decasualization

Ending temporary work

Decasualization is the process of converting casual or temporary workers into permanent employees with regular hours and benefits.

The term appears most often in labor history and policy discussions: The decasualization of dock work transformed waterfront employment.

The opposite process—replacing permanent staff with casual labor—is casualization.

policy

regulation

Official rules governing conduct

implementation · reform · mandate · requirement · reversal · shift · transition · announcement · memo · rollback

employment

permanent contract

Employment with no set endpoint

regularization · worker rights · tenure · conversion · unionization · formalization · reclassification

dresscode

business attire

Formal professional clothing

  • suitMatched formal garments
  • tieEqual score, or neckwear
  • blazerSemiformal tailored jacket

dress shirt · slacks · pencil skirt · oxfords · loafers · pumps · button-up · vest · professional · workwear

workplace

professionalism

Workplace conduct standards

corporate identity · discipline · conformity · hierarchy · boundaries · formality · employee conduct · performance · accountability · appearance standards

Opposites
employment stability direction

decasualizationcasualization

Shift to temporary employment

temping · outsourcing · day labor

labor market formalization

decasualizationinformalization

Shift toward casual norms

deregulation · union busting · contract work

Family

casualization, casualize, casual, casually, casualness, casuals, case, cases, casing

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