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  2. Contingent work - Wikipedia

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    Contingent work. Contingent work, casual work, or contract work, is an employment relationship with limited job security, payment on a piece work basis, typically part-time (typically with variable hours) that is considered non-permanent. Although there is less job security, freelancers often report incomes higher than their former traditional ...

  3. Casual employment (contract) - Wikipedia

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    The UK Government defines casual employment as the following: [10] Employees occasionally do work for a specific business. The business does not have to offer employees work and employees do not have to accept it – employees only work when they want to. The contract with the business uses terms like 'casual', 'freelance', 'zero hours', 'as ...

  4. Temporary work - Wikipedia

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    However, some agencies guarantee an employee a certain number of hours pay if, once the temporary employee arrives, there is no work or the work is not as described. Most agencies do not require an employee to continue work if the discrepancies are enough to make it difficult for the employee to actually do the work. [22]

  5. Leave of absence - Wikipedia

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    Casual leave: This leave is not strictly a leave because the employee is considered to be on duty and responsible. Child care leave; Hospital leave; Vacation department staff leave: Employees who work in departments where yearly seasonal vacation is admissible cannot earn leave. Other leaves are applicable. Special disability leave; Child ...

  6. Wage labour - Wikipedia

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    Employment status – a worker could be employed full-time, part-time, or on a casual basis. They could be employed for example temporarily for a specific project only, or on a permanent basis. Part-time wage labour could combine with part-time self-employment. The worker could be employed also as an apprentice.

  7. Domestic worker - Wikipedia

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    v. t. e. A domestic worker is a person who works within a residence and performs a variety of household services for an individual, from providing cleaning and household maintenance, or cooking, laundry and ironing, or care for children and elderly dependents, and other household errands. The term "domestic service" applies to the equivalent ...

  8. Zero-hour contract - Wikipedia

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    A 'zero-hour contract' is a type of contract between an employer and a worker according to which the employer is not obliged to provide any minimum working hours and the worker is not obliged to accept any work offered. [1] The term 'zero-hour contract' is primarily used in the United Kingdom. The employee may sign an agreement to be available ...

  9. How to Speak Up When You Hear Sexist Remarks - WebMD

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    Practice what you want to say aloud so you can hear how it sounds. Ask questions. In some cases, you can open a discussion by asking for an explanation of a joke or comment. Ask the person what ...