Glossary
HCM vocabulary, no fluff
The terms that show up again and again in human capital management, explained in one line.
- HCM
- Human Capital Management: managing the full employee lifecycle, broader than a traditional HRM (usually limited to payroll and records).
- PEPM
- Per-employee-per-month: a pricing model per active employee per month, common in HR SaaS.
- SCIM 2.0
- A standard to automatically create, update, and deactivate user accounts across systems. Lets HR hires and departures propagate to identity.
- ISO 30414
- International human-capital reporting standard: defines comparable metrics for turnover, cost, diversity, and productivity.
- Reconciliation (confronta)
- Reconciling what was declared to IMSS/SAT (EMA, EBA, CFDI) against actual payroll, to catch discrepancies before an inspection.
- NOM-035
- Mexican standard requiring the identification and prevention of psychosocial risk factors at work.
- NOM-037
- Mexican remote-work standard: agreements, attendance records, and the right to disconnect.
- REPSE
- Registry of Specialized Service Providers: a mandatory registry for specialized subcontracting in Mexico.
- eNPS
- Employee Net Promoter Score: how likely an employee is to recommend their company as a place to work.
- Compa-ratio
- The ratio of a person's salary to the midpoint of their salary band; measures pay competitiveness.
- SSO
- Single Sign-On: log in once to access multiple applications, via SAML or OIDC.
- ATS
- Applicant Tracking System: software to manage the recruiting flow, from opening to offer.