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Human resources
Referring to the function within an organisation that is charged with managing its employees, often as well as its recruitment process.
Contributors in Human resources
Human resources
networking
Business services; Human resources
Meeting and forming mutually beneficial relationships with other people.
paid time off policy
Business services; Human resources
The amount of time, in days, which an employee can take in paid vacation, sick days etc.
overtime
Business services; Human resources
Time worked over your contracted hours, e.g. over 40 in a week.
paycheque
Business services; Human resources
A check issued to employees every week, fortnight or month in payment of his or her salary.
organizational chart
Business services; Human resources
A chart mapping all the employees in an organization and how they are related in the reporting structure.
personal file access policy
Business services; Human resources
A policy allowing current and prior employees access to their own files, provided they let HR know in advance.
mentoring
Business services; Human resources
Relationship between an experienced employee and a new employee, designed to allow the new employee to absorb the organization's norms quickly, and have someone to turn to.
