UK Payroll and HR Glossary

Don’t know your HRIS from your HRMS? Discover the meaning of the latest UK payroll and HR terms and abbreviations with this free glossary.

A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z

A

ADP®
Affinity bias
Affirmative action
Attrition

B

Benefits in kind
Bonus payable 

C

Candidate
CFO
CIPP
CHRO
Company culture
Compassionate leave
Compliance
CPO

D

Digital nomad
Digital nomad visa
Diversity and inclusion
Due diligence 

E

EAP
Employee
Employee benefits
Employee engagement
Employee handbook
Employee lifecycle
Employee wellbeing
Employment Allowance
ENPS
EOR
EPS
ERP
Expatriate
Expense 

F

FPS
FTE

G

Garden leave
Gender pay gap
Glass ceiling
 GPA
Gross pay

H

HMRC
HR
Hybrid working

I

IR35

J

Job description

N

National Living Wage
National Minimum Wage
Net pay
NI
Notice period

O

Onboarding
OTE

P

P11D
P45
P46
P60
Parental leave
Parity
PAYE
Payroll
Pension
PEO
Perks

R

Recruitment
Redundancy pay
Remittance
Right to work

S

Sabbatical
Statutory Maternity Pay
Statutory Sick Pay 

T

Talent
Tax codes
Tenure
Time off in lieu
Tupe

U

Unconscious bias
Unfair dismissal

W

WFH

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