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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.


NIGHT SHIFTS 

Scope Note: The period of time scheduled for work at night (e.g., factory or other institution). A higher wage rate may bepaid for night work.

NLRA 

NO WAIVING OF RIGHTS 

NOC 

NON-EMPLOYEES 

NON-FACILITATED SETTLEMENTS (Search for related entries in the library)

NON-PROBABILITY SAMPLING METHODS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A sampling technique where each unit in a population does not have a known chance of being selected. Some units may have no chance of being selected into the sample.

NON-STANDARD EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Forms and arrangements of employment that exist outside the standard employment relationship, typically defined as working full-time for a single employer, for an extended period of time, with access to non-wage benefits as well as monetary compensation.

NON-WAGE BENEFITS 

NONCOMPLIANCE (Search for related entries in the library)