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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
  • 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

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


PAID EMPLOYMENT 

PAID SICK LEAVE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Paid time off allowed for absence because of illness.

PAID TIME OFF INSTEAD OF OVERTIME PAY 

Scope Note: An employer and employee can agree in writing that the employee will receive time off work in lieu of overtime pay.

PAID TIME OFF INSTEAD OF OVERTIME PAY OR PUBLIC HOLIDAY PAY 

PAID WORK 

PARENTAL BENEFITS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Benefits extended to parents by law, collective agreement or contract that include paid leave before and/or after the birth or adoption of a child.

PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 

PARENTAL LEAVE 

PARENTAL STATUS 

PARENTHOOD