Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle: HR Glossary Terms
Plain-language explanations of Onboarding, Offboarding & Employee Lifecycle terms for employers. What employers must handle when people join, and when they leave.
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Exit Interview
An exit interview is a conversation an employer holds with a departing employee about the job and the reasons for leaving, and although the federal sources reviewed here do not require one, what is said, written down and offered at the exit is covered by several federal and state rules.
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Offboarding is the process an employer follows when an employee leaves, covering final pay, benefits notices, any severance release, access and property return, and the records the law requires you to keep afterward.
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Onboarding is the process of bringing a new employee into the business, and for an employer the legally required part of it includes verifying work authorization on Form I-9, collecting a Form W-4, reporting the hire to the state, posting required notices and giving safety training.
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Employment Law & Compliance
Federal employment laws, worker classifications and the obligations they create for employers.
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Payroll & Compensation Basics
How pay is calculated, from gross income and overtime to the amount employees take home.
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Payroll Tax & Withholding
The taxes employers withhold from wages and pay on top of them, and how the rates work.
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Benefits & Insurance
Employer-sponsored benefits, tax-advantaged health accounts and how they affect pay.
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Leave & Time Off
Paid and unpaid time away from work and what the law does and does not require.
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Worker Classification & Business Structure
How workers are classified, and what that means for pay, taxes and reporting.
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Tax Forms & Government Filings
The federal tax forms and filings employers use to report pay and worker information.
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Org Structure, Strategy & General HR
The policies and structures that organise how an employer manages its people.
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Performance & Talent Management
How employers evaluate performance and the legal rules that touch those decisions.
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Workforce composition and culture topics, grounded in government sources.
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