- Industry: Government; Labor
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A provision in the union contract which provides laid off workers with benefits in addition to unemployment compensation.
Industry:Labor
The idea that the state is king and public employees had no right to make demands on it. In 1949 a New York court said: To tolerate or recognize any combination of civil service employees of the government as a labor organization or union is not only incompatible with the spirit of democracy but inconsistent with every principle upon which our government is founded.
Industry:Labor
Generally used in public employment to describe unfair labor practices on the part of employer and employee organizations.
Industry:Labor
The physical location of a certain economic activity—for example, a factory, mine, store, or office. A single establishment generally produces a single good or provides a single service. An enterprise (a private firm, government, or nonprofit organization) can consist of a single establishment or multiple establishments. All establishments in an enterprise may be classified in one industry (e. G. , a chain), or they may be classified in different industries (e. G. , a conglomerate).
Industry:Labor
The number of total separations during the month divided by the number of employees who worked during or received pay for the pay period that includes the 12th of the month (monthly turnover); the number of total separations for the year divided by average monthly employment for the year (annual turnover).
Industry:Labor
The number of quits during the month divided by the number of employees who worked during or received pay for the pay period that includes the 12th of the month.
Industry:Labor
The nonfinancial corporate business sector is a subset of the domestic economy and excludes the economic activities of the following: general government, private households, nonprofit organizations serving individuals, and those corporations classified as offices of bank holding companies, offices of other holding companies, or offices in the finance and insurance sector. Nonfinancial corporations accounted for about 54 percent of the value of gross domestic product (GDP) in 2000.
Industry:Labor
The number of hires during the month divided by the number of employees who worked during or received pay for the pay period that includes the 12th of the month.
Industry:Labor
The National Compensation Survey produces earnings data by levels of work within an occupation. The duties and responsibilities of a job are evaluated using four factors (such as knowledge, and complexity of the work) to determine a work level. Levels vary by occupation, ranging from 1 to 15. For example, level 1 may represent an entry level, while level 15 may represent master-level skills.
Industry:Labor
