TS ISO 30400

TS ISO 30400 is a vocabulary standard for human resource management. It gathers the terms and definitions used across HRM standards so that the same concepts are understood consistently in areas such as recruitment, talent management, performance, reward, and employee relations.

Why HR terminology needs a common vocabulary

Human resource management covers the planning, development, and administration of people within an organization. A vocabulary standard helps align policy documents, procedures, training material, and related ISO HR standards around the same concepts. Standards of this type usually do not prescribe a process; instead, they organise the names of concepts, their meanings, and the distinctions between similar terms. In that sense, TS ISO 30400 is about conceptual consistency rather than operational instructions.

Where the standard fits and where it stops

• It defines terms used in human resource management standards.
• It supports consistency in internal communication and cross-document interpretation.
• It is not a method standard for how HR practices must be carried out.
• It helps distinguish between related concepts that may otherwise be used interchangeably.

The TSE edition of TS ISO 30400 is presented as the current Turkish record based on ISO 30400:2022. As a result, it serves as a foundational reference for readers who need to interpret HR terminology and use related standards with greater precision.