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


EMPLOYMENT PROTECTIONS 

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS 

EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: An economic, social and legal relationship between a worker and her/his employer. The presence of an employment relationship is the entry point to coverage under most labour and employment legislation.

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS 

EMPLOYMENT STATUS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The status (e.g. unemployed, employed, not in the labour force) of an economically active individual with respect to his or her employment. Not to be confused with occupational status.

EMPLOYMENT STATUS OF SPOUSE 

Scope Note: Variable used in statistical tables.

EMPLOYMENT TRAINING 

FIXED-TERM EMPLOYMENT 

FORM OF EMPLOYMENT 

FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Different categories of paid/wage work or self-employment (e.g. temporary, permanent, part-time and full-time). Statistical tables use the term "employment form" to refer only to forms of paid work/waged work and not to self-employment.


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