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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.


ALTERNATIVE VACATION ENTITLEMENT YEAR 

Scope Note: The employer's vacation entitlement year does not coincide with the date of hire for an employee.

AMERICAS 

AMES 

AMES (ABBREVIATION) 

ANNUAL RAISES 

ANONYMOUS COMPLAINTS 

ANTI-WAGE THEFT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Legislation enacted by different levels of government , often in response to campaigns by social justice organizations, to encourage employers to pay workers wages they are owed.

APPAREL INDUSTRY 

APPEALS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: An application to a higher jurisdiction to review the decision made by a lower jurisdiction.

APPRENTICESHIPS