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Records of hiring, promotion, and other related employment actions
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Applicant Flow data
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The sum total of all individuals who have applied for the position either by submitting a resume or application for employment which the employer uses to select candidates for employment.
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Applicant pool
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Physical or emotional exhaustion, lack of motivation or decreased morale resulting from an individual being exposed to excessive or prolonged stress and frustration caused by personal problems, work pressures, financial difficulties, etc.
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Burnout
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A benefit plan which allows employees to chose between one or more qualified tax-favord benefits and cash.
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Cafeteria plan
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Occurs when an employee has reached the highest position level he or she can possibly obtain within an organization and has no future prospect of being promoted due to lack of skills, corporate restructuring or other factors.
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Career plateau
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The practice of hiring employees on an as-needed basis, either as a replacement for permanent full-time employees who are out on short-term or long-term absences or to meet employer's additional staffing needs during peak business periods.
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Casual Employment
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A lawsuit filed by one party on behalf of themselves and other people in a group who share the same complaint.
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Class action suit
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A term used to describe members of the executive team, i.e. CEO, CFO, CIO, COO, etc.
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C-Suite
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A broad definition of diversity ranges from personality and work style to all of the visible dimensions of diversity such as race, age, ethnicity or gender, to secondary influences such as religion, socioeconomics and education, to work diversities such as management and union, functional level and classification or proximity/distance to headquarters.
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Diversity
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A legal doctrin that states that an employment relationship may be terminated by the employer or employee at any time and for any or no reason.
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Employment-at-will
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The federal agency responsible for publishing guidelines, enforcing EEO laws and investigating complaints of job discrimination based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age or disability.
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Equal Employment Opprtunity Comisson (EEOC)
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An employee who is transferred to work abroad on a long-term job assignment.
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Expatriate
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A group incentive plan used to enhance productivity by sharing with a group a percentage of the gains the organization realizes from specific group efforts.
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Gainsharing plan
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A foreign national transferred to the United States on a long-term assignment.
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Inpatriate
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Identification numbers assigned to specific jobs or job tasks.
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Job codes
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The attributes required to perform a job; Generally demonstrated through qualifying experience, education or training.
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Knowledge, Skills and Abilities (KNA's)
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A verbal warning given to an employee by a manager or supervisor as a means of correcting inappropriate behavior or conduct.
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Oral reprimand
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A benefit offered by the employer to displaced employees that may consist of such services as job counseling, training and job-finding assistance.
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Outplacement
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A benefit designed to provide employees with approved paid or unpaid time off following the birth or adoption of a child or care for dependent.
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Parental leave
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Quid pro harassment involves expressed or implied demands for sexual favors in exchange for some benefit (a promotion, pay increase, etc.) or to avoid some detriment (termination, demotion, etc.) in the workplace. By definition it can only be perpetrated by someone in position of power or authority over another (i.e. manager or supervisor over a subordinate).
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Quid pro quo harassment
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An acknowledgement of an employee's exceptional performance or achievements expressed in the form of praise, commendation or gratitude.
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Recognition
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A multi skilled, cross-functional group of employees possessing full empowerment who share responsibilities for producing a particular service or product.
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Self-directed teams
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An employment contract or agreement, either oral or in writing, that forbids employees from joining or continuing membership in any labor union as condition for continuing or obtaining employment.
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Yellow dog contract
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A plan design feature that establishes a per-assigned class, ratio, or ranking for a specified class of employees who will receive zero bonus awards.
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Zero-based bonus
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A budgeting system that starts with no authorized funds as a starting point. In a zero-based budget, each activity or program to be funded must be justified every time a new budget is prepared and resources are allocated accordingly.
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Zero-based badgeting
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