Affirmative action
Also: Positive discrimination.
Carried out on behalf of women and disadvantaged groups and members of such groups are placed in dominant positions
Benchmarking
A technique using quantitative or qualitative data to make comparisons between different organizations or different sections
Broad banding
A pay structure that consolidates a large number of narrower pay grades into fewer broad bands with wider salary ranges.
Contingent workers
Employees who may be: casual labour, part-timers, freelancers, subcontractors, independent professionals and consultants.
Grievance
A complaint brought by one party to an employment contract against another party.
Group dynamics
The social manner in which people interact with each other within a group.
