Sunday, January 9, 2011

Glossary for HR

Broadbanding

A pay structure that consolidates a large number of narrower pay grades into fewer broad bands with wider salary ranges.

Bumping

The practice of allowing more senior level employees whose positions have been slotted for elimination or downsizing the option of accepting an alternative position within the organization, for which they may be qualified to perform and which is currently occupied by another employee with less seniority.

Change management

The deliberate effort of an organization to anticipate change and to manage its introduction, implementation, and consequences.

Clean Slate

The Criminal Records (Clean Slate) Act 2004 establishes a clean slate scheme to limit the effect of an individual's convictions in most circumstances (subject to certain exceptions set out in Section 19) if the individual satisfies the relevant eligibility criteria.