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  • 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
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


DAY LABOURERS (Search for related entries in the library)

DAY WORKERS 

DAYTIME SCHEDULE 

Scope Note: Regularly scheduled hours or shifts during the day (i.e., 830 or 9am to 4:30 or 5pm)

    DE-UNIONIZATION (Search for related entries in the library)

    Scope Note: Declining rates of unionization

    DEADLINES FOR TAKING VACATION 

    DEATH BENEFITS 

    Scope Note: A benefit paid to the beneficiary of a deceased employee.

    DECOLLECTIVIZATION 

    DEDICATED ENFORCEMENT TEAMS 

    Scope Note: In Ontario, a specialized team of Ministry of Labour Employment Standards Officers who focus on conducting proactive workplace inspections.

      DEDUCTIONS FROM WAGES AND VACATION PAY 

      Scope Note: A sum withheld by the employer from an employee's wages to pay taxes, union dues, or other obligations.

      DEFINED-CONTRIBUTION PENSIONS