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Business, Management, Human Resources Dictionary: H

Find business, management and human resources terminology - the terms that begin with H in the glossary.

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Handbook

An employee handbook is a compilation of the policies, procedures, working conditions, and behavioral expectations that guide employee actions in a particular workplace. Employee handbooks generally also include information about the company, employee compensation and benefits, and additional terms and conditions of employment.

Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs)

Health care premiums continue to increase and employers are shifting part of insurance costs to employees. Or, employers are not offering comprehensive health care benefits because of their cost. To help offset the sting associated with these higher costs to both employers and employees, some employers are implementing Health Care Flexible Spending Accounts (FSAs). Learn more about the benefits.

Hiring Freeze

in a hiring freeze, an employer decides to stop hiring employees for all non-essential positions. A hiring freeze allows an employer to consolidate current employees and potentially restructure departments, to complete the work that is essential for serving the customers of the business.

Holidays: Paid

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.

What Is a Human Resource?

A human resource is a person or employee who staffs and operates a function within your organization. Read the definition of a Human Resource.

What Is Human Resources?

Human resources are the people that staff and operate an organization. Read the definition of Human Resources.

Human Resources Command

The Human Resources Command is a field agency under the Office of the Deputy Chief of Staff for Personnel. The Human Resources Command is responsible for U.S. Army Human Resources programs, processes, and services. The advantage to the combined Human Resources Command is that it enables every soldier in the U.S. Army to manage their entire career from basic training until retirement and later through one office.

What Is Human Resource Development (HRD)?

Human Resource Development is the framework for helping employees develop their personal and organizational skills, knowledge, and abilities. Human Resource Development includes such opportunities as employee training, employee career development, performance management and development, coaching, succession planning, key employee identification, and organization development.

What Is Human Resource Management?

Human Resource Management is the function within an organization that focuses on recruitment, management, and the direction of the people in the organization. Human Resources management is also performed by line managers.

Human Resources Information System (HRIS)

The Human Resource Information System (HRIS is a software or online solution for the data entry, data tracking, and data information needs of the Human Resources function within a business. Normally packaged as a data base, hundreds of companies sell some form of HRIS and every HRIS has different capabilities. Pick your HRIS carefully based on the capabilities you need in your company.

Human Resources Job Descriptions

In the past, HR personnel have been associated with performing the administrative function of an organization, such as handling employee benefits or recruiting, interviewing, and hiring new personnel in accordance with policies and requirements that have been established. Today's human resources workers juggle these tasks and, increasingly, consult top executives regarding strategic planning.

What Is the Human Resource Department?

Departments are the entity organizations form to organize people, reporting relationships, and work in a way that best supports the accomplishment of the organization's goals. Departments are usually organized by functions such as human resources, marketing, administration, and sales. But, a department can be organized in any way that makes sense for the customer.
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