compensation and benefits: The annual base salary paid to employees for a particular job, including the added benefits that are customarily allowed (e.g., health, vacation, housing, loans, sick leave).
discrimination: In the workplace, the act of treating an employee unfairly or placing them at a disadvantage in comparison to others in a similar situation because of gender, physical condition, ethnicity, etc.
employee policy manual: A document made available to all employees that describes the organization’s policies and procedures as well as other expectations of employees and clarifies acceptable and unacceptable behaviors.
human resource management (HRM): The integrated use of policies, systems, and man- agement and leadership practices to plan for necessary staff and to recruit, motivate, develop, and maintain employees so an institution or organization can meet its goals.
human resource plan: The document that results from annual (or longer-term) plan- ning, describing the goals and priorities for staffing, training, and other HRM activities and how they are related to the organization’s mission. It includes a budget for achiev- ing these goals.
incentives: Rewards, often monetary, that are used to reward staff for good performance and/or to attract staff to remote and rural areas.
job classification system: The scheme that the organization develops to classify jobs ac- cording to their function and level of responsibility. It includes job descriptions for each position.
job description: A document that states the job title and describes the responsibilities of the position, the direct supervisory relationship with other staff, and the skills and qualifications required for the position.
performance management: The policies, systems, and procedures used by an organiza- tion to define and monitor the work that people do and to make sure that the tasks and priorities of employees support the mission and goals of the organization.
performance review: An examination of the employee’s performance by the supervisor and employee based on jointly established work plans and performance objectives.
personal development plan: Typically, a written document developed jointly by the su- pervisor and employee that describes the employee’s professional development objectives and the educational and/or on-the-job activities that will facilitate their achievement.
recruitment: Activities undertaken by the organization to attract well-qualified job candi- dates.
work climate: Employees’ direct or indirect experience of the workplace—what it feels like to work in an organization or group. Work climate is considered to be a determi- nant of employee behavior.
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