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Thesaurus search results for 'ES': 206 results found.


PROVINCES 

PUBLIC PRESSURE (Search for related entries in the library)

PUBLIC SECTOR EMPLOYEES (Search for related entries in the library)

RACIAL MINORITIES 

RAISES 

RECOVERABLE UNPAID WAGES CAP 

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

RELIGIOUS MINORITIES 

Scope Note: A religion practiced by a minority of the population in a specified geographic region.

REMITTANCES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Typically, payments that migrant workers send home to their families/countries of origin.

    RESERVIST LEAVE 

    Scope Note: This is an unpaid, job-protected leave for employees who are Canadian Forces military reservists and who are deployed to an international operation overseas or certain operations within Canada.

    RESPONDENT DRIVEN SAMPLING (Search for related entries in the library)

    Scope Note: RDS combines "snowball sampling" with a mathematical model that weights the sample to compensate for it's non-random collection.

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