HR JARGON ROUND !!

1. A workforce comprising of permanent full-time, part time, temporary employees and contractors.

2. An alternate dispute resolution method that uses a neutral third party to resolve conflicts

3. An employer’s policy that restricts the employment of two or more family members at the same time

4. A lawsuit filed by one party on behalf of themselves and other people in the group who share the same complaint

5.Unfair labor practice when a union asks an employer to pay an employee for services he or she did not perform

6. Under Equal Employment Opportunity law, a less favorable effect for one group over another.

7. Using web sites, chat rooms or bulletin boards to post insulting or defamatory statements about former employers

8. Informal communication channel used to transmit information or rumors from one person to another

9. Legal terminology meaning “what for what” or “something for something”

10. An approach to reducing staff, whereby jobs are prioritized in order to identify and eliminate unnecessary work

ANSWERS

1. A workforce comprising of permanent full-time, part time, temporary employees and contractors.

Blended workforce

2. An alternate dispute resolution method that uses a neutral third party to resolve conflicts

Arbitration

3. An employer’s policy that restricts the employment of two or more family members at the same time

Anti-nepotism policy

4. A lawsuit filed by one party on behalf of themselves and other people in the group who share the same complaint

Class action suit

5.Unfair labor practice when a union asks an employer to pay an employee for services he or she did not perform

Featherbedding

6. Under Equal Employment Opportunity law, a less favorable effect for one group over another.

Disparate impact

7. Using web sites, chat rooms or bulletin boards to post insulting or defamatory statements about former employers

Cybersmear

8. Informal communication channel used to transmit information or rumors from one person to another

Grapevine

9. Legal terminology meaning “what for what” or “something for something”

Quid Pro Quo

10. An approach to reducing staff, whereby jobs are prioritized in order to identify and eliminate unnecessary work

Rightsizing

9. A policy which provides no. of paid days leave off following the death of an employee’s spouse, parent, child, grandparent or in-law

12. A form of training conducted outside of the workplace where new hires are exposed to procedures or tools/equipments to be used in their jobs