blue-collar worker
111Minimum wage in Hong Kong — The Legislative Council voted to introduce a minimum wage in Hong Kong in July 2010.[1] The executive branch proposed a minimum wage of HK$28 ( US$3.60) per hour in November 2010, which the Legislative Council voted to accept after much debate in …
112Simultaneous recruiting of new graduates — or periodic recruiting of new graduates (新卒一括採用, Shinsotsu Ikkatsu Saiyō?) is the custom that companies hire new graduates all at once and employ them; this custom is unique to Japan and South Korea. The Japanese post war economic miracle spread… …
113Occupational injury — An occupational injury is bodily damage resulting from working. In the United States in 2007, 5,488 workers died from job injuries, 92% of which were men,[1] and 49,000 died from work related injuries.[2] NIOSH estimates that 4 million workers in …
114Overqualification — Overqualified redirects here. For the art project, see Overqualified (novel). Overqualification is the state of being skilled or educated beyond what is necessary for a job. There can often be high costs for companies associated with training… …
115Overtime rate — Part of a series on Organized labour …
116laborer — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) n. worker, work[ing]man or woman, wage earner. See exertion. II (Roget s IV) n. Syn. worker, day laborer, unskilled worker, toiler, blue collar worker, manual laborer; carpenter s helper, bricklayer s… …
117Swedish Social Democratic Party — Infobox Political party/test colorcode = #ED1B34 name english = Swedish Social Democratic Party name native = Sveriges socialdemokratiska arbetarpartiet party leader1 title = Party Chair leader1 name = Mona Sahlin leader2 title = Party Secretary… …
118Frontlash — Infobox Union name=Frontlash full name=Frontlash founded=1968 country=United States of America office= people= website= affiliation=AFL CIO members= native name= current= head= dissolved date=1997 dissolved state= merged into= footnotes=… …
119modernization — See modernize. * * * Transformation of a society from a rural and agrarian condition to a secular, urban, and industrial one. It is closely linked with industrialization. As societies modernize, the individual becomes increasingly important,… …
120professional — 1. adjective 1) people in professional occupations Syn: white collar, nonmanual Ant: blue collar 2) a professional rugby player Syn: paid, salaried Ant …
