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61Contingent work — Contingent work, also sometimes known as casual work, is a neologism which describes a type of employment relationship between an employer and employee. There is no universally agreed consensus on what type of working arrangement constitutes… …
62Brook Street Bureau plc — is a UK public listed company which runs employment agencies. Founded in Mayfair in 1946 by Margery Hurst (who later got an OBE, it has a number of different subsidiaries, such as B.S. Project Services Ltd , and operates under a number of… …
63Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 — The Gangmasters (Licensing) Act 2004 is a UK Act of Parliament, which regulates the agencies that place vulnerable workers in agricultural work shellfish collecting and industries packing either (s.3). It is the most recent plank of UK agency… …
64temp. — 1. abbr. temperature. 2. abbr. in the time of (temp. Henry I). Etymology: L tempore ablat. of tempus time * * * 1. temperature. 2. temporary. 3. in the time of. [ < L tempore] * * * abbrev 1. Temperature …
65Job interview — Oakland, California. Hanging Around. The total time spent in actual interviews while hunting a job takes only a small part of the day; unwilling to go home these youths spend most of their day hanging around and talking with other job hunters.… …
66Telecommuting — or telework is a work arrangement in which employees enjoy flexibility in working location and hours. In other words, the daily commute to a central place of work is replaced by telecommunication links. Many work from home, while others,… …
67Ergonomics — Ergonomics: the science of designing user interaction with equipment and workplaces to fit the user. Ergonomics is the study of designing equipment and devices that fit the human body, its movements, and its cognitive abilities. The International …
68Minimum wage — A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly remuneration that employers may legally pay to workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labour. Although minimum wage laws are in effect in a great many… …
69Affirmative action — For the history and implementation of affirmative action in the U.S., see Affirmative action in the United States. Affirmative action refers to policies that take factors including race, color, religion, gender, sexual orientation or national… …
70Further education — (often abbreviated FE; called continuing education in U.S. English) is a term mainly used in connection with education in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It is post compulsory education (in addition to that received at secondary school), that is… …
