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Thesaurus search results for 'EMPLOYMENT': 71 results found.
NON-STANDARD EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIPS
NONSTANDARD EMPLOYMENT
NORTH AMERICAN ALLIANCE FOR FAIR EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
- USED FOR
ON CALL EMPLOYMENT
ON-CALL EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Employment that requires employees to be prepared to work with short notice and/or employment that is intermittant and paid on an hourly basis with few or no benefits.
- BROADER TERM(S)
- USED FOR
OWN ACCOUNT SELF-EMPLOYMENT
PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS
PART TIME EMPLOYMENT
PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: permanent or temporary employment that is not full-time. The designated number of hours to be considered a part-time worker varies cross-nationally.
- BROADER TERM(S)
- RELATED TERM(S)
- USED FOR
PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: A continuous (i.e., open-ended) employment relationship, typically between a worker and a single employer.
- BROADER TERM(S)
- USED FOR