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Thesaurus search results for 'EMPLOYMENT': 90 results found.


CONTINGENT EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A term used principally in the U.S. to denote conditional, transitory or temporary employment contracts. Although not all contingent employment is precarious along multiple dimensions, nor is all technically temporary, it is characterized by uncertainty.

CONTINOUS EMPLOYMENT 

CONTINUITY OF EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Degree to which employment is ongoing

CONTINUOUS EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Work for remuneration that is ongoing

CONTRACT EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employment defined by a term-limited relationship between an employee and an employer.

EMPLOYEES' AWARENESS, KNOWLEDGE AND EXERCISE OF EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS SURVEY 

Scope Note: This survey was commissioned by the U.K. Institute for Employment Studies and covers the year 2005.

EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The condition of having paid work or the act of giving work to someone.

EMPLOYMENT AGENCIES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: An agency that helps job seekers to find employment or assists an employer to find qualified people for positions that are open.

EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Benefits mandated by law, provided by employers, that accrue based on employment status.

EMPLOYMENT EQUITY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employment equity encompasses aspects of affirmative action but is specifically directed at ameliorating the traditonal underrepresentation of particular groups in particular industries, occupations, and/or workplaces.

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