HR glossary
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HR Glossary
Zero Based Budgeting
Zero-based budgeting (ZBB) is a budgeting method in which all expenses must be justified for each new budget period, regardless of whether they were incurred in the prior budget period.
Yellow Dog Contract
A yellow-dog contract is an agreement between an employer and an employee that prohibits the employee from joining or being a member of a labor union while employed by the company.
XML and HR-XML (Extensive Markup language)
XML is a markup language that provides a standardized format for structuring and storing data. HR-XML is a standardized data definition and guidelines for representing human resources information in XML.
Wrongful dismissal/ wrongful termination
Wrongful dismissal is a legal term used to describe a situation where an employee is terminated from their job in a manner that breaches the terms of their employment contract.
WorldatWork
WorldatWork is a global non-profit organization that provides education, certification, research, and advocacy in the field of compensation and total rewards.
Workweek
A workweek is a regularly recurring period of seven consecutive 24-hour periods designated in advance by an employer as the basis for computing regular pay and overtime pay for employees.
Position
A position in HR refers to a specific job or role within an organization, with its own set of duties, responsibilities, and requirements.
Market Pricing
Market Pricing is a HR technique to determine job value and set fair, data-driven compensation.
Johari window
The Johari Window is a model used to improve self-awareness and relationship awareness through communication and self-discovery by dividing self-knowledge into four categories: open, hidden, blind, and unknown.
Job Sharing
Job sharing is a flexible work arrangement where two employees split responsibilities and duties of a full-time job by working part-time schedules that overlap.
Hosted Delivery Model
A hosted delivery model for HR software provides internet-based access, cost savings, scalability, and automatic updates from a third-party provider.
Host-country nationals (HCNs)
Host-country nationals (HCNs) are individuals who are citizens or permanent residents of the country where an organization operates and works, serving as locally hired employees.
Host-country
The host-country is where an organization operates and its HR policies and laws differ from home-country for international assignments.
Workplace Relationships
Workplace relationships refer to the connections and interactions between individuals in a professional setting.
Workplace Phobia
Workplace phobia, also known as work-related social phobia or occupational phobia, is a type of anxiety disorder characterized by intense fear and avoidance of work-related situations.
Déformation Professionnelle
Déformation professionnelle refers to the way a job shapes a person’s behavior and thinking, often resulting in both positive and negative effects on work and personal life.
Workplace Health Surveillance
Workplace health surveillance is the systematic monitoring of the health of workers who are exposed to specific health risks as a result of their work.
Workplace Gossip
Workplace gossip is the sharing of personal, unverified, and often negative information about coworkers, managers, or the organization.