Must be related to the essential functions of the the job.

A process by which individuals are evaluated as they participate in a series of situations that resemble what they might be called on to handle on the job.

What an employee does and does not do in terms of the quantity, quality and timeliness of an employee’s output

Tangible, monetary and nonmonetary effects of compensation

A retirement plan where all retirement plan funding is paid by the employer

investigating an applicant’s background to avoid suits for actions of the employee

The factors that initiate, direct, and sustain human behavior over time

The process of evaluating how well employees perform their jobs and then communicating that information to the employees

Employer-provided benefits—like health insurance—that are provide employees for being a member of the organization

A union-negotiated benefit provision that pays a supplemental amount to laid-off employees who are drawing unemployment compensation

Act that protects privacy of background information and ensures that information supplied is accurate

A measure of how much value individual employees add to the goods or services that the organization produces

A scale that allows the rater to indicate an employee’s performance on a continuum of job behaviors

A court action in which a portion of an employee’s wages is set aside to pay a debt owed a creditor

A benefit voluntarily offered by employer to employees who involuntarily lose their jobs, includes cash payment and / or benefits continuation and outplacement assistance

Occurs when an employer fails to check an employee’s background and the employee injures someone

A theory of motivation which states goals that are clear and challenging, over which the employee has control, will result in higher levels of motivation

Performance appraisal method in which ratings of employees are distributed along a bell-shaped curve

Similarity in pay for all jobs requiring comparable level of knowledge, skills, and abilities, even if actual duties and market rates differ significantly.

A pension plan where the employer makes an annual payment to an employee’s account and benefit payout is determined by the financial performance of the employee’s retirement

A type of interview which asks applicants to give specific examples of how they have performed a certain task or handled a problem in the past

The intrinsic factors of motivation in Herzberg’s two-factor theory which include opportunity for recognition, achievement and growth
- The presence of these factors is motivating, unless there is an absence of hygiene factors

A concept that is generally viewed as managing discretionary effort, that is, when employees have choices, they will act in a way that furthers their organization's interests.

Information on prevailing market rates and includes topics such as incentive plans, overtime pay, base pay and vacation / holiday practices

Act that established uniform minimum standards for employer-sponsored retirement, and health and welfare benefit programs through regulation of pension funds to assure their soundness, requires portability and by requiring firms to offer retirement plans