equal employment opportunities
21Employment Act — Employment Act, the a set of laws made in the UK in 1989 in order to replace old laws which were unfair to women, and to encourage equal opportunities (=the same chances of employment and pay for everyone) …
22Equal Protection Clause — The Equal Protection Clause, part of the Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, provides that no state shall… deny to any person within its jurisdiction the equal protection of the laws. [… …
23equal — 1 adjective 1 SAME the same in size, value, amount, number etc as something else: Jennifer cut the cake into six equal pieces. (+ to): A pound is roughly equal to 500 grams. | of equal power/strength/weight: Choose two stones of roughly equal… …
24Employment contract in English law — An employment contract in English law is a specific kind of contract whereby one person performs work under the direction of another. The two main features of a contract is that work is exchanged for a wage, and that one party stands in a… …
25equal opportunities — N PLURAL Equal opportunities refers to the policy of giving everyone the same opportunities for employment, pay and promotion, without discriminating against particular groups. [BUSINESS] The profession s leaders must take action now to promote… …
26equal opportunity — /ikwəl ɒpəˈtjunəti/ (say eekwuhl opuh tyoohnuhtee) noun 1. the situation or principle of providing the same opportunities, as in employment, education, etc., to everyone without regard to gender, ethnic background, age, physical disability, etc.… …
27equal pay — The requirement of the Equal Pay Act (1970), expressing the principle of equal opportunities, that men and women in the same employment must be paid at the same rate for like work or work rated as equivalent. Work is rated as equivalent when the… …
28Equal Pay Act — (1975) A statute passed by the Wilson Labour Government which established the principle of ‘equal pay for equal work’. The intention was to prohibit discrimination in employment practices, the law covering pay, allowances, benefits, holidays… …
29equal opportunities programme — /ˌi:kwəl ɒpə tju:nɪtiz ˌprəυgræm/ noun a programme to avoid discrimination in employment (NOTE: The US term is affirmative action.) …
30equal opportunity — noun the right to equivalent opportunities for employment regardless of race or color or sex or national origin • Topics: ↑law, ↑jurisprudence • Hypernyms: ↑civil right …
