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51Employment testing — is the practice of administering written, oral or other tests as a means of determining the suitability or desirability of a job applicant. The premise is that if scores on some test correlate with job performance, then it is economically useful… …
52employment business — Defined under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 as the business of supplying people in the employment of the person carrying on the business, to act for, and under the control of, other people in any capacity. This covers the hiring out of workers …
53Employment Division v. Smith — Employment Division of Oregon v. Smith Supreme Court of the United States Argued November 6, 1989 Dec …
54employment agency — An organisation providing services for the purpose of finding workers employment with employers or of supplying employers with workers for employment by them. The definition under the Employment Agencies Act 1973 applies to a wide range of… …
55employment protection — emˈployment proˌtection noun [uncountable] LAW HUMAN RESOURCES protection of the rights of workers in a company, for example the right for women to go on maternity leave or the right to be given a reasonable redundancy payment if you lose your… …
56Employment Appeal Tribunal — a tribunal under the Employment Protection Consolidation Act 1978 made up of High Court judges and judges of the Court of Session and lay members. It hears appeals on points of law from employment tribunals. A further appeal on a point of law can …
57employment at will — A type of employment in which either employer or employee may end the working relationship at any time and for any reason. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. employment at …
58employment agency — ➔ agency * * * employment agency UK US noun [C] (also staffing agency) HR ► a business that is paid to find suitable workers for other companies and organizations: »A good employment agency will match your skills and aspirations to available… …
59employment bureau — emˈployment ˌbureau noun employment bureaux PLURALFORM or employment bureaus [countable] HUMAN RESOURCES another name for employment agency …
60employment discrimination — ➔ discrimination * * * employment discrimination UK US noun [U] (also workplace discrimination) HR, LAW ► a situation in which employees are treated unfairly because of their race, sex, age, religion, physical or health problems, etc.: »According …
