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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 (e.g., 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 wrokplace |
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 and services |
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 for a job |
On-boarding activities | Human resources management tasks that must be performed when a new employee joins the company (e.g., orientation and paperwork) |
On-the job training | The most common method of training; the employee learns by actually performing the job |
Organizational restructuring | A significant change to business's structure or operations (e.g., 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 a 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 his/her supervisor that lets the worker know how s/he is doing on the job |
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 |
Staffing | A human resources management 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 or department |
Strategic planning | Long-range planning (three to five years) for the company as a whole |
Telecommute | To work from a location other than the office |