A dictionary of terms and their definitions and the common interpretation of acronyms used by the HR systems developer, tech writer, manager, etc. especially useful for understanding ads for Human Resources Officers and Managers in the Australian government, business and industrial environments.
14/7 roster = work 14 days straight, 7 days leave for rest and recuperation under a normal pay routine; useful for mining where workers are transported away from home and live on site
ACAC = Australian Conciliation (and) Arbitration Commission (1973 - 1988)
Accredited Training = training under AQTF; See ANTA, DEST, ISC, MCTVE, RTO, STA, VET
acrimonious dismissal = the employer terminates the services of the employee because of a claimed failure of the employee to observe his/her obligations under contract requiring immediate removal from office
acrimonious resignation = the employee leaves the employ of the employer without the goodwill, agreement and consent of the employer
Act = http://www.comlaw.gov.au/.../Fair Work Act 2009
ACT Trades and Labour Council (ACTTLC) = peak body for trade unions in Canberra and the region
ACTRAC = (now Australian Training Products Ltd)
ACTTLC = ACT Trades & Labour Council
ACTU = Australian Council of Trade Unions
ACTU = Australian Council (of) Trade Unions
AEU = Australian Education Union
AFPA = Australian Federal Police Association
age discrimination = discriminate against older workers; usually not in the form of lower wages, but may take form of failure to hire or promote or encourage early retirement or layoff disproportionately older/more experienced workers
ageism = age discrimination
AHRI = Australian Human Resources Institute
AIDS = Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome
AIDS discrimination = failure to employ or sacking or severe restriction on freedom in the workplace due to HIV/AIDS
AIRC = Australian Industrial Relations Commission
AIR = Australian Industrial Registry
ALAEA = Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association
allowed discrimination = under the Act, s.351(a) that makes discrimination unlawful does not apply if the discrimination was (a) not unlawful under any anti discrimination law in force in the place where the action is taken; or (b) taken because of the inherent requirements of the particular position concerned; or (c) if the action is taken against a staff member of an institution conducted in accordance with the doctrines, tenets, beliefs or teachings of a particular religion or creed-taken: (i) in good faith; and (ii) to avoid injury to the religious susceptibilities of adherents of that religion or creed. (s.351(b)). See discrimination. See anti discrimination law.
AMIEU = Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
ANF = Australian Nursing Federation
ANTA = Australian National Training Authority
ANSI = American National Standards Institute: a membership organization that coordinates the development of US voluntary national standards in both the private and public sector
AMIEU = Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union
AMWU = Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union
AMO = Australian Maritime Officers Union
AMIEU = Australian Meat Industry Employees Union
ANTA = Australian National Training Authority
annual leave = paid holidays each year; usually at least 4 weeks per annum for full time employee and direct proportion for part time employee
annual leave entitlements = accumulated for such periods but which have not been taken are payable on termination
annual leave loading = an extra payment written into the contract of employment for the employee when he/she takes his/her annual leave
anti-discrimination = decisions taken to increase awareness with a view to positively ridding the workplace of all forms of discrimination; see EEO
Anti-Discrimination Board of NSW = administers the Anti-Discrimination laws of New South Wales
anti-discrimination law = is given a specific meaning in the Act: (aa) the Age Discrimination Act 2004 (CTH); (ab) the Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (CTH); (ac) the Racial Discrimination Act 1975 (CTH); (ad) the Sex Discrimination Act 1984 (CTH); (a) the Anti Discrimination Act 1977 (NSW); (b) the Equal Opportunity Act 1995 (Vic.); (c) the Anti Discrimination Act 1991 (QLD); (d) the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (WA); (e) the Equal Opportunity Act 1984 (SA); (f) the Anti Discrimination Act 1998 (Tas.); (g) the Discrimination Act 1991 (ACT); (h) the Anti Discrimination Act (NT) (s.351(3))
AO = (or AOO) area (of) operations; see TAOO; see TAOR
AOO = (or AO) area of operations; see TAOO; see TAOR
APESMA = Association of Professional Engineers, Scientists and Managers Australia
application form = a method of formalising and standardising the collection of information from potential recruits, providing to each applicant a form which helps to get the correct information for recruitment and helps in the comparison between applicants
appointment schedule = a temporal record controlling a particular recruitment process containing all the steps in the process and planned and actual times
apprentice = an employee employed under a special contract of employment called an apprenticeship
apprenticeship = a special contract of employment that pays a lower wage rate to a new employee in his/her first period of employment because of an agreement by the employer to invest time and money in the education, technical training, and certification of the employee in a nationally recognised qualification; may include some form of indenture
APS = Australian Parliamentary Service
APS = Australian Public Service
APS 1/2 = $30K - $40K?
APS 3 = $40K - $45K?
APS 4 = $45K - $50K?
APS 5 = $50K - $55K?
APS 6 = $55K - $65K?
APS (Parl.) Employee levels = APS1 APS2 APS3 APS4 APS5 APS6 PE1 PE2 SES1 SES2 SES3
APS (Service) Employee levels = APS1 APS2 APS3 APS4 APS5 APS6 EL1 EL2 SES1 SES2 SES3
AQF = Australian Qualifications Framework
AQTF = Australian Quality Training Framework
arbitration = where a court is called upon to settle an industrial dispute by a ruling
arbitration tribunal = a board set up for the specific purpose of arbitration between employer and employee and/or union; (or between members of an agreement see Madrid Protocol on Antarctica); also known as arbitral tribunal
Area Manager = a manager who manages all the staff in a given geographic division
AS = Australian Standards
AS 2865:2009 = Confined spaces; See SAI Global
AS 3806-2006 = Compliance programs
AS 4608-2004 = Dispute management systems
AS 5037:2005 = Knowledge management - a guide
AS/NZS 2063:2008/Amdt 1:2009 = Bicycle helmets; See SAI Global
AS/NZS 4801:2001 = Occupational health and safety management systems - Specification with guidance for use; See SAI Global
AS/NZS 9001:2000 = Quality management systems - Requirements
AS/NZS ISO 14001:2004 = Environmental management systems - Requirements with guidance for use; See SAI Global
AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009 = Risk management
ASAP = "as soon as possible" (vernacular)
ASCO = Australian Standard Classification (of) Occupations
ASFA = Association (of) Superannuation Funds (of) Australia
ASMOF = Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation
ASU = Australian Services Union
audience = the readers of the document who need to understand all aspects of the document
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU)
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - NSW Branch =
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - Newcastle Branch =
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - Qld Branch =
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - SA Branch =
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - Tas. Branch =
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - Vic. Branch =
Australasian Meat Industry Employees Union - WA Branch =
Australian Council of Trade Unions (ACTU) =
Australian Education Union (AEU) =
Australian Education Union - ACT Branch =
Australian Education Union - NSW Teachers' Federation =
Australian Education Union - NT Branch =
Australian Education Union - Qld Teachers Union =
Australian Education Union - SA Branch =
Australian Education Union - Tas. Branch =
Australian Education Union - Vic. Branch =
Australian Federal Police Association (AFPA) =
Australian Licensed Aircraft Engineers Association (ALAEA) =
Australian Industrial Registry (AIR) = a registry of jobs and key information for employees such as awards set up under the Workplace Relations Act 1996 s.128 now defunct
Australian Industrial Relations Commission = an independent, national tribunal dealing with employment issues
Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union (LHMU) =
Australian Manufacturing Workers' Union (AMWU) =
Australian Maritime Officers Union (AMOU) =
Australian Meat Industry Employees Union (AMIEU) =
Australian Nursing Federation (ANF) =
Australian Quality Training Framework =
Australian Qualifications Framework (AQF) = a unified system of national qualifications in schools, vocational education and training (TAFEs and private providers) and the higher education sector (mainly universities)
Australian Rail, Tram and Bus Union (RTBU) =
Australian Salaried Medical Officers Federation (ASMOF) =
Australian Services Union ASU =
Australian Services Union - NSW & ACT (Services) Branch =
Australian Services Union - Qld Services Union Branch =
Australian Services Union - SA + NT Branch =
Australian Services Union - Tas. Branch =
Australian Services Union - Taxation Officers Branch =
Australian Services Union - Vic. Authorities & Services Branch =
Australian Services Union - Vic. Private Sector Branch =
Australian Services Union - WA Branch =
Australian Training Products Ltd = (formerly ACTRAC)
Australian Workers' Union (AWU) =
Australian Workers' Union (AWU) - Qld Branch =
Australian Workplace Agreement (AWA) = An individual agreement set up under the Howard government Work Choices legislation between an employer and employee about the employee's terms and conditions of employment. Now defunct, but AWAs do still exist. See contract of service, award, enterprise agreement
AWA = Australian Workplace Agreement
Award = legally binding wage rates set by government legal bodies established for the purpose both at the State and Federal level
AWU = Australian Workers' Union
bargaining representative = role played by a union in negotiating an enterprise agreement (EA) that is not a greenfields enterprise agreement under the Fair Work Act 2009, which is to represent the interests of the employees as a party to the agreement and not to operate as a party in its own right until after the EA has been approved by employees in a ballot
base pay = wage paid for standard hours of work as dictated by the employment contract; does not include non-standard payments or overtime; under the Act the base rate of pay of a national system employee is the rate of pay payable to the employee for his or her ordinary hours of work, but does not include: (a) incentive based payments and bonuses; (b) loadings; (c) monetary allowances; (d) overtime or penalty rates; (e) any other separately identifiable amounts. (s.16(1))
base rate = $ amount wage paid for standard hours of work as dictated by the employment contract; an employee not covered by an award or an enterprise agreement cannot be paid less than the National Minimum Wage Order
base remuneration = $ (standard hours * base rate); often the contract will require the standard hours to be worked as a minimum in order for the worker to receive base remuneration, i.e. base pay with no deductions for absence
basic competencies = an analysis is performed on a particular job description to identify basic competencies required by an employee called upon to perform the activities required by the job description; if an employee does not possess these basic competencies the employee cannot be employed or will need training prior to taking up the position; see also key competencies
BCA = Business Council (of) Australia
BCM = business continuity management
benchmarking = tests of quantitative measurement decided beforehand for measuring the results of change programmes (focussed on such things as ethical, functional, strategic, process-oriented, customer service, worker satisfaction, or career-oriented change programmes). A benchmark measures where we fit in the array of results when compared to others who have already undergone this change or when compared to ourselves over time.
bereavement leave = a clause in the contract of employment entitling the employee to time off during the time of death of a close relative
best practice = formulas and procedures that have proven successful in practice, identified by general international acceptance. In the HR world, best practice often refers to HRM models or key workplace agreements (between unions and major employers), sometimes developed locally and sometimes developed and widely accepted internationally and adapted to local workplace conditions
best practice policy = policy written for and adopted by the company (usually based on and involving the adoption of international best practice)
Block Release Training = apprentices released from work at the workplace to attend full-time vocational study at college such as TAFE, often two weeks per term
bonus = additional payment made over and above required wage as per employment contract for performance and/or productivity levels over and above normal levels
BPR = business process re-engineering
BPR specialist = consultant specialising in business process re-engineering called in to provide high level strategic plan and broken down to defining processes and change control mechanisms and methodologies and the roles of each of the players
brain drain = the best (skilled labour and educational elite) leave Australia to work overseas; see also maternal brain drain
BRD = business requirements document
Brio = intelligence collector and reporter application
BS 7928-2:2009 = Head and face protection for cricketers. Face protectors for cricket wicket-keepers; See SAI Global
BS EN ISO 16061:2009 = Instrumentation for use in association with non-active surgical implants. General requirements; See SAI Global
BS EN ISO 21987:2009 = Ophthalmic optics. Mounted spectacle lenses; See SAI Global
BSI = British Standards Institute; UK Standards body; now BSI National Standards
BSZ40198 = Assessment and Workplace Training (superseded by TAA04????)
BSZ401A Plan Assessment = this unit covers the requirements for planning an assessment in a specific context
BSZ402A Conduct Assessment = the unit covers the requirements for conducting an assessment in accordance with an assessment procedure in a specific context
BSZ403A Review Assessment = this unit covers requirements to review assessment procedures in a specific context
BSZ404A Train Small Groups = this unit covers the requirements for planning, delivering and reviewing training provided for the purposes of developing competency on a one-to-one or small group basis.
BSZ405A Plan and Promote a Training Sessions = this unit covers the requirement for persons to plan a training program, this involves the identification of competencies to meet the needs of a target group and the planning and promotion of appropriate training strategies.
BSZ406A Plan A Series of Training Sessions = this unit covers the requirement for persons who implement a training program for a target group, this involves planning a series of training sessions to meet the identified competency requirements of
BSZ407A Deliver Training Sessions = this unit covers the requirements for a person to deliver training sessions as part of a training program
BSZ408A Review Training = this unit covers the requirements of persons to record training data and review training
business & accounting = specialist terms & acronyms
business continuity management (BCM) =
business documentation = a process of documentation (usually policy and procedures)
business hours = agreed regular hours, such as 9:00AM to 5:00PM Monday to Friday; may differ per industry and by awards
business need = business requirement
business process re-engineering (BPR) = sweeping changes in processes, management and technology
business requirement = a requirement of the business stakeholder
business stakeholder = the stakeholder from the business section, concerned with management, enterprise, productivity and profitability
cadetship = special contract of employment in which a recruit with high potential is funded by the employer to attend formal training and obtain qualifications, such as a Diploma or Degree, in return for a promise to remain with the employer for a given period following achievement of qualifications
calendar month = when one month is considered the same as another for the purposes of wage and remuneration
calendar year = when a standard year is as per the calendar (Jan-Dec) as opposed to the financial year (July-June) which is required in some industries or some professions or organisations by constitution and requires approval of ASIC and the ATO
CAT = candidate assessment tools
candidate assessment tools (CAT) = to improve candidate assessment and reduce recruitment time
candidate management tracking tools (CMTT) = to reduce recruitment time and improve candidate care
case management = legal advice, negotiation and advocacy of employee/industrial relations cases, OH&S cases, employee development/promotion/career, health, drug use, fatigue etc.
casual employment = a special employment contract in which the hours and times worked by the employee is changed according to the needs of employer in return for an increased hourly rate and paid for on an hourly basis
CBD = central business district (vernacular)
CBT = computer based training
CCCA = Commonwealth Court of Conciliation and Arbitration (1904 - 1956)
CEO = Chief Executive Officer
CEPU = Communications, Electrical, Plumbing Union
Certificate IV = Assessment and Workplace Training (BSZ40198)
CFMEU = Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union
change focus = benchmarking: ethical, functional, strategic, process-oriented, customer service, worker satisfaction, career-oriented
change programme = a formal and controlled move from one work programme to another with agreed controllers, change initiation, assessment and reporting of change and change management procedures that are initiated by particular events agreed before change begins
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) = the manager of the registered corporate entity; the CEO may be a director and is always considered to be an officer of the corporation
Chief Information Officer (CIO) = the manager of a stand alone, semi-independent enterprise concentrating on information; usually more focussed on information, not just IT; could include information gathering, data manipulation and storage functions, broadcast functions, library functions and security; usually part of a broader enterprise but more independent than the division manager IT; may be the result of outsourcing information and IT functions
Chief Technical Officer (CTO) = the manager of a stand alone, semi-independent technical enterprise concentrating on new product development or technical development or technical outcomes; usually part of a broader enterprise but more independent than a division manager; may be the result of outsourcing Production and or R&D; may be the result of a range of tehnical divisions brought together under one umbrella for project outcomes or scientific purpose
CIO = Chief Information Officer
Cluster Manager = software that runs on cluster nodes and works with a cluster management agent
CMD = candidate market data
CMI = candidate market intelligence
CMTT = candidate management tracking tools
CMQ = common metric questionnaire
code of conduct = a document designed to influence the behaviour of employees and to establish an agreed set of minimum requirements that are placed upon an employee by the workplace they work in or the position that they hold. The code of conduct is sometimes incorporated with the contract of employment to ensure that it is strictly enforced (in particularly important legal circumstances), with particular consequences if it is not
code of ethics = a set of principles adopted by the company governing "right and wrong conduct" by the company and its directors, shareholders, management and staff. It can be extended to include the expectations of the company regarding "right and wrong conduct" by joint venture partners and contractors and suppliers or even customers, politicians and members of the public (which might include a restraint of trade based on moral principles). A code of ethics is at a very high level. It usually takes the form of a declaration made by the board of directors and made freely available to the public
code of practice = an agreed set of activities, actions, technical requirements, responsibilities or responses to events or conditions that apply to a profession, trade or industry. These are often based on international or national standards. Often these codes of practice have been agreed by a professional body in an act of self-regulation, considered necessary to restrict entry into the profession and to ensure that general professional practice is conducted at the highest level of integrity and quality. Sometimes industrial or professional codes of practice are formalised into law, with particular practices described and strict requirements placed on employers and employees, and with penalties if not strictly enforced
commission, sales = an additional payment over and above a base retainer made to a salesperson calculated on the basis of actual sales results in the period compared to sales objectives for the period
Communications, Electrical, Plumbing Union (CEPU) =
Community & Public Sector Union (CPSU) =
Community & Public Sector Union - Civil Service Association of WA (CPSUCSA) =
Community & Public Sector Union - CSIRO Staff Association =
Community & Public Sector Union - State Services Federation Group =
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) =
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) - Construction Division =
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) - Mining Division =
Community & Public Sector Union (CPSU) = Active Australian trade union
competency-based training = special training based on the competency of the employees and training and completion and certification is based on ability to perform particular tasks at an agreed level of competency
Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) = largest Australian trade union representing construction workers
contract of employment = contract of service
contract of service = the basic legal (common law) agreement between the employee and the employer; See award; See enterprise agreement
contract of services = a contract where work is performed by someone who is not an employee; see contracting and sub-contracting; See service agreements and outsourcing
contract of training = the basic legal agreement between the apprentice and the employer. The employer agrees to underwrite the training of the Apprentice to a given level in an occupation and the Apprentice agrees to learn as required and to remain with the employer following training completion for a given period of time
contract of termination = a legal agreement between the employee and the employer in which the parties explicitly waive in part or whole, or reduce the duration of, one or more of the employer's or the employee's obligations under the contract of employment and replace the contract of employment with the said contract of termination
copy = text (vernacular borrowed from journalism)
copy writer = writer of text to first draft
corporate document = legal or political document required to run the company
corporate documentation = preparing corporate documents with full knowledge of the law and best practice
corporate performance management (CPM) = an umbrella term that describes all of the processes, methodologies, metrics and systems needed to measure and manage performance
CPM = corporate performance management
CRM = customer relationship management
CSR = corporate social responsibility
CPSU = Community & Public Sector Union
CPSUCSA = Community & Public Sector Union - Civil Service Association of WA
CTO = Chief Technical Officer
curriculum vitae = a description of the background, skills and experience of an applicant being considered at the moment of recruitment, prepared by the applicant according to established general principles agreed across the profession. The words curriculum vitae is an old fashioned name for a resume, still used in Australia, but more likely in more traditional professional positions such as medicine, law, accountancy and academia; those areas of the economy that still have strong links with Australia's British past
danger money = additional rates per hour (similar to increased rates for overtime) as an inducement for employees to undertake tasks that are known to have a higher level of risk; not considered as an acceptable means for transferring risk responsibility from the employer to the employee
de facto spouse = a person who lives with the employee as his or her husband or wife on a bona fide domestic basis
deductions = deductions from wages made by the employer for payments required under PAYG arrangements before paying the (net wages) to the employee
deductions = net wages must be paid in full (s.323) (other than certain special deductions permitted by s.324 which must be authorised in writing by the employee and may be varied or withdrawn at any time by the employee)
dependant = a person wholly or partially supported by (the employee) for the necessities of life
DEST = Department of Education, Science and Training
development = a policy that recognises the need for personal development of the employee and a commitment by the employer to assist in this development; there are usually two forms of development: (a) development needed to improve productivity and quality of performance and (b) personal betterment; both could be important for job satisfaction and retention
director = elected member of the board of directors with legal responsibility for the actions of the corporation under the Corporations Act 2001
disaster recovery planning (DRP) = the process of planning for the recovery from an identified risk of a magnitude categorised as a disaster to pre-disaster condition
discipline = Controlling behaviour through rules and punishments, a set of given instructions
disciplinary action = formal action to discipline somone for inappropriate behavior that has violated a policy or set of conditions
discretionary bonuses scheme = performance-based pay scheme
discrimination = adverse action by an employer against a person who is an employee, or prospective employee, of the employer because of the person's race, colour, sex, sexual preference, age, physical or mental disability, marital status, family or carer's responsibilities, pregnancy, religion, political opinion, national extraction or social origin (s.351) See allowed discrimination. See anti-discrimination law.
discrimination = see age-discrimination
discrimination = see AIDS-discrimination
discrimination = see disability-discrimination
discrimination = see HIV-discrimination
discrimination = see race-discrimination
discrimination = see racial-discrimination
discrimination = see sexual-discrimination
dismissal = under commom law, a special contract termination: one that sees the employer terminate the employment contract without the goodwill, agreement, and consent of the employee; see unfair dismissal; wrongful dismissal; under the Act a termination at the employer's initiative or a forced resignation but does not include termination at the end of an agreed season, period or task, at the end of an agreed period employed for training only, or demotion
dispute =
double time allowance = a requirement set by the contract of employment for doubling the basic wage rate under special circumstances such as overtime on the weekend or public holidays
DRP = disaster recovery planning
duties =
duty statement = a formal written description of duties required under a particular contract of employment; an integral part of the contract of employment; also called a position description or a job description
EAP = Employee Assistance Programme
earnings = An employee's earnings include: (1) the employee's wages; and (2) amounts applied or dealt with in any way on the employee's behalf or as the employee directs; and (3) the agreed money value of non monetary benefits; and (4) amounts or benefits prescribed by the regulations; and (5) non monetary benefits to which the employee is entitled in return for the performance of work; and for which a reasonable money value has been agreed by the employee and the employer; and (6) contributions that the employer makes to a superannuation fund to the extent that: (i) the employer would have been liable to pay superannuation guarantee charge under the Superannuation Guarantee Charge Act 1992 in relation to the person if the amounts had not been so contributed; and/or (ii) the employer is required to contribute to the fund for the employee's benefit in relation to a defined benefit interest (within the meaning of section 292 175 of the Income Tax Assessment Act 1997) of the employee; and/or (iii) the employer is required to contribute to the fund for the employee's benefit under a law of the Commonwealth, a State or a Territory. However, an employee's earnings do not include: (a) payments the amount of which cannot be determined in advance (such as commissions, incentive based payments and bonuses, and overtime (unless the overtime is guaranteed)); (b) reimbursements; (c) contributions to a superannuation fund to the extent that they are contributions to which subsection (4) applies; (d) amounts prescribed by the regulations. (See s.332)
EBA = Enterprise Bargaining Agreement; now EA
EEO = equal employment opportunity
EH&S = environment, health & safety
EHS = environment, health (and) safety
EL = Executive Level (APS)
EL 1 = $75K - $80K(?)
EL 2 = $80K - $95K(?)
Electrical Trades Union of Australia - Vic. Branch =
employee = employed by an employer under a contract of service or an award or an enterprise agreement, etc.; includes apprentice, worker
Employee Assistance Programme (EAP) = free, professional, and confidential counselling service provided to all employees by employer on first level assistance in drugs/alcohol, work-related, family, health/lifestyle, mental, grief/bereavement/trauma problems
employee participant in an enterprise agreement = employees and (in the case of a greenfields agreement) (a) relevant trade union(s); See employer participant;
employee relations = industrial relations (currently preferred term in commercial, government and corporate environment)
employee relations objectives = co-operative, participative relationships between management, employees and union representatives and the delivery of efficient and commercially responsive work practices
employee relations functional analysis = broad corporate objectives, policy development, research and historical data collection, analysis, preparing industrial relations strategic plan, aligning over time industrial relations strategies with broad corporate objectives
employee requisition = a formal application for the hiring of a new employee
employer = a sole trader, partnership, joint venture, company, NGO, organisation, government department or agency, etc. that employs an employee under a contract of service; the representative of that employer (such as the Manager, Human Relations)
employer participant in an enterprise agreement = one or more employer;
employment contract = contract of service
enterprise = a legal entity involved in a business activity, project or undertaking
Enterprise Agreement = an agreement at an enterprise level between an employer participant and an employee participant about terms and conditions of employment for a group of employees at one or more workplaces under the new Fair Work Act 2009. They differ from a contract of service because they're governed by workplace relations law and will override an award; See enterprise agreement type
enterprise agreement type = There are three types of enterprise agreement: (a) a single-enterprise agreement, (b) a multi-enterprise agreement, and a greenfields agreement
entity = See legal entity
environment, health & safety (EH&S) = OH&S with added requirements related to the environment; usually for workers working in the timber industry, irrigation, rural services, etc.
equal employment opportunity (EEO) = specific commitment by management for policies and procedures to ensure HR decisions are not based on any form of discrimination
Equal Opportunity Tribunal (NSW) =a NSW panel that hears and makes decisions about complaints referred by the Equal Opportunity Commission
Equal Opportunity Tribunal (SA) =a SA panel that hears and makes decisions about complaints referred by the Equal Opportunity Commission
Equal Opportunity Commission (VIC) = Helps to resolve individual and representative complaints about discrimination, sexual harassment and racial and religious vilification
Equal Opportunity Commission (WA) = working across Government and the community to assist in removing systemic and covert discrimination where it exists.
ER = employee relations
ER = Environmental Reform (Consequential Provisions) Act 1999
ERP = environmental resource planning
ETI = ethical trading initiative
expert = specialist
FAAA = Flight Attendants Association of Australia
fair work instrument = (a) a modern award; or (b) an enterprise agreement; or (c) a workplace determination; or (d) an FWA order.
fatigue =
FBEU = NSW Fire Brigade Employees' Union
FCA = federal certified agreement
FIFO = fly-in, fly-out
Financial Services Guide (FSG) = document required by licensed Australian financial service
Fixed Base Rate Salary = base pay
flex time = flexible start and finish times, see flexi-time
flexi-time = a policy allowing employees to determine start and finish times based on their own work needs and personal requirements; usually introduced into a workplace where hours worked is important but start and finish times are less important; often introduced to increase employee work satisfaction
flexibility = see functional flexibility
flexibility = see hours flexibility
flexibility = see reward flexibility
flexibility = see flexitime
Flight Attendants Association of Australia (FAAA) =
Flight Attendants Association of Australia (FAAA) - Domestic/Regional Division =
fly-in, fly-out (FIFO) = a special living-away-from-home allowance; an arrangement that ships workers in and out by air giving them the best time off on their 14/7 roster; useful in mining in the desert for workers who have to live on site
FOA = freedom of association (human right)
FOB = free on board (contractual standards)
FOMO = fear of missing out; See JOMO
forced redundancy = (misnomer) involuntary retrenchment
FSG = financial services guide
freelance = sole-trader or contractor; often used in industries dominated by a few players to indicate that the contractor is not sub-contracting for or employed by a big player
full-time = an employee employed to work at least 35 hours a week under contract of employment and entitled to the full entitlements such as annual leave, sick leave and other entitlements listed in the contract, or in the award or in the enterprise agreement
functional flexibility = multi-skilling, new training programmes, new skills-based career paths
gap analysis = current/future resource, skill and competence tested against current/future requirements
GB 002:2004 = Australian Business Excellence Framework
GB 014 = Series of Business Improvement publications
General Expenses = any expenses in respect of travel, accommodation, stationery, and postage, properly incurred in the course of his/her employment provided that such general expenses are approved of in advance by the employer and documented by way of receipts or records of payment
genuine redundancy = (1) A person's dismissal was a case of genuine redundancy if: (a) the person's employer no longer required the person's job to be performed by anyone because of changes in the operational requirements of the employer's enterprise; and (b) the employer has complied with any obligation in a modern award or enterprise agreement that applied to the employment to consult about the redundancy. (2) A person's dismissal was not a case of genuine redundancy if it would have been reasonable in all the circumstances for the person to be redeployed within: (a) the employer's enterprise; or (b) the enterprise of an associated entity of the employer. (s.389)
glossary = a list of words that have special meaning because of their context of use and an explanation of the special definitions assigned to them
GM = General Manager
General Manager (GM) = manager of an independent productive unit covering the whole productive process; the manager to whom all other managers in the productive unit must report; may be the manager of a department
graduate recruitment programme = an agreed process for the recruitment of students who have just graduated and their special extended induction and training usually over one or two years that results in the best resources for the company possible - not only in terms of technical skills, but also in terms of his/her alignment with and his/her impact upon current and future culture, behaviour, and values
grave misconduct = the employee is guilty of any grave misconduct of a type that would make it unreasonable for the employer to continue the employment during the period of notice, including theft, assault, fraud, or other grave misconduct prescribed by regulation; or
greenfields agreement = an enterprise agreement involving a genuinely new enterprise that one or more employers are establishing or propose to establish and who have not yet employed persons necessary for the normal conduct of the enterprise. Such agreements may be either a single-enterprise agreement or a multi-enterprise agreement
gross pay = wages under contract of employment before PAYG deductions, usually based on rate/time * time
Group Certificate = a summary of all PAYG transactions paid to the employee during the year required by the ATO to be given to the employee at EOY with a copy to the ATO
Group Training Organisation (GTO) = an organisation employs apprentices and trainees under an Apprenticeship/Traineeship Training Contract and places them other employers who cannot afford to employ them full-time. A GTO undertakes the employer responsibilities for the quality and continuity of the apprentices' and trainees' employment and training. The GTO also manages the additional care and support necessary to achieve the successful completion of the training contract
GSP = generalised system (of) preferences
GTO = Group Training Organisation
guarantee of annual earnings = even if there were no enterprise agreement, an undertaking given by an employer to an employee is a guarantee of annual earnings if: (a) the employee is covered by a modern award that is in operation; and (b) the undertaking is an undertaking in writing to pay the employee an amount of earnings in relation to the performance of work during a period of 12 months or more; and (c) the employee agrees to accept the undertaking, and agrees with the amount of the earnings; and (d) the undertaking and the employee's agreement are given before the start of the period, and within 14 days after: (i) the day the employee is employed; or (ii) a day on which the employer and employee agree to vary the terms and conditions of the employee's employment (See s.330)
H&S = health and safety
HACSU = Health and Community Services Union
HB 221:2004 = Business Continuity Management
HB 436:2004 = Risk Management Guidelines Companion to AS/NZS 4360:2004; See AS/NZS ISO 31000:2009
HB 254-2005 = Governance, risk management and control assurance
Health Services Union of Australia (HSU) =
Health and Community Services Union (HACSU) =
Health and Community Services Union - Tas. Branch =
Health Services Union - NSW Branch =
Health Services Union - Qld Branch =
Health Services Union - SA Branch =
Health Services Union - Vic. Branch =
Health Services Union - WA Branch =
HES = health, environment (and) safety (See HSE)
high income threshold = an amount (under Regulation 2.13) that determines whether an award applies or whether an employee is protected from unfair dismissal (s.382), etc. ($100,000 from 27.8.2007; $108,300 from 30.6.2010)
Hiring Fee = a fee paid to the new employee upon signing a new contract of employment made up of the Signing Fee and the Loyalty Fee
HIV = Human Immunodeficiency Virus = an infection leading to AIDS
hours flexibility = shift-working, job-sharing, flexible working hours
HPP = human potential programme
HR = human resources
HRA = human resources accounting
HREOC = Human Rights (and) Equal Opportunities Commission
HRM = Human Resources Magazine
HRM = human resources management
HRM = Human Resources Manager
HRM ratio = statistical or corporate reporting ratios generated by the HR department used in HRM, for example to measure corporate performance, especially by comparison over time, or intra- or inter-organisational comparison
HRMIS = Human Resource (and) Management Information System
HSE = health, safety (and the) environment
HSEQ = health, safety, environment, (and) quality
HSU = Health Services Union of Australia
HRSU = Human Resources Service Unit
human potential programme (HPP) = work programme concentrating on individual assessment and individual based strategies
Human Resource and Management Information System (HRMIS) = a system specialising in the calculation and maintenance of human resource information including payment of salaries/wages, all disbursements, the production of electronic payslips and the production and distribution of payment summaries
Human Resources Manager (HRM) = head of HR department
Human Resources Service Unit (HRSU) = (usually) another name for the HR department
human resources stakeholder = the stakeholder from the HR section involved in wider corporate strategic initiatives, concerned with HRM, award compliance, enterprise agreement compliance, workplace law compliance, employee career development, training, employee satisfaction, employee awareness, occupational health and safety, team safety, employee safety, public safety, employee privacy
incentive scheme = performance-based pay scheme based on
ICFTU = International Confederation (of) Free Trade Unions
IEU = Independent Education Union of Australia
ILO = International Labour Office
ILS = International Labour Standards
ILS = Integrated Leadership System (of the APS)
immediate family = the employee's spouse (including a former spouse, a de facto spouse or a former de facto spouse); the employee's child (including adopted child, step-child or ex-nuptial child), parent, grandparent, grandchild or sibling
immediate removal from office =
in lieu of = replaces; usually (but not necessarily) a replacement 1:1 and agreed to completely replace without the need for adjustment (such as time off in lieu (of overtime): overtime usually comes with a surcharge but time off in lieu is usually hour for hour)
inclusion = see involvement
income tax = tax payable to the ATO at the EOY or retained by the ATO from the deductions made PAYG during the year with any refund made to the employee after the lodgement of their tax return
indenture = a contract of employment by which a particular class of employee (such as an apprentice) is bound to the employer; an old word ("indentured labour" replaced slavery in the 18th century) and not used much today; see contract of training and training agreement
Independent Education Union of Australia (IEU) = a federally registered, Australian industry union representing all employees working in non-government schools and institutions
Independent Education Union of Tasmania =
Independent Education Union of NSW & ACT =
Independent Education Union of Queensland =
Independent Education Union of South Australia =
Independent Education Union of Western Australia =
index = any statistical representation or indicator
index = a numerical scale used to compare variables with one another or with some reference number often used in financial industry for a quick and easily understood indicator of the price or the value of the securities in a given market
induction = an agreed process for the proper welcome of a new recruit into their new job; this could include formal welcome, tour conducted by immediate management, introduction to key employees and managers, initial training for all staff, introduction to training associated with position and tasks, etc.
induction, extended = special new recruits require special extended induction such as cadetship and graduate recruitment programme
industrial action = an action or activity undertaken by employees in order to influence a decision or force a response by their employer(s); this could include such actions as strike, work ban, work to rule, etc.
Industrial Court (Commonwealth) =
industrial relations = anything in the relationship between the employer and its employees that falls under the jurisdiction of the Industrial Relations Commission or the Industrial Relations Court of Australia or that can be impacted on or changed or negotiated by an employers' association or a trade union; this could include such matters as pay and remuneration of employees; conditions of employment; work performed or work to be performed; the duties, rights, privileges of employers and/or employees, etc.
internal stakeholder = See stakeholder
ILO = International Labour Organization
information technology = specialist terms & acronyms
Innovation & Business Skills Australia Ltd =
involvement = flatter organization charts, problem-solving groups, autonomous group structures, suggestion schemes
involuntary redundancy = (misnomer) see involuntary retrenchment
involuntary retrenchment = the process whereby an employee is dismissed by the employer because of his/her redundancy regardless of his/her preference to stay in the employ of the employer and is forced to accept the retrenchment package
involuntary stand-down = the process whereby an employee is stood-down by the employer because of his/her temporary redundancy regardless of his/her preference to stay at work and is forced to accept the stand-down and/or the stand-down package because of some legal clause in an award or employment contract
International Confederation of Free Trade Unions (ICFTU) =
International Labour Organization (ILO) =
Intellectual Property (IP) = legally recognised rights to copyrights, trademarks, patents, trade secrets etc.
IP = Intellectual Property
IR = industrial relations
IS EN 50413:2008 = Basic Standard on Measurement and Calculation Procedures for Human Exposure to Electric, Magnetic and Electromagnetic Fields (0 hz - 300 Ghz); See SAI Global
ISC =
ISO = International Organization for Standardization, Geneva; an organization that sets international standards
ISO 9000 = a series of standards for quality management
ISO 9000:2005 = Quality management systems - Fundamentals and vocabulary
ISO 9001:2000 = Quality management systems - Requirements
ISO 9004:2000 = Quality management systems - Guidelines for performance improvements
ISO/IEC 9126-1:2001 = Software engineering - Product quality - Part 1: Quality model (available in English only)
ISO 10002:2004 = Quality management - Customer satisfaction - Guidelines for complaints handling in organizations
ISO 10005:2005 =Quality management systems - Guidelines for quality plans
ISO 10006:2003 = Quality management systems - Guidelines for quality management in projects
ISO 10007:2003 = Quality management systems - Guidelines for configuration management
ISO/TR 10013:2001 = Guidelines for quality management system documentation
ISO/TR 10014:1998 = Guidelines for managing the economics of quality
ISO 10015:1999 = Quality management - Guidelines for training
ISO 10019:2005 = Guidelines for the selection of quality management system consultants and use of their services
ISO 14000 = a series of standards regarding environmental management; their objective is to ensure products and services have the lowest possible environmental impact
ISO 14000 is similar to ISO 9000 quality management in that both pertain to the process - the comprehensive outcome - of how a product is produced, rather than to the product itself. As with ISO 9000, certification is performed by third-party organisations rather than being awarded by ISO directly
ISO 14001 and ISO 14004: the initial standards, which introduce the idea of environmental management systems. These present a structured approach to setting environmental objectives and targets. Essentially, an organization may apply these broad conceptual tools to their own processes
These are extended and more or less superseded by
ISO 14040 = pre-production planning and environment goal setting
ISO 14020 = labels and declarations
ISO 14030 = post-production environmental assessment
ISO 14062 = making improvements to environmental impact goals
ISO 14063 = addendum to 14020, discussing further communications on environmental impact
itinerant worker = a name given to a particular type of employee under temporary contract of employment who travels from one workplace following the end of contract to another to enter into or seek new temporary contract of employment
IWSP = International Workplace Studies Program
job description = a formal written description of duties required under a particular contract of employment; an integral part of the contract of employment; also called a position description or a duty statement
job description = a description of the position/role and the tasks that make up the role, who the position reports to, other relationships, the measures of performance, the expected performance levels, and the negotiation of changes to the role over time
job profile = (sometimes called the position profile) - a detailed description of a particular position which includes the overall objects of the position, relationships with others in the unit and outside, and a detailed task analysis. An important document when you are preparing for recruitment. It provides the basis for the Job Description
Job Safety Profile = takes a Job Profile and systematically analyses each task contained in the position, identifying possible hazards, evaluating their risk and identifying possible controls
Job Safety Profile = Job Safety Analysis
job satisfaction = a necessary and important factor in retention over time; job satisfaction is a personal process that could be affected by any aspect of the job, including recruitment, induction, training, supervision, performance, instructions, management, reporting, pay, conditions, safety, fatigue management, friendship, racial discrimination, sexual discrimination, sexual harassment, prospects for development, etc., requiring each employee to be considered individually
job sharing = a special grouping of two or more contracts of employment to cover one full-time position
joint venture partnership = a special grouping of two legal entities to engage in business, project, enterprise
JOMO = joy of missing out; See FOMO
key competencies = an analysis is performed on a particular productive process to identify key competencies required by employees called upon to perform the activities required by the process; if an employee does not possess these key competencies the process will not be successful; see also basic competencies
key performance indicator (KPI) = a quantitative result, the technical/mathematical/scientific formula for which has been agreed to beforehand, that will reflect the level of success or failure of a particular product, event, company, department, project, etc.
key success indicator (KSI) = See KPI
KPI = key performance indicator
KSI = key success indicator
L & D = Learning & Development
Labor Council of NSW (LaborNET) =
Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (LHMU) =
LaborNET = Labor Council of NSW
labour market = a concept that in Australia has become defined by the statistics collected and published by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) and includes Employed Persons Full-time Part-time; Unemployed Persons; Looking for full-time work; Looking for part-time work; Unemployment rate; Long-term unemployment rate; Annual labour underutilisation rates; Underemployment rate; Labour force underutilisation rate; Extended labour force underutilisation rate; Children living without an employed parent; Labour force participation rate; Persons participating aged 15-64 years; Actual hours worked; Aggregate weekly hours; Average weekly hours - Persons; Average weekly hours - Full-time; Average weekly hours - Part-time; Part-time workers; Proportion who preferred to work more hours; Wage price index; Total hourly rates of pay excluding bonuses; Average weekly earnings; Full-time adult ordinary time earnings; All employees total earnings; Compensation of employees; Household income account; Average earnings (National Accounts basis nominal) per week; Industrial disputes; Working days lost due to industrial disputes; Working days lost per 1,000 employees; Job vacancies;
LAFH = living away from home
LAFHA = living away from home allowance
Learning Management System (LMS) = electronic system for processing nominations for training, education and certification services, coordination of training providers/facilitators and evaluation of the training courses
leave = see annual leave
leave = see bereavement leave
leave = see long service leave
leave = see maternity leave
leave = see sick leave
leave = see unpaid leave
leave = see year of accrual
leave loading = see annual leave loading
legal entity = a separate and distinct enterprise that has formed and has a special character because of the laws (usually Commonwealth and/or State) that bring it into existence and/or dictate how it can and must operate; See 32 main legal entity types; See enterprise; See single-enterprise; See multi-enterprise
letter of appointment = a letter informing an applicant that their application for a job has been successful; sometimes used instead of the contract of employment. There are many different styles of letter of appointment. Some people use it as simply a covering letter for three distinct key documents: (a) the contract of employment; (b) the code of conduct; and (c) the job description. Others use it to perform the work of the contract of employment. Others use it to cover all three tasks
letter of offer = a letter informing an applicant that their application for a job has been successful; see letter of appointment
letter of rejection = a letter informing an applicant that their application for a job has been unsuccessful
LHMU = Australian Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Workers Union
LHMU = Liquor, Hospitality and Miscellaneous Union (
live away from home (LAFH) = an employee because of the position held is prevented from living at their normal place of residence
living away from home allowance (LAFHA) = an allowance paid to an employee who because of the position held is prevented from living at their normal place of residence
LMS = Learning Management System
Loyalty Fee = a fee paid to the new employee upon signing the new employment contract in consideration of loyalty, fidelity, confidentiality and restraint of trade by the employee during the term of this contract of employment and for X years after the termination of this contract of employment
LSA = logistical support analysis
management = the board of directors made up of directors, the company secretary and officer(s) of the corporation and those employees that have been delegated authority by the board, usually at the level of department or division manager
Maritime Union of Australia (MUA) = represents Australian stevedoring workers, seafarers and port workers
mat leave = maternity leave
maternal brain drain = important skilled labour leaves work for childbirth, at costs of loss of skills and continuity and costs of temporary replacement, recognised more today because of labour shortages; see also brain drain
maternity leave = leave (unpaid or paid depending upon the terms of contract of employment) (usually unpaid) granted to the mother to cover a period of time required by the pregnancy and birth of a child
MCTVE =
MD = managing director
Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance (MEAA) =
meeting = a planned event called for by one participant to be attended by at least one other participant for the purpose of sharing information between participants or and/or for the purpose of planning for the achievement of mission-related, strategic or tactical objectives
meeting (address) = a meeting where the addressor speaks to the conferees who are expected to listen in silence
meeting (annual general) = an annual meeting in which all current members are entitled to attend (and vote) which has special rules because of relevant law and/or the constitution
meeting (assembly) = a meeting to bring everyone (such as all members) together
meeting (class) = a meeting of a group for the purpose of their formal training by a teacher
meeting (clinic) = a meeting for the purpose of problem solving
meeting (colloquium) = a series of seminars on matters of interest of the day with different topics at each meeting (often each addressed by a different participant allowing other participants to understand and discuss or question or interrogate or enquire his/her topic
meeting (committee) = a meeting in which only members elected to attend are entitled to attend (and vote); they are a committee because by standing for election to the committee they made a commitment to attend and deliver
meeting (conciliation) = a negotiation that takes place in agreed legal context under strict rules set by contract
meeting (conclave) = a secret meeting (keep its whereabouts to yourself)
meeting (conference) = a formal event made up of more than one meeting, participants invited and registered, meeting have registered addressors and conferees; they confer
meeting (congregation) = a formal gathering of the senior establishment (say, in a university) who congregate in response to a call
meeting (congregation) = a formal gathering of the faithful (say, in a mosque, a synagogue, a church, or other place of worship)
meeting (convention) = a special conference; a formal event made up of more than one meeting, participants invited and registered, meeting have registered addressors and conferees; but also including social interaction between members
meeting (congress) = a super-body; a meeting for the purpose of address and discussion by members of participating organisations (or nations) representing their organisation (or nation)
meeting (consultation) = a meeting in which the consulter seeks the advice of the consultant; they consult
meeting (debate) = a meeting for argument between (two or more) opposing teams in public
meeting (directors) = a meeting of the directors whose actions are defined by the Corporations Act or similar legislation
meeting (discussion group) = a meeting of a number of people who have come together for a purpose of a discussion group which takes more than one meeting over a period of time
meeting (explanatory) = a meeting to explain attended on the basis of the need to know
meeting (forum) = a single meeting of a number of experts who have come together to conduct in public an important discussion that has serious ramifications and which may include participation by members of the public
meeting (general) = a meeting in which all current members (of the organisation) are entitled to attend (and vote)
meeting (general assembly) = a meeting bringing all members together to take part in and witness an important discussion or vote
meeting (group) = a meeting of a number of people who have come together for a purpose other than the meeting (with one exception, see discussion group), so therefore usually will involve more than one meeting over a period of time
meeting (hearing) = a meeting for the purpose of hearing evidence and coming to a decision based on that evidence
meeting (hearing) = a meeting guaranteed by a law or constitution that requires an accused person's case to be properly heard and considered before that person's guilt/innocence can be decided
meeting (investigative) = a meeting to investigate attended on the (likely) knowledge of the participants
meeting (interview) = a meeting to allow participants to view and evaluate (one of the) the participant(s)
meeting (lecture) = an address by an expert or recognised authority on the subject being considered
meeting (lesson) = a meeting between a teacher and a student for the purpose of formal training
meeting (negotiation) = a meeting between (representatives of) two parties using legal (and other) argument to achieve positive outcome to the benefit of the party
meeting (plenary) = a general assembly style meeting that follows committee sessions for the purpose of receiving results and making decisions holding to the organisation
meeting (press conference) = a meeting to which the press is invited to attend which usually contains a press release, an address, followed by questions
meeting (public hearing) = a meeting (say, by a court, a government agency, a special committee, or a commission) for the purpose of gathering information from interested parties in public (because of the need for transparancy) or the public hearing evidence (in order to involve those that may be affected by the ruling) prior to a ruling
meeting (public hearing) = a meeting guaranteed by a law or constitution that requires an accused person's case to be properly heard and considered in public before that person's guilt/innocence can be decided
meeting (retreat) = a meeting in which participants remove themselves from normal operations to allow proper attention
meeting (requiem) = a meeting for the purpose of remembering one who has died (often addressed by different participants allowing other participants to understand their experience of the person when alive
meeting (round table) = a meeting between peers for clear and frank discussion
meeting (seminar) = a meeting for the purpose of exchange of ideas
meeting (session) = an extended general meeting broken into allotted time periods
meeting (special general) = a special meeting in which all current members are entitled to attend (and vote) which has special rules because of relevant law and/or the constitution
meeting (summit) = a meeting of the head of two organisations (or nations) for the signing of an agreement or an initial heads of agreement
meeting (symposium) = a meeting for the purpose of presentation of a formal topic by one or more participants followed by discussion by attendees
meeting (teleconference) = (not usually a conference); usually a clinical meeting, a group meeting, a seminar or a symposium in which participants are in different locations and brought together by communications technology
mentor = a skilled and experienced superior (employee/manager) assigned a junior employee as a protege and who undertakes responsibility for transerring to his/her protege special one-on-one advice and training, detailed technical information, techniques, standards, current best practice, etc.
mentor scheme = a policy of assignment of an employee with prospects to another employee/manager as that employee/manager's protege to encourage special detailed and deep transfer of technical information, technique and corporate development
merit pay scheme = a performance-based pay scheme
minimum employment period = a law establishing a period that must be satisfied before dismissal can be considered lawful (i.e. not unfair); See s.383
minimum wage = a law establishing the lowest rate that may be paid to an adult employee
MNE = multi-national enterprise
MUA = Maritime Union of Australia
MEAA = Media, Entertainment and Arts Alliance
multi-enterprise = two or more legal entities that do not constitute a joint venture partnership
multi-enterprise agreement = an enterprise agreement that involves two or more employers that are not all single interest employers; See single-enterprise agreement; See greenfields agreement
NAFTA = North American Free Trade Agreement
National Assessors and Workplace Trainers Body =
National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) =
National Training Information Service Database = an Australian database on vocational education and training
National Union of Students (NUS) =
National Union of Workers (NUW) =
NEPP = new employee probationary period
net pay = the amount actually paid to the employee in the pay packet after all PAYG deductions and other deductions such as superannuation have been made
NES = National Employment Standards
new apprenticeship = See apprenticeship
new employee probationary period (NEPP) =
new employee record = a document containing all the information required to be collected from the new employee upon recruitment
new employee requisition form = a formal application for the hiring of a new employee
NGO = non-governmental organization
Notification = notice in writing of employer's intention to retrench the employee including explanation of circumstances, investigation and outcome leading to need for retrenchment and including notice of Termination
Notification Date = the date the employee was notified in writing of the of employer's intention to retrench the employee including explanation of circumstances, investigation and outcome leading to need for retrenchment
notice = a formal notice of dismissal from employer to employee or a formal notice of Resignation from employee to employer
notice in writing = a formal notice of dismissal or resignation etc. in writing
NSW Fire Brigade Employees' Union (FBEU) =
NTEU = National Tertiary Education Union
NTIS = National Training Information Service Database
NUS = National Union of Students
NUW = National Union of Workers
NZS = New Zealand Standards
occupational health and safety management =
occupational health and safety management systems =
OEA = Office (of the) Employment Advocate
OD = organisational development
OEEO = Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (WA)
Office of Equal Employment Opportunity (WA) =
Office of the Employment Advocate (OEA) =
officer of the corporation = a manager with legal power to influence the decisions of the corporation either by being assigned this power by the BOD or able to or required to take decisions in the normal course of their work which clearly affect the decisions of the corporation; being an officer make him/her personally accountable under the Corporations Act 2001 for the decision taken
OH&Smanagement = occupational health and safety management
OH&Smanagementsystems = occupational health and safety management systems
OH&S = occupational health and safety
OHS = occupational health (and) safety
OHSAS 18001 = occupational health, safety and security
off the job training = training conducted away from the workplace at an educational workplace or institution paid for by the employer including the employee's wages for the time of training
on the job training = training conducted at the workplace paid for by the employer including the employee's wages for the time of training
online courses = Study TAFE online, See Open Colleges
open college = See online courses
ordinary hours = the hours agreed as such between the employee and his/her employer; where there is no such agreement the Act provides ordinary hours to be (a) for a full-time employee = 38 hours; or (b) for a non full-time employee = the employee's usual weekly hours or 38 hours, whichever is less; where an employee does not have usual weekly hours the Regulations provide for methods of averaging
Ordinary Time Earnings (OTE) = default earnings base under the Superannuation Guarantee (Administration) Act 1992
organization chart = a method for explaining graphically the relationships between various roles in an organization. The key benefits are easy understanding by management for HRM directives, responsibilities and changes, and for promoting understanding at every level the role played and the role within a broader context. This means that all the org charts should be freely available, completed and up-to-date.
organization chart = flatter organization charts, see involvement
OSH = occupational safety (and) health (WA)
OTE = Ordinary Time Earnings
other employment = The employee shall not perform any of the duties generally required for the title and position described in Clause 4.1 or any duties similar to or the same as those described in Clauses 4.2 and/or 4.3 of this contract of employment for any person other than the employer during the term of his/her employment without the express written consent of the employer
other employment, negotiation for = The employee shall not enter into negotiations or agreements for his/her services with any person that is a client or is known to a client without the express written consent of the employer
other referee = anyone can be a good referee; it doesn't have to be a past employer; 'Other' may include in exceptional circumstances a major customer, a member of an external or public committe, a funder, a member of a panel, etc.
over award payment = a wage rate for a position represented by an award that is higher than the minimum required by the award for that position
overtime = when the employee is required to work longer than the (35 hours) base required by the contract of employment in the week
overtime = see overtime payment
overtime payment = a payment made for overtime which usually under a contract of employment is allowed for at higher rates such as time and a half for week days and double time for weekends and public holidays
parental leave = see maternity leave and paternity leave
part time worker = permanent employee under a contract of employment that allows for significantly less hours per week than the normal (35 hour) permanent full time employee; part time employees are entitled to annual leave, annual leave loading, sick leave, etc. paid to permanent full time employees but in proportion to the hours worked; compare to temporary and casual workers
paternity leave = leave (unpaid or paid depending upon the terms of contract of employment) (usually unpaid) granted to the father to cover a period of time required by his participation in the pregnancy and birth of a child
PAQ = position analysis questionnaire
pay = wage
Pay As You Go (PAYG) = deductions made from the employee's pay packet by the employer and sent to the ATO
pay in advance = an amount of a wage payment anticipated to be guaranteed in the future that is paid prior to the work being performed on the agreement of the employer (sometimes written into the employment contract where half of the wage payment is in advance and half in arrears; sometimes a special payment because of special personal circumstances being experienced by the worker)
pay in arrears = a wage payment that is paid after the work has been performed
pay packet = net pay (vernacular describing the appearance of net pay in workplaces where net pay is included in an envelope together with a pay slip summary of the calculations used to determine net pay)
pay slip = a notice included in the pay packet containing a summary of the calculations used to determine net pay
PAYG = Pay As You Go
PAYG summary = See Group Certificate
PD = personal development
PDP = personal development plan (career planning, succession planning etc.
PE = Parliamentary Executive