Refers to the average number of people employed directly by the company on full-time and part-time basis.
Head count
A special payment made in addition to an individual’s salary for accepting assignments at locations where there is threat of physical danger or for performing positions that are hazardous to the individual’s health and well-being.
Hazard pay
An occupational safety and health standard intended to comprehensively address the issue of evaluating the potential hazards of chemicals and communicating information concerning hazards and appropriate protective measures to employees. Such communication may include, but is not limited to: developing and maintaining a written hazard communication program for the workplace, including lists of hazardous chemicals present; labeling of containers of chemicals in the workplace, as well as of containers of chemicals being shipped to other workplaces; preparation and distribution of material safety data sheets to employees; and development and implementation of employee training programs regarding hazards of chemicals and protective measures.
Hazard communication standard of 1988
A term produced as a result of an experiment conducted by Elton Mayo whereby he concluded that expressing concerns for employees and treating them in a manner that fulfills their basic human needs and wants will ultimately result in better performance.
Hawthorne effect
Conduct or actions, based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, disability, military membership or veteran status, severe or pervasive enough to create a hostile, abusive or intimidating work environment for a reasonable person. State laws may further define harassment to include additional protections, such as sexual orientation, marital status, transsexualism or cross-dressing, political affiliation, criminal record, prior psychiatric treatment, occupation, citizenship status, personal appearance, “matriculation,” tobacco use outside work, Appalachian origin, receipt of public assistance or dishonorable discharge from the military.
Harassment
Based on the definition provided by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, Section 504, an individual is “handicapped” if he or she has: a mental or physical impairment which substantially limits one or more of such person’s major life activities; has a record of such; is regarded as having such impairment. The Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 amended this definition to exclude individuals who are currently engaged in the use of illegal drugs. Individuals who are rehabilitated drug users or engaged in a supervised drug rehabilitation program and are no longer using drugs are also covered by the definition. The term “individual with handicaps” does not include any individual whose current use of alcohol prevents such an individual from performing the duties of the job in question or whose employment, by reason of such current alcohol abuse, would constitute a direct threat to property or the safety of others.
Handicapped individual
A form of interviewer bias, occurring when the interviewer rates or judges an individual based on the individual’s positive or strongest traits, allowing their overall perception of the person to overshadow any negative traits.
Halo/horn effect
The Act was enacted to make health insurance more “portable” from one employer to another. The law mandates procedures for both new hires and for existing employees who are leaving the company. Employees who are new to a company can use evidence of previous health care coverage that is provided by their former employer to reduce or eliminate the new employer’s preexisting condition requirements. Employees who are leaving a company must be provided a certificate of prior creditable health care coverage to use for this purpose. The law includes other provisions regarding restrictions on preexisting conditions, special enrollment rights and privacy rights and protections.
Health insurance portability and accountability act (HIPAA) of 1996
A benefit plan designed to allow employees to set aside pre-tax dollars to pay for eligible medically related expenses, such as medical, vision or dental exams, copays and deductible, as well as other out-of-pocket expenses.
Health cave flexible spending account (fsa)
A tax-free account that can be used by employees to pay for qualified medical expenses. Contributions do not have to be spent the year they are deposited. Money in the account earns interest and accumulates tax free, so the funds can be used now and in the future. If an employee leaves the job, he or she can take the account with him or her and continue to use it to pay for qualified healthcare expenses. To be eligible, an individual must be covered by a High Deductible Health Plan (HDHP), must not be covered by other health insurance (does not apply to specific injury insurance and accident, disability, dental care, vision care, long-term care), is not eligible for Medicare and can’t be claimed as a dependent on someone else’s tax return.
Heath savings accounts.
Disabilities which are not a visible nature, such as learning disorder, alcohol abuse, depression, etc.
Hidden disabilities
A psychology theory ascribed to Abraham H. Maslow, in which he proposed that people will constantly such to have their basic needs (sleep, food, water, shelter, etc.) fulfilled and that such needs ultimately determine behavior.
Hierarchy of needs
For the purposes of retirement plans, a they are defined by the IRS as an employee who owns 5% or more of a company or receives compensation in excess of a predetermined amount. To qualify for tax advantages, retirement plans cannot be overly favorable to them. The definition of it is crucial in determining whether plan benefits are allocated to them in a discriminatory manner compared to non- ______.
Highly compensated employee
An employee who works from a home office rather than at is a physical workspace at the employer’s company.
Home-based worker
Test used to assess an individual’s propensity for dishonest conduct or behavior ci.e., stealing or lying)
Honesty/integrity testing
Also known as job rotation, it is a job enlargement method where by employees are shifted between various comparable jobs in an effort to prevent boredom and boost morale.
Horizontal integration
A flat organizational structure that consists of fewer hierarchal levels. Such as organizational structures often rely on use of cross - functional teams.
Horizontal organization.
Sexual or other discriminatory conduct that is so severe and pervasive that it interferes with an individual’s ability to perform the job, creates an intimidating, offensive, threatening or humiliating work environment or causes a situation where a person’s psychological well-being is adversely affected.
Hostile environment harassment
A leveraged purchase of a company that goes against the wishes of the target company’s management and board of directors.
Hostile takeover
A method of saving office space in which workers do not have their own desk but share the same desk at different times during the day or week.
Hot-desk
The practice of not assigning offices on a permanent basis to individuals who telecommute. Instead, offices are assigned by calling in and reserving an office or workstation in advance.
Hoteling
An employee who is paid by the hour and who must be paid overtime under the FLSA or a state wage hour statute.
Hourly employee
A training method whereby participants are divided into small groups, given a specific problem to handle within a short period of time (typically less then 10 minutes) and then report their findings back to the larger collective group.
Huddle group
The collective knowledge, skills and abilities of an organization’s employees.
Human Capital
