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Thesaurus search results for 'EMPLOYMENT': 71 results found.


POSTEMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 

PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Forms of employment normally involving atypical contracts and characterized by dimensions of labour market insecurity such as uncertainty, lack of control over the labour process, low income, and limited access to regulatory protections

SEASONAL EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Temporary employment that is usually short in duration and dependent upon seasonal market conditions (e.g. tourist and fishery seasons). Workers can be seasonally employed over many years.

SELF EMPLOYMENT 

SELF-EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The condition of working for oneself rather than for an employer, for which one is not remunerated by a wage/salary and has autonomy to control the work completed, including the manner in which it is complete

SOCIAL SECURITY (EMPLOYMENT INSURANCE) 

SOLO SELF-EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Self-employment among people who do not employ others

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.

TECHNOLOGICAL UNEMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Unemployment that results directly from the implementation of workplace technologies. This can be an intentional decision on the part of an employer or an unforseen consequence of such technological developments

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