Labour law

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

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

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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).

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.

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

Hans Jürgen Teuteberg (18 December 1929–14 February 2015) was a German historian, who worked as a professor of social and economic history at the University of Münster from 1974 to 1995.

Michele Tiraboschi (born 27 June 1965 in Seriate – Italy) is a Full Professor of Labour Law at the University of Modena and Reggio Emilia, Italy, and is the author of many publications.

Carl Degenkolb (1796-1862) was a German industrialist, who is generally understood to have pioneered the first codetermination plans in his factories, as well as participating in drafting the first codetermination law during the failed 1848 Revolutions.

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.

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.

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

The Employment Law Alliance (ELA) is a global law firm network of management-side labor, employment and immigration lawyers, focused on employment law and immigration law related matters.

Matthew W. Finkin (born 7 April 1943) is one of the leading labor law scholars in the United States.

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