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SPATIAL DIVISION OF LABOUR (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A term coined by geographer Doreen Massey that refers to a spatial strategy used by companies and industrial sectors to increase capital accumulation.

SPATIAL MOBILITY 

SPIRITUALITY 

SPOUSAL ABUSE 

SPOUSES (Search for related entries in the library)

SRI LANKA (Search for related entries in the library)

  • BROADER TERM(S)
  • ASIA

STAFF TURNOVER 

STAMFORD 

STANDARD EMPLOYMENT 

STANDARD EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The situation where an employee has one employer; works full-time, year-round on the employer's premises under his or her supervision; enjoys extensive statutory benefits and entitlements; and expects to be employed indefinitely.