HR, Payroll & Global Employment Glossary
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Payroll & Compensation
76- 1099 Contractor
- ACH Payment
- Back Pay
- Base Salary vs Total Compensation
- Bonus Structure
- Commission-Based Pay
- Cross-Border Payroll
- Direct Deposit
- Double Time Pay
- Earned Wage Access
- Employee Misclassification
- Employee Payroll Tax
- Employer Payroll Tax
- Exempt vs Non-Exempt Employee
- FICA Tax
- Form 16
- Form 940
- Form 941
- Form W-4
- Full and Final Settlement
- FUTA / SUTA Tax
- Global Payroll
- Global Payroll Provider
- Gross-to-Net Calculation
- Hourly Employee
- Independent Contractor
- International Payroll
- Local Income Tax Withholding
- Loss of Pay
- Managed Payroll
- Medicare Tax
- Multi-State Payroll Compliance
- Net Pay vs Gross Pay
- Off-Cycle Payroll
- On-Demand Pay
- Overtime Pay
- Pay Stub
- Payroll Audit
- Payroll Compliance
- Payroll Compliance Calendar
- Payroll Cutoff Date
- Payroll Cycle
- Payroll Deduction
- Payroll Ledger
- Payroll Outsourcing
- Payroll Processing
- Payroll Reconciliation
- Payroll Register
- Payroll Software
- Payroll Tax
- Payroll Tax Nexus
- Payroll Variance Analysis
- Post-Tax Deduction
- Pre-Tax Deduction
- Professional Tax
- Real-Time Payroll
- Retention Bonus
- Salaried Employee
- Salary Advance
- Salary Benchmarking
- Salary Negotiation
- Salary Revision
- Salary Slip
- Severance Pay
- Shadow Payroll
- Shift Allowance
- Signing Bonus
- Social Security Tax
- Split Payroll
- State Income Tax Withholding
- Statutory Bonus
- W-2 Employee
- Wage Garnishment
- Wire Transfer
- Withholding Tax
- Year-End Tax Forms
HR & People Operations
74- 360-Degree Feedback
- Applicant Tracking System (ATS)
- Appointment Letter
- Attendance Management
- Boomerang Employees
- Campus Hiring
- Career Pathing
- Change Management (HR)
- Compensation Philosophy
- Cross-Functional Team
- Culture Add vs Culture Fit
- Disciplinary Action Policy
- Distributed Team
- Employee Code of Conduct
- Employee Development Plan
- Employee Engagement
- Employee Grievance Redressal
- Employee Handbook
- Employee Induction
- Employee Lifecycle Management
- Employee Net Promoter Score (eNPS)
- Employee Onboarding Checklist
- Employee Recognition Program
- Employee Referral Program
- Employee Resource Group (ERG)
- Employee Retention
- Employee Satisfaction Survey
- Employee Self-Service Portal
- Employee Value Proposition (EVP)
- Employer Branding
- Exit Interview
- Experience Letter
- Flat Organization Structure
- Headcount Planning
- HR Business Partner
- HR Business Partner (HRBP)
- Human Resources Information System (HRIS)
- Hybrid Work Model
- Increment Letter
- Internal Mobility
- Job Architecture
- Job Rotation
- KPI (Key Performance Indicator)
- Lateral Hiring
- Learning Management System (LMS)
- Manager Training Program
- Matrix Organization
- New Hire Orientation
- Offboarding
- OKR (Objectives and Key Results)
- Onboarding
- Org Chart
- Organizational Design
- People Analytics
- Performance Appraisal
- Performance Improvement Plan
- Performance Management
- Performance Review Cycle
- Probation Confirmation Letter
- Probationary Period
- Reference Check
- Relieving Letter
- Remote Work Policy
- Remote-First Company
- Skills Gap Analysis
- Skip-Level Meeting
- Span of Control
- Stay Interview
- Succession Planning
- Talent Acquisition
- Talent Pool
- Time Zone Management (Distributed Teams)
- Total Rewards Statement
- Workforce Planning
EOR & Global Expansion
42- Branch Office
- Build-Operate-Transfer Model
- Captive Center
- Center of Excellence
- Country Manager
- Cross-Border Hiring
- Distributed Workforce
- Employer of Record
- EOR vs PEO
- Expatriate Management
- Global Capability Center
- Global Compliance Management
- Global Contractor Management
- Global Delivery Model
- Global Employment Law
- Global Employment Organization
- Global Employment Platform
- Global Expansion Strategy
- Global Hiring
- Global HR Strategy
- Global In-House Center
- Global Mobility
- Global Mobility Policy
- Global Mobility Program
- Global Talent Strategy
- Global Workforce Management
- International Business Expansion
- International Employment Contract
- International PEO
- International Recruitment
- Labor Cost Arbitrage
- Liaison Office
- Market Entry Strategy
- Multi-Country Payroll
- Nearshoring
- Offshore Development Center
- Offshoring vs Outsourcing
- Professional Employer Organization
- Relocation Assistance
- Shared Services Center
- Talent Arbitrage
- Wholly Owned Subsidiary
Employment Types & Classification
38- Apprenticeship
- B-1 Visa
- Co-Employment
- Compressed Workweek
- Contract-to-Hire
- Dual Employment
- Fixed-Term Contract
- Flexible Work Arrangement
- Freelancer
- Full-Time Employee
- Full-Time Equivalent
- Gig Worker
- Global Contractor
- Green Card Sponsorship
- H-1B Lottery
- H1B Alternative
- H1B Cap-Exempt
- Independent Contractor vs Employee
- Intern
- Job Sharing
- Joint Employer Doctrine
- L-1 Visa
- Leased Employee
- Moonlighting
- Notice Period
- Notice Period Buyout
- O-1 Visa
- On-Call Employee
- Optional Practical Training
- Part-Time Employee
- PERM Labor Certification
- Seasonal Employee
- Secondment
- Statement of Work Contractor
- Temporary Employee
- TN Visa
- Virtual Employee
- Zero-Hour Contract
Benefits & Total Rewards
38- Bereavement Leave
- Casual Leave
- Commuter Benefits
- Compensatory Off
- Dental and Vision Insurance
- Earned Leave
- Employee Assistance Program
- Employee Benefits Package
- Employee Stock Purchase Plan
- Equity Compensation
- Flexible Benefits Plan
- Flexible Spending Account
- Group Health Insurance
- Health Savings Account
- Home Office Stipend
- Jury Duty Leave
- Leave Encashment
- Leave Travel Allowance
- Life Insurance
- Long-Term Disability Insurance
- Maternity Leave
- National Pension System
- Paid Time Off Policy
- Parental Leave
- Paternity Leave
- Profit Sharing Plan
- Remote Work Stipend
- Restricted Stock Units
- Retirement Plan Matching
- Sabbatical Leave
- Short-Term Disability Insurance
- Sick Leave Policy
- Student Loan Repayment Assistance
- Total Compensation Statement
- Tuition Reimbursement
- Unlimited PTO
- Wellness Program
- Work From Home Allowance
Compliance & Legal - Priority
7Compliance & Legal - Extended
52- Affordable Care Act Compliance
- Age Discrimination in Employment Act
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- At-Will Employment Exceptions
- Background Check Compliance
- CCPA
- COBRA Compliance
- Constructive Dismissal
- Cross-Border Data Transfer
- Data Processing Agreement
- Data Protection
- Drug Testing Policy
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- Employment Contract Compliance
- Employment Practices Liability Insurance
- Employment Verification
- Equal Employment Opportunity
- Equal Remuneration Act
- Family and Medical Leave Act
- Garden Leave
- GDPR
- GDPR Compliance
- Global Data Privacy Compliance
- I-9 Retention Requirements
- Immigration Compliance
- Independent Contractor Agreement
- IP Assignment Agreement
- Labour Welfare Fund
- Maternity Benefit Act
- Minimum Wages Act
- Non-Disclosure Agreement
- Occupational Safety and Health Administration
- Paid Sick Leave Laws
- Pay Transparency Laws
- Predictive Scheduling Laws
- Public Charge Rule
- Reduction in Force
- Restrictive Covenant
- Right to Work
- Right-to-Work State
- Salary History Ban
- Shops and Establishments Act
- SOC 2 Compliance
- Standard Contractual Clauses
- Standing Orders
- Statement of Work
- Title VII
- Unemployment Insurance
- WARN Act
- Whistleblower Protection
- Workers' Compensation
- Wrongful Termination
IT & Equipment Management
18- BYOD Policy
- Cloud Access Security Broker
- Cybersecurity Awareness Training
- Data Security Policy
- Device Lifecycle Management
- Endpoint Security
- Identity and Access Management
- IT Asset Management
- IT Helpdesk Support
- IT Offboarding Checklist
- Mobile Device Management
- Remote Teams
- SaaS Management
- Shadow IT
- Single Sign-On
- Software License Management
- Two-Factor Authentication
- Zero Trust Security