Business, Management, Human Resources Dictionary: B

Baby Boomers is the name given to the generation of Americans who were born in a "baby boom" following World War II. Baby Boomers were born between 1944 and 1964.

Definitions of background checking or background investigation for the human resources glossary of human resources related terms.

Base salary is a fixed amount of money paid to an employee by an employer in return for work performed. Base salary does not include benefits, bonuses or any other potential compensation from an employer. Base salary is paid, most frequently, in a bi-weekly paycheck to an exempt or professional employee. In most years, an employee’s base salary is paid in 26 even paychecks over the cour…

A behavioral interview asks the job candidate to supply examples of the behaviors that he or she has used to tackle challenges in past employment. Find out more about behavioral interviews.

Benefits are a form of compensation paid by employers to employees over and above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. Benefits are a portion of a total compensation package for employees. A comprehensive, common set of benefits includes the following components.

Employers provide a package of additions to the base salary to employees. These benefits can include health insurance, dental insurance, life insurance, disability insurance, a severance package, tuition assistance, and more. On average, organizations spend 41 cents for benefits for every dollar of payroll. That’s 29 percent of the total employee compensation package.

Benefits are a form of compensation paid by employers to employees over and above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. Benefits are a portion of a total compensation package for employees. A comprehensive, common set of benefits includes the following components.

Employers of choice provide a comprehensive employee benefits package to attract and retain employees. In addition to salary, an employee benefits package is a standard – and expected - part of employee compensation. These are the standard components of an employee benefits package. Find out the employee benefits package that your employees want...

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A bonus is compensation over and above the amount of pay specified as a base salary or hourly rate of pay. The base amount of compensation is specified in the employee offer letter, in the employee personnel file, or in a contract. A bonus can be distributed randomly as the company can afford to pay a bonus, or the amount of the bonus can be specified by contract.

The U.S. Department of Labor has no requirements for employer supplied breaks and lunch free time at work. However, if the employer does supply coffee breaks and lunch time away from the job, the employer is required to count these hours as compensated. They also count toward the accumulation of hours eligible for overtime payment.

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A brown bag lunch is an opportunity for employees to learn at work. A brown bag lunch is used to convey work information occasionally, but mostly serves to enhance employee knowledge about non-work or job specific issues and ideas. Find out more about brown bag lunches.

A buddy is an employee who is assigned to participate in a formal or informal relationship that is established between an experienced, knowledgeable employee and an inexperienced or new employee. The purpose of mentoring from the buddy is to help the new employee quickly absorb the organization’s cultural and social norms. The buddy assists an...

Bullying is intentionally causing pain to or harming another employee. Bullying takes many forms: verbal abuse from swearing to belittling, physical abuse from standing close in a threatening manner to punching, mental abuse from undermining a coworker’s work to keeping track of and reporting mistakes. Bullying is sometimes obvious, but more subtle forms of bullying often cause the most damage.

Buyouts are a common method for reducing the number and cost of employees. In a buyout, the employer offers some employees or all employees the opportunity to receive a large severance package in return for leaving their employment.

Business casual refers to a range of clothing items that can be worn as casual business attire for work. Business casual is lemal than the traditional workplace. Learn more.