Benefits and compensation glossary, 11th ed.0891545972 Benefits and compensation glossary A term used by Microsoft Word and adopted by other word processors for the list of shorthand, keyboard macros created by a particular user. See glossaries in this publication and The Computer Glossary. , 11th ed. Ed. by Judith A. Sankey. Intl. Found/Empl. Benefit 2005 166 pages $50.00 Paperback HD4928 This 11th edition of a glossary formerly titled Employee Benefit Plans: A Glossary of Terms includes 300 new definitions from the benefits and compensation areas. Definitions are derived from current Canadian and US sources on areas such as employee benefits design, financial planning Financial planning Evaluating the investing and financing options available to a firm. Planning includes attempting to make optimal decisions, projecting the consequences of these decisions for the firm in the form of a financial plan, and then comparing future performance against , government regulations, insurance, human resources The fancy word for "people." The human resources department within an organization, years ago known as the "personnel department," manages the administrative aspects of the employees. , and labor law labor law, legislation dealing with human beings in their capacity as workers or wage earners. The Industrial Revolution, by introducing the machine and factory production, greatly expanded the class of workers dependent on wages as their source of income. . A new feature of this edition is an updated list of 600 acronyms and abbreviations. The book will be of use to professionals in employee benefits and compensation. Author information is not given. ([c] 2005 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR) |
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