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    A-D

    A

    Accrued Payroll

    Annualized Salary

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    Back Pay

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    Co-Employment

    Compensation Policy

    Cut-Off Date

    D

    Direct Compensation

    Distributed Workforce

    DPA

    E-H

    E-H

    E

    Employee Mobility

    Employee Transfer

    Employment Agreement

    Employment Status

    Equity Incentive Plan

    F

    Floating Holiday

    Foreign Worker Levy

    FUTA

    G

    Global Contractor

    Gross to Net (GTN)

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    HR Sourcing

    I-L

    I-L

    I

    Indirect Compensation

    M-P

    M-P

    N

    Notice Period

    P

    Pay Period

    Payment in Lieu of Notice (PILON)

    Payroll Cycle

    Payslip

    Probationary Period

    Q-T

    Q-T

    S

    Salary Review

    Stock Grants

    Supplemental Pay

    T

    Total Rewards

    U-X

    U-X

    U

    Unpaid Time Off

    V

    Virtual employee

    W

    Wages

    Y-Z

    Y-Z

    Z

    Zero-Hour Contract

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