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DefinitionWorkers who hold a job in an incorporated enterprise, in which they: (a) alone, or together with othermembers of their families or one or a few partners, hold controlling ownership of the...
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DefinitionUsually working less than the agreed number of hours per week to be considered full-time.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for statistics
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DefinitionStatus of an employee: regular or temporary employee.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for statistics
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DefinitionEmployees holding a job where employment is expected to continue on an ongoing basis, and/or can only be terminated for specific reasons according to national legislation or custom. Regular...
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DefinitionRegular employees' who have contracts which only can be terminated for specified causes such as incompetence, serious misconduct, or for economic reasons according to national legislation...
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Definition“Regular employees” whose contract of employment specifies a particular date of termination.Source definitionILO 1993 - Resolution concerning the International Classification of Status in...
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DefinitionSecond job in which the second longest hours are usually worked.Source definitionUNESCO Institute for statistics
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DefinitionJobs where remuneration is directly dependent upon the profits (or the potential for profits) derived from the goods and services produced. The self-employed include employers, own-account...