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human resources
Term | Definition |
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benfits | compensation in forms other than direct payment |
compenstaion | the amount of money paid to an employee for work performed, including salary and wages |
diversity | the comprehensive inclusion of people with differences 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 efficient |
glass celing | an artifical limit placed on minority groups moving into positions of autority and decsions making. |
incentive system | the amount of compensation connected to the quality or quantity of an employee performance |
job analysis | a specific study of a job to identify in detail the job duties and skill requirements |
labor union | an organized group of employees who negotiate with employees about issues, such as wages and working condtions |
oranizational culture | the environment in which people work , made up of the atomsphere , behaviors beliefs and realtionships |
outsourcing | removing work from one company and sending it to another comapny that can complete it ata lower cost |
promotion | any form of communication used to inform presuade or remind the advancement of an employee to a postion with greater responablity |
termination | the end of an emploument realtionship between a company and a employee |
transfer | the assigment of an employee to another job in the company witha similar level of responibilty |
salary and wages | direct payment of money to an employee for work completed |
work environment | the physical conditions and the psychological atmosphere in which employees work |
workforce | all of the people 16 years or older who are employed or who are looking for a job |