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302 People Pusher
Objective 302
Term | Definition |
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Benefits | Advantages or payments employees receive in addition to their wages. (ex: sick time, holiday pay. health insurance) |
Compensation | Pay or wages for work completed |
Compliance | Fulfilling the requirements of the law |
Employee complaint | an oral or written expression of an 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 its employees |
Exit interview | discussions with employees who are leaving that are designed to gain feedback for the employees |
globalization | the rapid and unimpeded flow of capital, labor, and ideas across national borders |
human resources | People who work to produce goods and services |
human resources management | 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 skills, knowledge and tasks associated with a specific job |
onboarding activities | human resource management tasks that must be performed when a new employee joins the company (paperwork and orientation) |
on the job training | most common method of training. the employee learns by actually performing the job |
organizational restructuring | a significant change to a business's structure or operations (merger, acquisition, downsizing) |
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 |
outsourcing | Acquiring assistance from outside organizations/consultants to accomplish business objectives or perform primary business activities |
performance review | a formal assessment of a worker's job performance by their supervisor that lets the worker know how they are 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/profession |
recruiting | seeking out and attracting qualified potential employees |
staffing | a human resource management activity that involves recruiting, interviewing, hiring, orienting, and dealing with job changes for a company's employees |
strategic management | process of planning, controlling, and organizing an organization or department |
telecommute | to work from a location other than the office |