employment protections
Job security laws
Employment protections are laws and policies that shield workers from unfair treatment, unsafe conditions, or arbitrary termination.
These include safeguards against discrimination, wrongful dismissal, wage theft, and workplace hazards.
The term often appears in debates about labor rights: Gig workers lack the employment protections afforded to full-time employees.
Countries vary widely in the strength of their employment protections.
- workersPeople doing jobs
- worker rightsLegal protections for employees
- rightsJustified claims to freedoms
- unionsCombinations or confederations
- union repWorkers' advocate, abbreviated
contracts · job security · firing · pink slip · unfair dismissal · layoffs · severance · discrimination · harassment · workplace · hostile workplace · tenure · whistleblower · benefits · paid leave · wages · minimum wage · safety
employment protectionsat-will employment
Job without guaranteed duration
no job security · job insecurity · gig economy · zero-hour contracts · casual employment
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