Global HR Glossary & Terminology Learn more about common terms related to global hiring, payroll, employee benefits, immigration, and workforce compliance. Jump to A-D A-D A A1 CertificateAccrued PayrollAcquihireAdaptability in the WorkplaceAdvisory SharesAffiliate CompanyAgent of RecordAgile WorkforceAnnualized SalaryAnnuityApplicant Tracking SystemAsynchronous CommunicationAttrition in HRAutomated Expense Reporting B B-1 Business VisaB1/B2 VisaBack PayBack TaxesBase PayBenefits AdministrationBi-Weekly PayrollBusiness ImmigrationBusiness Process Outsourcing (BPO) C Career MobilityCentralized PayrollChief Human Resources OfficerCo-EmploymentCommission PayCommon Law EmployeeCompa RatioCompensation AnalystCompensation and Benefits ManagerCompensation PackageCompensation PlanningCompensation PolicyCompliance ManagementCompliance Risk ManagementCompliance ReportCompressed Work WeekConditional Offer of EmploymentConditions of EmploymentContingent WorkerContract EmployeeContract LaborContract StaffingContract to HireCore HRCorporate Social Responsibility (CSR) ManagerCorporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)Cost-of-Living AdjustmentCoworkingCrypto PayrollCrypto WalletCultural IntelligenceCut-Off DateCustomer Success ManagerCOBRA Benefits D Decentralized WorkforceDeferred CompensationDeferred RevenueDigital NomadDigital WalletDirect CompensationDisregarded EntityDistributed WorkforceDiversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) ManagerDivestitureDocument Management SystemDPADefined Benefit PlanDiversity Hiring E-H E-H E E-2 VisaEmerging MarketsEmployee Assistance Program (EAP)Employee BenefitsEmployee Data ProtectionEmployee Engagement SurveyEmployee Experience ManagerEmployee LeasingEmployee MobilityEmployee PortalEmployee SurveysEmployee Time TrackingEmployee TransferEmployee TurnoverEmployee UpskillingEmployee Value Proposition (EVP)Employee Wellness ProgramEmployer Branding SpecialistEmployer Identification Number (EIN)Employment AgreementEmployment Authorization Document (EAD)Employment StatusEndpoint SecurityEquity CompensationEquity Incentive PlanESG ComplianceEU Platform Work Directive (PWD)Exempt EmployeeExpatriate CompensationExpatriate EmployeeEU Blue CardEarned Wage AccessEmployment VerificationExit InterviewEmployee Fraud F Factories ActFair Work Act and Fair Work Commission (FWC)Fair WorkweekFamily & Medical Leave ActFlexible WorkspacesFloating HolidayForeign EarnedForeign-Invested Enterprise (FIE)Foreign Legal EntityForeign SubsidiaryForeign Worker LevyForm 673Form 941Form 1096Form 1099-NECForm 1099-MISCForm W-9Form SS-8FTE (Full-Time Equivalent)Furlough LeaveFUTA G GDPR ComplianceGeneral LedgerGeographic ArbitrageGeographical DiscriminationGlobal CompensationGlobal ContractorGlobal Employment Organization (GEO)Global Employment OutsourcingGlobal FluencyGlobal HR ManagerGlobal HR Policy AnalystGlobal Human Resource ManagementGlobal MarketplaceGlobal MobilityGlobal Mobility ManagerGlobal Onboarding SpecialistGlobal PayrollGlobal Payroll ManagerGlobal PEOGlobal RecruitmentGlobal TeamsGlobal WorkforceGlobal Workforce ManagementGreen CardGross IncomeGross to Net (GTN)Ghost Employee H H-1B VisaHealth Savings AccountHigh-Income SkillsHourly EmployeeHPI VisaHR AnalyticsHR AutomationHR BudgetHR Business AnalystHR Business Partner (HRBP)HR Change ManagementHR ComplianceHR Compliance ManagerHR CoordinatorHR DirectorHR GeneralistHRIS ManagerHR Policy ManagerHR ReportingHR SoftwareHR SourcingHR SpecialistHR TechHR Technology ManagerHR TransformationHuman Capital Consultant in Growing OrganizationsHuman Capital Management (HCM)Headcount I-L I-L I Identity Provider (IdP)Immigration ConsultantImportance of an HR Compliance Officer in International BusinessesImputed IncomeIndefinite Employment ContractIndirect CompensationIn-Kind BenefitsInternational Double TaxationInternational EmploymentInternational Employment LawInternational Labor LawInternational Payroll OutsourcingIoT Device ManagementIR35 LegislationISO 27001 J Job ClassificationJoint Employment L L-1 VisaLabor LawLabor MarketLabor Relations ManagerLearning Experience DesignerLeave of Absence (LOA)Learning and Development ManagerLegal Entity Rationalization (LER)Learning Management SystemLong-Term Incentive Plan (LTIP)Limited Liability Company (LLC) M-P M-P M Managed PayrollMarginal Revenue FormulaMarket ExpansionMaternity LeaveMerit IncreaseMinimum Wages ActMisclassificationMulti-Country PayrollMedicare TaxMobile Device Management N National Employment Standards (NES)NDANet PayNon-EmployeeNon-Exempt EmployeeNotice Period O Off-Cycle PayrollOffboardingOffshoringOnboardingOrganizational Development (OD) ManagerOrg ChartOvertimeO-1 VisaOKR Framework P Paid Time Off (PTO)Parental LeavePass-Through TaxationPaternity LeavePay PeriodPayment in Lieu of Notice (PILON)PayoutPayroll CompliancePayroll CyclePayroll ProcessingPayroll RemittancePayroll ReportPayroll TransformationPayslipPeople Analytics ManagerPeople Operations SpecialistPer DiemPerformance BonusPerformance Management SystemPERM Labor CertificationPersonality HirePost-tax DeductionPre-Tax IncomeProbationary PeriodProduct Owner Job Description & RoleProject Manager Job Description & RolePayroll RegisterPay EquityPayroll AutomationPeople AnalyticsPerformance Management CycleProfit Sharing Q-T Q-T Q Quiet Hiring R Record of Employment (ROE)Recruitment Marketing SpecialistRecruitment Operations ManagerRelocation PackageRemote I-9 VerificationRemote-First CompanyRemote WorkRemote Work AllowancesRemote Work CoordinatorResidence PermitRetro PayRight of EntryRight-to-Work ChecksRotational AssignmentReboardingReal-Time Payroll S SabbaticalSalaried EmployeeSalary ReviewSame Job Same PaySecondmentSEP IRASeverance PayShadow PayrollShort-Term DisabilitySingle Touch Payroll in AustraliaSkills-Based HiringSkills Gap AnalysisSOC 2 ComplianceSocial Security WagesSociety for Human Resources Management (SHRM)Spend Vendor ManagementStatutory BenefitsStatutory Sick PayStipendStock GrantsSupplemental PaySWIFT PaymentSystem of RecordSingle Sign-On (SSO) T Talent Acquisition ManagerTalent ArbitrageTalent DensityTax EqualizationTax Identification Number (TIN)Temporary EmployeeTime to Market (TTM)Total RemunerationTotal RewardsTotal Rewards ManagerTripartite AgreementTime to FillTime to HireTelework U-X U-X U Unlimited PTOUnpaid Time OffUpskilling and Reskilling V Virtual EmployeeVirtual TeamsVisa SponsorshipVisa StampVisa Support LetterVoluntary Time Off (VTO)VP of PeopleVestingVirtual Bookkeeping W W2 EmployeeWage CompressionWagesWholly-Owned SubsidiaryWork AuthorizationWorkforce AgilityWorkforce MobilityWorkforce Planning ManagerWork-From-Anywhere (WFA) JobWork From Home StipendWorking Holiday VisaWork PermitWork Visa Y-Z-# Y-Z-# Z Zero-Hour Contract # 14th-Month Pay2-2-3 Schedule360-Degree Feedback Survey9/80 Work Schedule9-Box Grid Africa Algeria Angola Benin Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cameroon Côte d’Ivoire Egypt Eswatini Ethiopia Ghana Guinea Kenya Liberia Madagascar Malawi Mauritania Mauritius Morocco Mozambique Namibia Niger Nigeria Republic of Congo Réunion Rwanda Senegal Sierra Leone South Africa Sudan Tanzania Togo Tunisia Uganda Zambia Zimbabwe Americas Argentina Aruba Bahamas Barbados Belize Bolivia Brazil British Virgin Islands Canada Cayman Islands Chile Colombia Costa Rica Dominican Republic Ecuador El Salvador Guatemala Guyana Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Nicaragua Panama Paraguay Peru Puerto Rico Suriname Trinidad and Tobago United States Uruguay Asia Afghanistan Armenia Azerbaijan Bahrain Bangladesh Cambodia China Hong Kong India Indonesia Iraq Israel Japan Jordan Kazakhstan Kuwait Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Malaysia Mongolia Myanmar Nepal Oman Pakistan Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia Singapore South Korea Sri Lanka Taiwan Tajikistan Thailand Turkey Turkmenistan United Arab Emirates Uzbekistan Vietnam Europe Albania Austria Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Denmark & Greenland Estonia Finland France Georgia Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Ireland Italy Latvia Liechtenstein Lithuania Luxembourg Malta Moldova Montenegro North Macedonia Norway Poland Portugal Romania Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland The Netherlands Ukraine United Kingdom Oceania Australia Fiji Guam New Zealand Papua New Guinea Republic of Palau Solomon Islands Tonga Show All