exclusion

Intermediate 👥 Human Resources

Definition

The corporate-friendly term for deliberately leaving someone or something out, whether it's an insurance policy fine print gotcha or the social dynamics of not inviting Kevin to the planning meeting. In HR contexts, it's the thing companies are sued for when they accidentally-on-purpose leave certain people out of opportunities. Organizations now have entire departments dedicated to preventing exclusion while their employee resource groups meet during everyone's lunch break.

Example Usage

The policy's exclusion clause meant that the one thing Sarah actually needed coverage for was the one thing not covered.

Source: HR and insurance terminology

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