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  • SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
  • USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1501 entries.


EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Organizations that assist workers in locating employment or employers in locating workers. Some are public while others are private and may target specific types of employment (e.g. temporary agency workers) and industries and occupations.

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Benefits mandated by law, provided by employers, that acrue based on employment status (e.g., employment insurance).

EMPLOYMENT CONTRACT (Search for related entries in the library)

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employment equity encompasses dimensions of affirmative action but is specifically directed at ameliorating traditional under representation of particular groups in particular industries, occupations, and/or workplaces.

EMPLOYMENT EXCHANGES 

EMPLOYMENT FORECASTING (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Predictions about movements in the amount, type, and quality of employment in a given geographic area or industry, based on economic, social, and political factors.

EMPLOYMENT FORMS 

EMPLOYMENT INCOME 

EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE (Search for related entries in the library)

EMPLOYMENT LAW