HR glossary of terms
Welcome to our HR glossary. Our glossary is designed to provide clear and concise definitions of key employment law and HR terms.
Navigating the complex and ever-changing landscape of employment law and HR can be a daunting task for even the most experienced HR professional or business owner. Understanding the various legal terms and jargon used in employment law is crucial for staying compliant and avoiding costly mistakes.
We will be expanding our glossary to include more definitions over the coming weeks.
Absence management
ACAS
Actual dismissal
Affidavit
Agency worker
Apprenticeship
Back pay
Basic salary
Benefits
Bereavement leave
Breach of contract
Bring your own device (BYOD)
Bundle
Burden of proof
Chairman (in ET)
Collective consultation
Comparator
Conciliation
Conditions of employment
Constructive dismissal
Contract workers
Corporate Social Responsibility
COT3
Deduction
Direct discrimination
Disability discrimination
Disclosure of documents
Discrimination by association
Early conciliation
Effective date of termination (EDT)
Emotional intelligence
Employee
Employee handbook
Employee onboarding
Employment contract
Employment status
Employment Appeal Tribunal
Employment Tribunal
Equal opportunities
Equal pay
ET1 form
ET3 form
Exit interview
Ex gratia payment
Extempore
Fit note
Fixed term contract
Flexible working
Full time hours
Garden leave
GDPR
Genuine occupational requirement
Grievance
Gross misconduct
Gross pay
Gross v net income
Harassment
Holiday pay
HR Business Partner
Indirect discrimination
IR35
Job description
Minimum wage
Mobility clause
National living wage
National minimum wage
Net pay
Occupational health assessment
Occupational stress
Overtime
Parental bereavement leave
Parental leave
Part time hours
Payment in lieu of notice (PILON)
Penalty clause
Performance management
Performance review
Pre-termination negotiations
Pro rata
Probation
Protected characteristics
Redundancy
Reference
Reinstatement
Remedies
Repudiation
Restrictive covenant
Salaried employee
Secondment agreement
Settlement agreement
Shared parental leave
Sick leave
Statutory maternity pay
Statutory redundancy pay
Subject access request
Suitable alternative employment
Summary dismissal
Termination payment
Transfer of Undertakings (Protection of Employment) Regulations (TUPE)
Unfair dismissal
Vicarious liability
Victimisation
Whistleblowing
Without prejudice
Witness statement
Work experience
Work-life balance
Working Time Directive
Working Time Regulations
Wrongful dismissal