independent Contractor
J
Job Analysis
Job Classification
Job Description
Job Posting
K
Key Performance Indicators (KPIs)
L
Labor Law Compliance
Leave of Absence
LIFO (Last In, First Out)
Lateral Move
M
Medicare Tax
Minimum Wage
Mobile Workforce Management
N
Net Pay
Non-Compete Agreement
Non-Disclosure Agreement (NDA)
Non-Exempt Employee
O
Overtime Pay
Onboarding
Open Enrollment
OSHA (Occupational Safety and Health Administration)
P
Paid Time Off (PTO)
Payroll Processing
PEO (Professional Employer Organization)
Performance Appraisal
Performance Management
Pre-Employment Screening
Probationary Period
Q
Qualifying Life Event
R
Recruitment
Reference Check
Remote Work Policy
Retention Rate
S
Salary Range
Scheduling Software
Severance Pay
Sick Leave
Social Security Tax
Succession Planning
T
Tax Compliance
Time and Attendance
Time Clock
Training and Development
Turnover Rate
Talent Acquisition
U
Unemployment Insurance
Upskilling
V
Vacation Accrual
Voluntary Benefits
Voluntary Termination
W
Wage and Hour Laws
Wage Deduction Authorization
Workers’ Compensation
Workforce Management
X
Y
Year-End Tax Reporting
Z