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Workforce Glossary

Whether you're managing a small startup or a worldwide workforce, it's easy to get lost in the lingo. Become an expert with our glossary of HR, payroll, spend, and IT terms.

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C

D

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IT

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Employer of Record (EOR)

Co-employment

Floating holiday

13th month pay

Remote I-9 verification

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1099 employee

13th month pay

401(k)

A

A Registered Retirement Savings Plan (RRSP)

ACA compliance

Administrative services organization (ASO)

Agent of record (AOR)

Applicant tracking system (ATS)

Application management

Attendance points

Attrition

Automated provisioning

B

Background check

Behavioral detection

Bereavement leave

Break policy

Bring your own device (BYOD)

Burnout

C

Canada pension plan (CPP)

Certified professional employer organization (CPEO)

Co-employment

COBRA compliance

Compound startup

Contract employee

Corporate credit card

Cover letter

D

Data processing agreement (DPA)

Deferred compensation

Digital nomad

Digital nomad visa

E

E-2 visa

EB-2 NIW visa

EEO-1 reporting

Employee

Employee Assistance Program (EAP)

Employee data protection

Employer Health Tax (EHT) remittance?

Employer of record (EOR)

Employment practices liability insurance (EPLI)

Endpoint security

Exempt employee

Exit interview

F

Fair Work Act

Fair Work Commission

Fair Work Ombudsman

Fair workweek

Federal income tax

Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)

Fixed-term employee

Floating holiday

Form 1099

Form 1099-MISC

Form 1099-NEC

Form 8832

Form I-9

Form W-2

Form W-4

Form W-9

Freelancer

Fringe benefits

G

General ledger

Global contractor

Global employee benefits

Global human resources information system (HRIS)

Global mobility

Global payroll

Global PEO

Global risk management

Gross income

H

H-1B visa

H-1B1 visa

High Potential Individual (HPI) visa

Hourly employee

HR reporting

Human Capital Management (HCM)

Human resources information system (HRIS)

I

Identity and access management (IAM)

Identity provider (IdP)

Incentive compensation

Independent contractor

Industrial Relations Act

International contractor

International payroll outsourcing

International Professional Employer Organization (PEO)

Invoice

IoT device management

J

Joint employment

L

L-1B visa

Learning management system (LMS)

Leave of absence

M

Managed IT services

Maternity leave

Misclassification

Mobile device management (MDM)

Modern awards

N

Net pay

Non-exempt employee

O

O-1B visa

Occupational Health and Safety (OHS)

Onboarding

Ontario Employer Health Tax

Open shift

Overtime

P

P45

P60

Paid break

Paid time off (PTO)

Parental leave

Password management

Pay stub

Payroll

People analytics

Permanent establishment risk

Professional employer organization (PEO)

R

Record of employment (ROE)

Remote I-9 verification

Remote job

Remote work

Remote work policy

S

Shift differential pay

Shift swap

Single sign-on (SSO)

Social Security

Staffing agency

STAR Method

State Unemployment Insurance (SUI)

State Unemployment Tax Act (SUTA)

System administrator

System and Organization Controls (SOC) 2

T

T4 slip

T4A slip

Talent acquisition

Talent management

TD1

Time and attendance

Timesheet

U

Unpaid break

User provisioning and deprovisioning

V

Visa requirement

Visa sponsorship

Visa support

W

W-2 employee

Work authorization

Work from anywhere (WFA)

Work from home (WFH)

Work permit

Workers Compensation Act

Workplace Relations Act

Y

YubiKey

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