Employment law
Workplace rights, duties and disputes.
Areas within Employment law
Criminal law
Crime, criminal proceedings and penalties.
379 wordsContract law
Agreements, obligations, breach and remedies.
173 wordsTort law
Civil wrongs, liability and remedies.
14 wordsEmployment law
Workplace rights, duties and disputes.
39 wordsIntellectual property law
Copyright, patents, trade marks and related rights.
16 wordsProperty law
Ownership, land and property rights.
97 wordsDispute resolution
Litigation, arbitration, mediation and settlement.
15 wordsBusiness law
Legal rules affecting commercial organisations and transactions.
1 wordsCivil law
Private disputes, claims and civil procedure.
25 wordsConstitutional law
The structure of government, rights and constitutional principles.
16 wordsCorporate law
Companies, directors, governance and corporate transactions.
7 wordsEvidence law
Rules governing proof and admissible evidence.
22 wordsGeneral law
Foundational legal terms used across areas of law.
752 wordsLegislation
Statutes, regulations and the process of making law.
17 wordsPublic law
The powers and duties of public bodies and the state.
17 wordsAdministrative law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
56 wordsFamily law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
24 wordsInternational law
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
61 wordsLegal procedure
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
8 wordsLegal theory
Specialist vocabulary classified under Law.
177 words39 featured terms
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an organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
Collective bargainingnounnegotiation between an employer and trade union
Exploitationnounan act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and cha…
Labor unionnounan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
Minimum wagenounthe lowest wage that an employer is allowed to pay; determined by contract or by law
Paternity leavenounA paternity leave is a parental leave that a father can take after the birth of his child.; "Don't worry Petunia, I'll take a paternity leave to…
Sick paynounwages paid to an employee who is on sick leave
Trade unionnounan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
trades unionnounan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
Unionnounan organization of employees formed to bargain with the employer; "you have to join the union in order to get a job"
Usingnounan act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and cha…
Victimisationnounan act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and cha…
Victimizationnounan act that exploits or victimizes someone (treats them unfairly); "capitalistic exploitation of the working class"; "paying Blacks less and cha…
GrievancenounA formal complaint.
Blaxploitationnounthe exploitation of black people (especially with regard to stereotyped roles in movies)
Colonialismnounexploitation by a stronger country of weaker one; the use of the weaker country's resources to strengthen and enrich the stronger country
Company unionnouna union of workers for a single company; a union not affiliated with a larger union
Craft unionnouna labor union whose membership is restricted to workers in a particular craft
I.W.W.nouna former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of…
Industrial unionnouna labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
Industrial Workers of the Worldnouna former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of…
IWWnouna former international labor union and radical labor movement in the United States; founded in Chicago in 1905 and dedicated to the overthrow of…
Sexploitationnounthe commercial exploitation of sex or sexuality or explicit sexual material; "sexploitation by advertisers is notorious"
Vertical unionnouna labor union that admits all workers in a given industry irrespective of their craft
Dischargenounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Dismissalnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Dismissionnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Firingnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Liberationnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Proletariannouna member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world — unite!"
Releasenounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Sacknounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Sackingnounthe termination of someone's employment (leaving them free to depart)
Workernouna member of the working class (not necessarily employed); "workers of the world — unite!"
Congenounan abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
Congeenounan abrupt and unceremonious dismissal
Removalnoundismissal from office
Superannuationnounthe act of discharging someone because of age (especially to cause someone to retire from service on a pension)
Purgenounan abrupt or sudden removal of a person or group from an organization or place; "he died in a purge by Stalin"
