employer lockout

  • 1lockout — lock·out / läk ˌau̇t/ n: the withholding of employment by an employer in order to gain concessions from or resist demands of employees Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. lockout …

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  • 2Lockout — may mean:* Lockout (industry), a work stoppage in which an employer prevents some or all employees from working * Lockout (telecommunication), a system to prevent unwanted signals * A daytime period in some hostels during which guests are… …

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  • 3lockout — Employer s withholding of work from employees in order to gain concession from them; it is employer s counterpart of employee s strike. Smith v. Michigan Employment Sec. Commission, 410 Mich. 231, 301 N.W.2d 285, 291. Refusal by employer to… …

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  • 4lockout — Employer s withholding of work from employees in order to gain concession from them; it is employer s counterpart of employee s strike. Smith v. Michigan Employment Sec. Commission, 410 Mich. 231, 301 N.W.2d 285, 291. Refusal by employer to… …

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  • 5Lockout — Lock out , n. The closing of a factory or workshop by an employer, usually in order to bring the workmen to satisfactory terms by a suspension of wages. [1913 Webster] …

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  • 6lockout — ► NOUN ▪ the exclusion of employees by their employer from their place of work until certain terms are agreed to …

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  • 7lockout — [läk′out΄] n. the refusal by an employer to allow employees to come in to work until agreement is reached, as on contract terms …

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  • 8employer work stoppage — index lockout Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 9Lockout (industry) — A lockout is a work stoppage in which an employer prevents employees from working. This is different from a strike, in which employees refuse to work. A lockout may happen for several reasons. When only part of a trade union votes to strike, the… …

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  • 10Lockout-Tagout — and placing it in such a position that no hazardous power sources can be turned on. The procedure requires that a tag be affixed to the locked device indicating that it should not be turned on.When two or more subcontractors are working on… …

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