Human Resources Vocabulary - Statistics

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A list of duties required of an employee in a specific position. {Job} description
81%
A program which, under certain conditions, allows people to retire before the legal retirement age. {Early} retirement
69%
An organization’s purpose and reason for being: its ultimate goal. {Mission} statement
65%
Policies or practices designed to make people of various backgrounds feel welcome and ensure they have support to perform to the fullest of their abilities in the workplace. Diversity, {equity} and inclusion (DEI)
58%
The guiding principles of an organization that help shape what work a company does and how they do it. These principles can also act as a guiding light for the business in ambiguous or difficult situations. {Core} values
54%
A conversation held when an employee is leaving to gather feedback and insights. {Exit} interview
54%
The achievement by an employee of a higher pay grade or more responsible position. Promotion
54%
The “personality” of a company, encompassing the work environment as well as values, ethics, expectations, models of communication and recognition, and more. Company {culture}
46%
How happy or fulfilled an employee is with their job. This encompasses attitudes toward the company as a whole, their team and manager, and their day-to-day work. Employee {satisfaction}
46%
The process of integrating new employees into the organization. Onboarding
46%
A sum of money that might be paid to an employee who is terminated through no fault of their own. {Severance} pay
46%
A description of where an organization envisions itself in the future when it achieves its mission. Company {vision}
42%
A work environment created when harassing or discriminatory conduct is so severe and pervasive it interferes with an individual's ability to perform their job; creates an intimidating, offensive, threatening or humiliating work environment; or causes a situation where a person's psychological well-being is adversely affected. {Hostile} work environment
38%
Skills related to behavioral and interpersonal abilities, such as the ability to effectively communicate, problem-solve, collaborate and organize (as opposed to technical skills). {Soft} skills
38%
The act of praising and rewarding positive employee accomplishments or behaviors, either publicly or privately. Employee {recognition}
35%
A group of individuals specified in anti-discrimination laws, such as women, older workers, people with disabilities, minorities and others. {Protected} class
35%
Unwelcome workplace conduct that is based on race, color, religion, sex (including pregnancy), national origin, age (40 or older), disability or genetic information. Harassment
31%
The process of introducing new employees to their jobs, co-workers and the organization by providing them with information regarding such items as policies, procedures, company history, goals, culture and work rules. Orientation
31%
A tool to give an employee with performance deficiencies the opportunity to succeed. It may be used to address failures to meet specific job goals or to mitigate behavior-related concerns. {Performance} Improvement Plan
31%
The process of finding new employees to work at a company.Identifying and preparing potential candidates for key roles in the future. Recruitment
23%
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a modification or adjustment of a job process or work environment that will better enable a qualified individual with a disability to perform the essential functions of a job. {Reasonable} accommodation
15%
The process used to anticipate the future needs of the organization and to assist in finding, assessing and developing the human capital necessary to realize the strategy of the organization. {Succession} planning
15%
An agreement that employees sign that prevents them from using the sensitive information they handle as part of their job outside of their responsibilities. {Confidentiality} agreement
12%
The skills and qualities that contribute to effective job performance. {Behavioral} competency
8%
Consolidating multiple job levels into broader pay ranges. Broadbanding
4%
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