Benefits And Compensation Glossary

The employee benefits area is complex and rapidly changing, and both new and experienced people can find the language of benefits confusing and complicated. This glossary is designed to provide a practical, easy-to-use guide to terminology presently used in the employee benefits field. From actuarial cost to zero-coupon bonds, from adverse selection to zero premium, this reference book guides you through the wide range of sometimes-complex employee benefit terms. Drawn from U.S. and Canadian sources, some 2,500 terms from the accounting, compensation, regulatory and legal, health care, human resources, international, investment and labor areas are defined as they apply to the benefits field. An indispensable list of almost 800 abbreviations and acronyms puts you in the know. This practical, easy-to-use glossary of terminology presently used in the employee benefits field guides you through a wide range of employee benefit terms and includes an indispensable list of almost 800 abbreviations and acronyms. International Foundation. 166 pages. Quantity discounts available. Also available in e-Book and CD-ROM. 2005.