GLOBAL HR GLOSSARY

Global Employment & HR Glossary

Employing and managing a global workforce comes with a whole new vocabulary. Get to know the lingo with our glossary of global HR terms.

Global Employment Glossary of Terms
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At-Will Employment
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Deferred Compensation
what-is-deferred-compensation
Base Salary
what-is-base-salary
Nepotism
what-is-nepotism
Salary Pay
what-is-salary-pay
Federal Unemployment Tax Act (FUTA)
what-is-federal-unemployment-tax-act
Payment In Lieu Of Notice (PILON)
what-is-payment-in-lieu-of-notice
Affirmative Action
what-is-affirmative-action
Cost-of-Living-Adjustment (COLA)
what-is-cost-of-living-adjustment-cola
Management By Objectives (MBO)
what-is-management-by-objectives
Vesting
what-is-vesting
Work Permit
what-is-work-permit
Take-home Pay
what-is-take-home-pay
Full-time Hours
what-is-full-time-hours
Wholly-Owned Subsidiary
what-is-wholly-owned-subsidiary
Accounts Receivable
what-is-accounts-receivable
Non-Resident Alien
what-is-non-resident-alien
Resident Alien
what-is-resident-alien
Taxpayer Identification Number
what-is-taxpayer-identification-number
Salaried Employee
what-is-salaried-employee
W-2 Employee
what-is-w2-employee
Visa Sponsorship
what-is-visa-sponsorship
Unpaid Time Off (UTO)
what-is-unpaid-time-off
Probationary Period
what-is-probationary-period
Off-Site
what-is-off-site
Contractor Management Software
what-is-contractor-management-software
Employee Misclassification
what-is-employee-misclassification
Retro Pay
what-is-retro-pay
Global Contractor
what-is-global-contractor
PEO
what-is-peo
Employment Agreement
what-is-employment-agreement
Work-Life Balance
what-is-work-life-balance
W-4 Form
what-is-w-4-form
Gig Economy
what-is-gig-economy
Employee Onboarding
what-is-employee-onboarding
Equity Joint Venture
what-is-equity-joint-venture
Employment Allowance
what-is-employment-allowance
Employee Retention
what-is-employee-retention
International Tax Compliance
what-is-international-tax-compliance
Employer-Sponsored Health Insurance
what-is-employer-sponsored-health-insurance
W2 Form
what-is-w2-form
Flexible Work
what-is-flexible-work
Payroll Account
what-is-payroll-account
Employee Self Service (ESS)
what-is-employee-self-service-ess
Foreign Worker Levy
what-is-foreign-worker-levy
ESPP
what-is-espp
Payroll Remittance
what-is-payroll-remittance
W-9 Form
what-is-w-9-form
Same-Day Direct Deposit Payroll
what-is-same-day-direct-deposit-payroll
Payments Reconciliation
what-is-payments-reconciliation
PTO
what-is-pto
Income Tax
what-is-income-tax
Full-Time Employee
what-is-full-time-employee
Payslip
what-is-payslip
Equity
what-is-equity
Trust Account
what-is-trust-account
Payout
what-is-payout
Payment Processor
what-is-payment-processor
Exempt Payment
what-is-exempt-payment
Overseas Entity
what-is-overseas-entity
Non-Mandatory Benefits
what-is-non-mandatory-benefits
Employer Alignment Submission
what-is-employer-slignment-submission
Employee Self-Service
what-is-employee-self-service
Payroll Automation
what-is-payroll-automation
Global Payroll
what-is-global-payroll
Global Employer
what-is-global-employer
Gross-to-net
what-is-gross-to-net
Journal Entry
what-is-journal-entry
IRS Form 1096
what-is-irs-form-1096
HMRC
what-is-hmrc
Open Banking
what-is-open-banking
Non-Employee Workers
what-is-non-employee-workers
Mission-Driven Company
what-is-mission-driven-company
Remote Work
what-is-remote-work
Ultimate Debtor
what-is-ultimate-debtor
Working Days
what-is-working-days
Post-Tax Deductions
what-is-post-tax-deductions
Salary Benchmarking
what-is-global-salary-benchmarking
Global Hiring Platform
what-is-global-hiring-platform
Payment Service Provider
what-is-payment-service-provider
On-Call Employment
what-is-on-call-employment
General Organization For Social Insurance
what-is-general-organization-for-social-insurance
Payroll Benefits
what-is-payroll-benefits
Pay In
what-is-pay-in
Full Payment Submission (FPS)
what-is-full-payment-submission-fps
Synchronous Communication
what-is-synchronous-communication
Intermediary Bank
what-is-intermediary-bank
Social Security Wages
what-is-social-security-wages
Last Mile Payment
what-is-last-mile-payment
PAYE
what-is-paye
HR Analytics
what-is-hr-analytics
Independent Contractor
what-is-independent-contractor
Gross Pay
what-is-gross-pay
Expat Management
what-is-expat-management
Mandatory Benefits
what-is-mandatory-benefits
Geographical discrimination
what-is-geographical-discrimination
Shadow Payroll
what-is-shadow-payroll
Employee Value Proposition
what-is-employee-value-proposition
Local Bank Transfer
what-is-local-bank-transfer
Employee Centricity
what-is-employee-centricity

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KEY TERMS

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Gig Economy

Contingent Worker

1099 Employee

W-9 Form

Form 1099-NEC

1099-MISC Form

Zero Hour Contract

Non-Employee Workers

Independent Contractor

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KEY TERMS

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Record Terminology

Employer of Record (EOR)

Global Hiring Platform

Global Employer

Labor Laws

International Tax Compliance

PEO

Overseas Entities

Distributed Workforce

Full-Time Employee

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KEY TERMS

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Payroll Automation

Payslip

Payroll Remittance

Same-Day Direct Deposit Payroll

Shadow Payroll

Single Euro Payments Area (SEPA)

Payroll Accounts

Post-Tax Deductions

Payment Processor

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Year to Date (YTD)

Zero-hour contract

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