employment contract
101Equal Opportunity Employment — The term Equal Employment Opportunity was created by President Lyndon B. Johnson when he signed Executive Order 11246 on September 24, 1965, created to prohibit federal contractors from discriminating against employees on the basis of race, sex,… …
102dual contract — see contract Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. dual contract …
103service contract — ➔ contract1 * * * service contract UK US noun [C] ► HR a formal agreement between a company and an employee in a high position about their pay and conditions of employment (= rules under which they are employed): »The company has reduced service… …
104frustration of contract — ➔ contract1 * * * frustration of contract UK US noun [U] LAW ► a situation in which a contract ends unexpectedly because of illness, an accident, a change in the law, etc.: »This employee s employment came to an end due to frustration of contract …
105precarious employment — UK US noun [U] ► HR a situation in which someone works in a job that may not be permanent because it is a temporary contract, is in an industry that is experiencing financial problems, etc.: »Economic restructuring has led to a dramatic growth in …
106at will employment — n. a provision found in many employment contracts which suggest the employee works at the will of the employer, and which the employers insert in order to avoid claims of termination in breach of contract, breach of the covenant of good faith… …
107implied contract — ➔ contract1 * * * implied contract UK US noun [C] ► LAW a legal agreement in which the details are not clearly stated: »The court said tribunals should consider the possibility of temporary workers having an implied contract of service with… …
108personal contract — UK US noun [C] ► HR a contract of employment designed for a single employee, rather than a group of workers: »Workers on personal contracts can feel isolated in their workplace. ► INSURANCE an insurance agreement for a person, rather than for… …
109investment contract — A contract providing for the investment of capital in a way intended to secure income or profit from its employment. State v Evans, 154 Minn 95, 191 NW 425, 27 ALR 1165. An investment, as well as a contract, since the purchasers rely upon the… …
110re-employment — re employ UK US (also reemploy) verb [T] HR ► to give a job in a particular organization to someone who has worked there before: »He told the 3,000 staff they were being made redundant, but hoped some might be re employed by the stores new owners …
