HR Glossary

Browse our glossary of common terms HR professionals use, so small business owners and admins like you can keep running your business confidently.

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A10

Absence Management

Affordable Care Act (ACA)

After Tax Deductions

After-Tax Contributions

Agent of Record (AOR)

Annual Performance Review

Applicant Tracking System (ATS)

B10

Benefit Accrual

Benefit Premiums

Benefit Waiting Period

Benefits Administration Software

C17

Change Management

Client Service Agreement

Cloud-Based HR Software

Commuter Benefits

Compensation Management

D9

Deferred Compensation

Dental Insurance Benefits

Digital Nomad Visa

Disability Insurance

Discretionary Bonus

Disposable Earnings

Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI)

E38

Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC)

Earnings Statement

Employee Agreement

Employee Assistance Program

Employee Benefits Management

Employee Classification

Employee Database Management

Employee Engagement Platform

F7

Federal Income Tax Withholding (FITW)

Fertility Benefits

Floating Holiday

Fringe Benefits

G7

Global Compliance

Global Employment Organization (GEO)

Global Mobility

Global Payroll Solutions

Global Talent Acquisition

H12

HR Compliance Software

HR Document Management System

HR Reporting Tools

Health Insurance Benefits

I9

Independent Contractor

International Background Checks

International Benefits Administration

International Labor Laws

International Payroll

International Recruitment

J3

Job Classification

Job Description

Job Reclassification

K1

Knowledge Management System (KMS)

L6

Leave of Absence

Life Insurance Premiums

Lookback Period

M8

Malicious Compliance

Mandatory Deductions

Maternity Leave

Medical Leave of Absence

Minimum Wage Compliance

Mobile HR Applications

N4

Non-Compete Agreement

Non-Embedded Deductible

Non-Exempt Employee

O9

Off-Cycle Payroll

Onboarding Software

Online Payroll Providers

Online Payroll Services

Out-of-Pocket Maximum

P42

PEO Service Agreement

Paid Sick Leave

Paid Time Off (PTO)

Pay Compression

Pay Period Schedule

Q1

Qualifying Life Event

R5

Regulatory Compliance

Retirement Plan Administration

Retroactive Pay

Risk Management

Risk Management Services

S16

Salary Benchmarking

Salary Reduction Plan

Service Level Agreement (SLA)

Shift Differential

Small Business Payroll

T14

Talent Management System

Tax Administration

Tax Equalization

Tax Identification Number (TIN)

U2

Unemployment Claims Management

Unpaid Time Off

V4

Variable Compensation

Virtual Employee

Vision Insurance Benefits

Volunteer Time Off

W15

Wage Assignment

Wage Garnishment

X0

Y2

Year-End Tax Forms

Year-to-Date (YTD) Earnings

Z1

Zero-Hour Contract