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

NATIONAL EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS (AUSTRALIA) (Search for related entries in the library)

• USED FOR

NES

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.

• BROADER TERM(S)

FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT (VAR)

• RELATED TERM(S)

PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT (VAR)

• USED FOR

ATYPICAL EMPLOYMENT

FLEXIBLE WORK ARRANGEMENTS

FLEXIBLE WORKING CONDITIONS

NORMATIVE MODEL OF EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

• RELATED TERM(S)

STANDARD EMPLOYMENT RELATIONSHIP

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 .

• BROADER TERM(S)

PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT

TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT (VAR)

• RELATED TERM(S)

CASUAL EMPLOYMENT

CASUAL EMPLOYMENT (AUSTRALIA)

JUST-IN-TIME LABOUR

JUST-IN-TIMELABOUR

ON-CALL HOURS

ON-CALL SHIFTS

OPEN-ENDED EMPLOYMENT 

• USE

PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT

PAID EMPLOYMENT 

• USE

EMPLOYMENT

PARENTAL EMPLOYMENT BENEFITS 

• USE

PARENTAL BENEFITS

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT (VAR) (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Employment that is not typically considered full-time, in many jurisdictions this is defined as working less than 35 hours per week, regardless of permanent or temporary status

• NARROWER TERM(S)

PART-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT

PART-TIME TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT

• RELATED TERM(S)

FORMS OF EMPLOYMENT (VAR)

PART-TIME UNEMPLOYED

PART-TIME PERMANENT EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT (VAR)

PART-TIME TEMPORARY EMPLOYMENT (Search for related entries in the library)

• BROADER TERM(S)

PART-TIME EMPLOYMENT (VAR)