Thesaurus Database – Employment Standards Database

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Thesaurus search results for 'EC': 72 results found.

JOB-PROTECTED LEAVE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A leave of absence from work, often unpaid, that guarantees the employee can return to his or her job.

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LEAVES OF ABSENCE

LABOUR INSPECTORATES (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: State agencies that are responsible for identifying labour violations and enforcing labour laws

LABOUR MARKET INSECURITY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: A defining feature of precarious employment, involving dimensions such as uncertainty, a lack of control over the labour process, and limited access to regulatory protections.