Thesaurus

definitions of thesaurus terminology

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.

REACTIVE ENFORCEMENT 

• USE

ENFORCEMENT (VAR)

REASONABLE OVERTIME 

Scope Note: Australia

• BROADER TERM(S)

OVERTIME

RECALCITRANT EMPLOYERS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employers who actively or passively resist complying with their legal obligations.

RECALL RIGHTS 

Scope Note: The right of an employee, usually under a collective agreement, to be recalled to back to employment within a specified period of being laid off.

• RELATED TERM(S)

LAYOFFS

• USED FOR

RIGHT TO REINSTATEMENT

RECOVERABLE UNPAID WAGES CAP 

Scope Note: The largest amount of unpaid wages an employee can claim from an employer under the Employment Standards Act.

• BROADER TERM(S)

WAGES

• RELATED TERM(S)

UNPAID WAGES

REDUCED WORK TIME 

• RELATED TERM(S)

REDUCED WORKING HOURS

REDUCED WORKING HOURS (Search for related entries in the library)

• RELATED TERM(S)

REDUCED WORK TIME

REDUNDANCY 

• USE

LAYOFFS

REGISTERED AGREEMENTS 

• USE

AWARDS

REGULATORY CONTEXTS 

• USE

JURISDICTION