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Thesaurus search results for 'EMPLOYMENT': 71 results found.
AGENCY EMPLOYMENT
Scope Note: Employment, normally temporary, defined by a triangular employment relationship involving a temporary employment agency, a client firm and a worker.
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ATYPICAL EMPLOYMENT
CASUAL EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: A form of temporary employment characterized by intermittent work and possibly an irregular schedule. Does not usually include access to employer provided benefits.
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CATEGORIES OF EMPLOYMENT
CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: A term used principally in the United States to denote conditional, transitory or temporary employment contracts. Although not all is precarious, nor temporary, it can be key in the quality of a given employment relationship.
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CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT
CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Employment defined by a term-limited relationship between an employee and employer.
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EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Work for remuneration, in most cases, involving a formal relationship with an employer who has the right to control how, when and where the work is performed.
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EMPLOYMENT ABUSE
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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.
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