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2.03 PPL/PSHR
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Benefits | Advantages or payments employees receive in addition to their wages |
| Compensation | Pay or wages for work completed |
| Compliance | Fulfilling the requirements of the law |
| Employee complaint | An written expression of a employee's dissatisfaction |
| Employee safety | Freedom from danger, risk, or injury in the workplace |
| Employee-assistance programs | A project organized and sponsored by a company to help it's employees |
| Exit interview | Discussions with employees who are leaving that are designed to gain feedback for the business |
| Globalization | The rapid and unimpeded flow of capital. labor, and ideas across the national borders |
| Human resources | People who work to produce goods |
| Human resources management | The process of planning, staffing, leading, and organizing the employees of the business |
| Job description | Explanation of responsibilities and tasks associated with a specific job |
| Job specification | Explanation of the skills, knowledge, and characteristics required for a job |
| On-boarding activities | Human resources management tasks that must be performed when a new employee joins the company |
| On-the-job training | The most common method of training |
| Organizational restructuring | A significant change to a business's structure or operations |
| Orientation | Job preparation of induction training in which new employees are acquainted with their surroundings and are given general information about the company |
| Outsourcing | Acquiring assistance from outside organizations to accomplish business objectives or perform primary business activities |
| Performance review | A formal assessment of a worker's job performance by his/her supervisor that lets the worker know how they're doing on the job |
| Professional development | Steps that an individual takes to enhance or improve skills or traits that are needed to excel in their career |
| Recruiting | Seeking out and attracting qualified potential employees |
| Staffing | A HRM activity that involves recruiting, interviewing, hiring, orienting, and dealing with job changes for a company's employees |
| Strategic management | The process of planning, controlling, and organizing an organization |
| Strategic planning | Long-range planning (3-5 years) for the entire company |
| Telecommute | To work from a location other than the office |