employee furlough

Leave of abserice; especially, leave given to an offcer or soldier to be absent from service for a certain time; also, the document granting leave of absence.

employee

Education; SAT vocabulary

One who works for wages or a salary.

employee

Accounting; Payroll

An individual who performs services for another individual or an organization in return for compensation.

kpi’s

Business services; Human resources

‘Knowledge, Skills and Abilities’ - Key Performance Indicators. Tasks that have been agreed between an employee and line manager/HR with an expectation that they will be completed ...

absolute ratings

Business services; Human resources

A rating method where the rater assigns a specific value on a fixed scale to the behavior or performance of an individual instead of assigning ratings based on comparisons between ...

affirmative action

Business services; Human resources

Carried out on behalf of women and disadvantaged groups and members of such groups are placed in dominant positions.

appraisal

Business services; Human resources

See Performance planning.

attrition

Business services; Human resources

A term used to describe voluntary and involuntary terminations, deaths, and employee retirements that result in a reduction to the employer's physical workforce.