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The Australian HR glossary

Plain-English definitions of the terms HR leaders work with every day, with the Australian rules, rates and thresholds attached. Written for people who make decisions, not for lawyers.

HR metrics

Employee tenure

Employee tenure is the length of time a person has been continuously employed by the same organisation.

HR metrics

Attrition rate

Attrition rate is the percentage of a workforce that leaves an organisation over a period, measured against average headcount.

Roles and structures

C-suite

The C-suite is an organisation's most senior executive tier, made up of "chief" roles such as chief executive officer, chief financial officer and chief people officer.

Fair Work and entitlements

Casual loading

Casual loading is a percentage added to a casual employee's base hourly rate, typically 25% under modern awards, to compensate for the paid leave, notice and redundancy entitlements that casual employment does not provide.

Fair Work and entitlements

Leave loading

Leave loading (annual leave loading) is an extra payment, commonly 17.5% of base pay, added to annual leave pay where a modern award or enterprise agreement provides for it.

Fair Work and entitlements

Notice period

A notice period is the time between telling an employee (or employer) that employment will end and the final day of work.

Fair Work and entitlements

Psychosocial hazards

Psychosocial hazards are aspects of work design, management or workplace interactions that can cause psychological harm, such as excessive job demands, low support or bullying.

Fair Work and entitlements

Wage theft

Wage theft is the deliberate underpayment of employees' wages or entitlements.

HR metrics

eNPS

eNPS (employee Net Promoter Score) measures employee loyalty with one question: how likely are you to recommend this organisation as a place to work? Scores run from -100 to +100, calculated as the percentage of promoters minus the percentage of detractors.

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Bradford factor

The Bradford factor is an absence scoring formula (spells squared, multiplied by total days: S x S x D) that weights frequent short absences more heavily than single long ones, on the basis that unplanned short absences are more disruptive.

New terms are added regularly. Every definition links to a free calculator or tool where one exists. Looking for the numbers instead? Try the free HR calculators.