HR

Attrition is the rate at which employees leave a company over a period, usually expressed as a percentage of average headcount per year. It covers resignations, retirements and dismissals; “voluntary attrition” counts only the people who chose to go.

Onboarding is the structured process a company uses to turn a new hire into a productive, confident member of the team: paperwork and equipment on day one, then training, introductions, early goals and check-ins over the first weeks or months.

A PIP, or performance improvement plan, is a formal written document setting out where an employee is falling short, what improvement is required, by when, and what support they will get. It is usually the last step before a company considers dismissal for performance.

Quiet quitting is when an employee stops doing anything beyond what their role formally requires: no extra hours, no volunteering, no answering messages at night. They have not resigned; they have withdrawn the unpaid extra.