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definitions of terms used in thesaurus entries
- SCOPE NOTE: explains HOW the term has been used to index items in the library database; defines the term
- USE: denotes a preferred term or phrase
- USED FOR: indicates terms or phrases that are NOT used to index items in the library database; these terms or phrases are considered synonymous with the indicated preferred term (only use "preferred terms" when searching the library database)
- BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
- NARROWER TERM: narrower or more specific terms or phrases; a subset of the indicated broader term
- RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term
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FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS
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.
- BROADER TERM(S)
- NARROWER TERM(S)
- RELATED TERM(S)
- USED FOR
FULL EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: Generally assumed to be a situation where all persons seeking employment have paid positions (i.e., no unemployment).
- RELATED TERM(S)
FULL TIME EMPLOYMENT
FULL-TIME EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: An employment status based on the number of hours an individual works per week. The full-time employment status varies cross-nationally (e.g. in France, full-time is defined as working 35+ hours, whereas, in Canada, it is 30+ hours).
- BROADER TERM(S)
- RELATED TERM(S)
- USED FOR
GARMENT INDUSTRY
GENERAL AGREEMENT ON TARIFFS AND TRADE (Search for related entries in the library)
- BROADER TERM(S)
- USED FOR
GOVERNMENT BENEFITS
Scope Note: Benefits mandated by law, provided by government, that may or may not accrue based on employment status (e.g., health care, pensions, unemployment insurance).
- BROADER TERM(S)
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- RELATED TERM(S)
GOVERNMENT POLICY
- USE