Flashcards: Labour law

A leave of absence (LOA) is a period of time that one must be away from one's primary job, while maintaining the status of employee.

Overtime is the amount of time someone works beyond normal working hours.

In a workplace setting, probation (or probationary period) is a status given to new employees of a company or business.

Unemployment benefits (depending on the jurisdiction also called unemployment insurance or unemployment compensation) are social welfare payments made by the state or other authorized bodies to unemployed people.

Working time is the period of time that a person spends at paid labor.

A work permit is the permission to take a job within a foreign country.

Precarity is a precarious existence, lacking in predictability, job security, material or psychological welfare.

Organizational culture encompasses values and behaviours that "contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an organization.

Strike action, also called labor strike, labour strike, or simply strike, is a work stoppage caused by the mass refusal of employees to work.

A collective agreement or collective bargaining agreement (CBA) is a special type of commercial agreement, usually as one negotiated "collectively" between management (on behalf of the company) and trades unions (on behalf of employees).

An employment contract or contract of employment is a kind of contract used in labour law to attribute rights and responsibilities between parties to a bargain.

A layoff (in British and American English) or retrenchment in (South African English) is the temporary suspension or permanent termination of employment of an employee or (more commonly) a group of employees (collective layoff) for business reasons, such as when certain positions are no longer necessary or when a business slow-down occurs.

A lockout is a temporary work stoppage or denial of employment initiated by the management of a company during a labor dispute.

A severance package is pay and benefits employees receive when they leave employment at a company.

The workweek and weekend are those complementary parts of the week devoted to labour and rest, respectively.

A job description is a list that a person might use for general tasks, or functions, and responsibilities of a position.

A vacation or holiday is a leave of absence from a regular occupation, or a specific trip or journey, usually for the purpose of recreation or tourism.

A wage is monetary compensation (or remuneration, personnel expenses, labor) paid by an employer to an employee in exchange for work done.

Parental leave or family leave is an employee benefit available in almost all countries.

A part-time contract is a form of employment that carries fewer hours per week than a full-time job.

A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract.

Self-employment" is earning a persons living through doing something by oneself.

Flextime (also spelled flexitime [British English], flexi-time) is a flexible hours schedule that allows workers to alter workday start and finish times.

A non-judicial punishment (NJP) in the United States Armed Forces is a form of military justice authorized by Article 15 of the Uniform Code of Military Justice.

Collective bargaining is a process of negotiation between employers and a group of employees aimed at agreements to regulate working salaries.

Sick leave (or paid sick days or sick pay) is time off from work that workers can use to stay home to address their health and safety needs without losing pay.

Unreported employment, colloquially called working under the table, nixers being paid cash-in-hand or moonlighting (in U.K. English), is employment not reported to the state.

The Occupational Safety and Health Act is the primary federal law which governs occupational health and safety in the private sector and federal government in the United States.

Power harassment is harassment or unwelcome attention of a political nature, often occurring in the environment of a workplace including hospitals, schools and universities.

An occupational disease is any chronic ailment that occurs as a result of work or occupational activity.

Annual leave is paid time off work granted by employers to employees to be used for whatever the employee wishes.

International labour standards refer to conventions agreed upon by international actors, resulting from a series of value judgments, set forth to protect basic worker rights, enhance workers’ job security, and improve their terms of employment on a global scale.

Marginal employment (also called mini jobs or €450 jobs) is according to German social security law an employment relationship with a low absolute level of earnings or employment relationship of short duration.