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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
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  • BROADER TERM: broader or more general terms or phrases
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  • RELATED TERM: a term or phrase that is conceptually or associatively linked with the indicated preferred term

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.


RETIREMENT BENEFITS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employer-provided or private benefits realized with retirement (e.g., health care, pensions) in addition to the benefits provided by governments.

REVIEW OF AN OFFICER'S DECISION (Search for related entries in the library)

RIGHT TO ASSIGN EMPLOYEES 

Scope Note: The right of management to assign employees to positions, locations or shifts.

RIGHT TO BE FREE FROM PENALTIES 

RIGHT TO REFUSE OVERTIME (Search for related entries in the library)

RIGHT TO REFUSE TO WORK 

Scope Note: In Ontario, the Occupational Health and Safety Act gives an employee the right to refuse unsafe work.

RIGHT TO REFUSE TO WORK ON PUBLIC HOLIDAYS 

Scope Note: In Ontario, employees in the retail trade can refuse to work on public holidays.

RIGHT TO REFUSE TO WORK ON SUNDAYS 

Scope Note: In Ontario, retail trade employees may refuse to work on Sundays depending on their date of hire.

RIGHT TO REINSTATEMENT 

RIGHTS