| Gainsharing: The sharing with employees of greater-than expected gains in profits and/or productivity. |
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| Garnishment: A court action in which a portion of an employee’s wages is set aside to pay a debt owed to a creditor. |
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| Glass ceiling: Discriminatory practices that have prevented women and other protected-class members form advancing to executive-level jobs. |
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| Global organization: An organization that has corporate units in a number of countries that are integrated to operate as one organization worldwide. |
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| Golden parachute: A severance benefit that provides protection and security to executives in the event that they lose their jobs or that their firms are acquired by other firms. |
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| Graphic rating scale: A scale that allows the rater to mark an employee’s performance on a continuum. |
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| Green-circled employee: An incumbent who is paid below the range set for the job. |
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| Grievance: A complaint that has been put in writing and made formal. |
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| Grievance arbitration: A means by which disputes arising from different interpretations of a labor contract are settled by a third party. |
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| Grievance procedures: Formal channels of communications used to resolve grievances. |
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