HR FINAL TEST: Definitions

Geocentric staffing

The Geocentric staffing approach is a method of international recruitment where the MNC’s hire the most suitable person for the job irrespective of their Nationality.

Garnishment Law

Law governing the withholding of wages (e.g., for debt, child support)

Culture Shock

An affliction, occupational disease of people who are suddenly transplanted abroad

Expatriate

someone living in a country different to their own for the purposes of undertaking a short or long-term overseas work assignment.

Karoshi

Japanese work culture term meaning “Death from Overwork”

Cafeteria Approach

A cafeteria plan is one in which the employer gives each employee a benefits fund budget, and lets the person spend it on the benefits he or she prefers, subject to two constraints.

First, the employer must of course limit the total cost for each employee’s benefits package.

Second, each employee’s benefits plan must include certain required items such as Social Security, workers’ compensation, and unemployment insurance.