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definitions of terms used in thesaurus entries


  • 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.


PAY 

PAY AND WORK RIGHTS HELPLINE (UNITED KINGDOM) 

PAY EQUITY (Search for related entries in the library)

PAY FOR PERFORMANCE 

PAY IN LIEU (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Payment that is received instead of meeting another legal requirement, such as the provision of time off, or notice of termination.

    PAY STUBS 

    PAYROLL RECORDS 

    Scope Note: The records maintained by an employer about the number of hours worked, salaries and wages, bonuses and commissions, health and pension plans, sick pay, pension pay and other deductions for each employee.

      PAYROLL SIZE 

      Scope Note: The total amount of employee compensation paid by an employer in a specified time period.

        PENALIZATION 

        PENALTIES 

        Scope Note: A punishment for a particular action or behaviour that transgresses (e.g., a fine).