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Business Essentials
Term | Definition |
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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 oral or written expression of an employees 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 its 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 national borders |
human resources | people who work to produce goods or services |
human resources management | the process of planning, leading, staffing, and organizing the employees of a business |
job description | explanation of responsibilities and tasks associated with a job |
job specification | explanation of skills, knowledge, and characteristics required for a job |
on-boarding activities | human resources management tasks that must be preformed when a new employee joins the company |
on-the-job training | the most common method of training the employee learns by actually preforming the job |
organizational restructuring | a significant change to a businesses structure or operations |
orientation | job preparation or induction training in which new employees are acquainted with their surroundings and are given general information about the company and its policies as well as specific information about their jobs |
performance review | a formal assessment of a workers job performance by his/her supervisor that lets the worker how they are doing on the job |
outsourcing | acquiring assistance from outside organizations/consultants to accomplish business objectives or preform primary business activities |
professional development | steps that an individual takes to enhance or improve skills or traits that are needed to excel in her/his career/profession |
recruiting | seeking out and attracting qualified potential employees |