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| pay |
paid employment. [1/16 definitions] |
| pink slip |
(informal) a notice informing an employee of his or her dismissal from employment. |
| preemployment |
combined form of employment. |
| reemployment |
combined form of employment. |
| removal |
the process of dismissing someone from office or employment. [1/2 definitions] |
| remove |
to dismiss or force to leave office or employment. [1/11 definitions] |
| resign |
to terminate a period of employment, esp. by formal notification (often fol. by "from"). [1/5 definitions] |
| right-to-work law |
a state law that forbids an employer from refusing employment to a person on the basis of his or her not being a union member. |
| sit-down |
a strike in which workers remain at their place of employment until an agreement is reached; sit-down strike. [1/2 definitions] |
| terminate |
to end the employment of; release; fire. [1/6 definitions] |
| unemployable |
unsuitable or unacceptable for employment. [2 definitions] |
| welfare state |
a social system in which the state assumes the responsibility for the welfare of its citizens in housing, medical care, employment, and the like. |
| work |
the activity involved in a job; employment. [1/22 definitions] |
| workday |
the part of the day devoted to work or employment. [1/2 definitions] |
| work force |
the total number of workers who are actively employed in a business, industry, or nation, or who are available for employment; labor force. |
| work-study |
of or pertaining to a program, as at a college or university, that provides part-time employment for students as well as enabling them to continue their academic pursuits. |
| yellow-dog contract |
an employment contract, now illegal, in which an employee agrees not to remain in or join a labor union. |
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