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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
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NON-FACILITATED SETTLEMENTS (Search for related entries in the library)
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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.
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NORMATIVE MODEL OF EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
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NORTH AMERICAN AGREEMENT ON LABOUR COOPERATION
Scope Note: NAALC came into effect in January 1994. It is one of two parallel accords to the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) between the U.S., Canada, and Mexico.
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OLD-AGE INCOME SUPPLEMENTS (Search for related entries in the library)
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ON-CALL EMPLOYMENT
Scope Note: Employment that requires employees to be prepared to work with short notice and may require them to remain in a specific geographic area .
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OP-OUT AGREEMENTS
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OPEN-ENDED EMPLOYMENT
OPT-OUT AGREEMENTS
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ORGANISATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT (Search for related entries in the library)
Scope Note: The OECD is an international economic organisation of 34 countries founded in 1961 to promote economic progress and world trade.
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