Thesaurus

definitions of thesaurus terminology

definitions of terms used in thesaurus entries

• 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

Thesaurus: 1285 entries.

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 LAWS (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: The body of legislation and statutory regulation that governs the employer-employee relationship, and other forms of labour exchange.

• BROADER TERM(S)

LAWS

• NARROWER TERM(S)

CANADA LABOUR CODE

EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ACT

NEW YORK WAGE THEFT PREVENTION ACT

• USED FOR

EMPLOYMENT LAWS

WORKPLACE LAWS

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

• RELATED TERM(S)

PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT

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.

• BROADER TERM(S)

LABOUR MARKETS

• RELATED TERM(S)

LABOUR MARKET SECURITY

PRECARIOUS EMPLOYMENT

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

• USED FOR

LABOUR PROCESSES

RESTRUCTURING

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

• BROADER TERM(S)

LABOUR MARKETS

• RELATED TERM(S)

LABOUR MARKET INSECURITY

LABOUR MARKETS 

Scope Note: The arena in which workers (i.e., the labour supply) sell their labour power to employers (i.e., the source of labour demand) in exchange for remuneration.

• BROADER TERM(S)

LABOUR

• NARROWER TERM(S)

COMPETITIVE LABOUR MARKETS

LABOUR MARKET INSECURITY

LABOUR MARKET SECURITY

• RELATED TERM(S)

EMPLOYMENT

UNEMPLOYMENT

• USED FOR

JOB MARKET

LABOUR MOBILITY (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: All aspects of the movement of workers across jobs and labour markets.

• BROADER TERM(S)

MOBILITY (VAR)

• RELATED TERM(S)

LABOUR IMMOBILITY

LABOUR NEGOTIATIONS 

• USE

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING

LABOUR PROCESSES 

• USE

LABOUR MARKET RESTRUCTURING