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service contract [7 records]

Record 1 2024-04-03

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Law
  • Law of Obligations (civil law)
CONT

"Contract of service" ... means any contract providing for the employment of one person by another person where the nature of the employment is a contract of service. ... a "contract of service" ... implies some relationship of master and servant and involves an obligation to obey orders in the work to be performed and as to its mode and manner of performance.

OBS

contract of employment: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva.

Key term(s)
  • service contract
  • employment agreement

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit du travail
  • Droit des obligations (droit civil)
DEF

Contrat entre employeur et salarié établissant les conditions de travail dans une entreprise ou un organisme, notamment la rémunération que l'employeur devra verser au salarié pour le travail accompli.

OBS

On distingue parfois en anglais «contract of service», qui lie l'employeur à son salarié, du «contract for service», par lequel un donneur d'ouvrage confie un travail à un tiers. Il ne semble pas que cette distinction se fasse en français.

OBS

Voir la fiche «contract for services»

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Derecho laboral
  • Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
DEF

Contrato entre la empresa y el empleado. En la mayoría de los países es escrito aunque frecuentemente las cláusulas sean comunes para todos los empleados. Recoge fundamentalmente descripción del trabajo, nombre del cargo o función, categoría laboral, retribución, beneficios adicionales, horario laboral, vacaciones y duración del empleo o condiciones de rescisión.

OBS

contrato de trabajo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial.

OBS

contrato de trabajo: expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra.

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Record 2 2007-04-23

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
CONT

"service contract" means a consulting services contract or a non-consulting services contract but does not include an agreement whereby any person is employed as an officer, clerk or employee of Her Majesty.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics

Spanish

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Record 3 2004-09-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Foreign Trade
  • Water Transport
DEF

A contract between a shipper and an ocean carrier of conference, in which the shipper makes a commitment to provide a minimum quantity of cargo over a fixed time period.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Commerce extérieur
  • Transport par eau

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Comercio exterior
  • Transporte por agua
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Record 4 2000-04-25

English

Subject field(s)
  • Government Contracts
OBS

Public Works and Government Services Canada.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Marchés publics
OBS

Travaux publics et Services gouvernementaux Canada.

Spanish

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Record 5 1998-11-12

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour Law
  • Citizenship and Immigration

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit du travail
  • Citoyenneté et immigration

Spanish

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Record 6 1997-01-14

English

Subject field(s)
  • Law of Contracts (common law)
DEF

A written agreement to perform maintenance or repair service on a consumer product for a specified duration.

CONT

Since service contracts are highly profitable in the elevator business and customers' switching costs are low competition for such contracts is hot.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Droit des contrats (common law)
DEF

Contrat par lequel un fabricant ou un commerçant s'engage, moyennant rémunération, à maintenir en bon état de fonctionnement un produit, une machine, etc.

Spanish

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Record 7 1992-12-15

English

Subject field(s)
  • Social Security and Employment Insurance
OBS

contract of service: Unemployment Insurance Act, 1985 (with amendments to March 1, 1991).

French

Domaine(s)
  • Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
OBS

Lexique de l'assurance-chômage, Emploi et Immigration Canada, 1992.

OBS

contrat de louage de services : Loi sur l'assurance-chômage, 1985 (avec modifications jusqu'au 1er mars 1991).

Spanish

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