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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.


SOFT LAW 

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

Scope Note: One person enterprises offering their own human capital.

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

SOUTH AMERICA (Search for related entries in the library)

SOUTHERN EUROPE 

SPAIN 

SPATIAL ANALYSIS 

Scope Note: An analysis which interprets the movement of people and jobs across geographies.

    SPECIAL RULE TOOL 

    Scope Note: An application provided by the Ontario Ministry of Labour to assist employers in identifying employees that may not be covered by the Employment Standards Act but may be covered by other special rules in their industry.

    SPECIFIC AND GENERAL DETERRENCE PRINCIPLES 

    SPLIT SHIFTS 

    Scope Note: A shift in which there is a break of several hours between the working hours.