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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Benefits | Compensation in forms other that direct payment |
| Compensation | The amount of money paid to an employee for work performed including salary and wages |
| Diversity | The comprehensive inclusion of people with difference in personal characteristics and attributes |
| Downsizing | A planned reduction in the number of employees needed in a firm in order to reduce costs and make the business more efficent |
| Glass celling | An artificial limt placed on minority groups moving into positions of authority and decision making |
| Incentive Systems | The amount of compensation connected to the quality or quantity of an employee's performance |
| Job analysis | A specific study of a job to identify in detail the job duties and skill requirment |
| Labor union | An organized group of employees who negotiate with employees bout issues such as wages and working conditions |
| Organizational culture | The environment in which people work made up of the atmosphere behaviors beliefs and relationship |
| Out souring | Removing work form one company and sending it to another company that can complete it at a lower cost |
| Promotion | Any form of communication used to of any employee to a potion with greater reponsibity |
| Termination | The end of an employee relationship between a company and an employee |
| Transfer | The assignment of and employee to another job in the company with a similar level of responsibility |
| Salary and wages | Direct payment of money to an employee for work completed |
| Work Environment | The physical conditions and the psychological atmosphere in which employee work |
| Workforce | All of the people 16 years or older who are employee or who are looking for a job |