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FREE LANCE [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free lance
1, record 1, English, free%20lance
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free-lance 2, record 1, English, free%2Dlance
correct, noun
- free-lancer 3, record 1, English, free%2Dlancer
correct
- freelancer 3, record 1, English, freelancer
correct
- freelance 4, record 1, English, freelance
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] individual who is not in a fixed and permanent employment relationship but carry out individual commissions (usually not immediate succession) on the basis of contracts for services. 4, record 1, English, - free%20lance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this situation, the freelance is free to choose whether or not to accept a particular commission, but he or she has no automatic legal entitlement to be granted such commissions. Freelances are not in a position of personal subordination to the person commissioning their services and are therefore not employees, but in certain circumstances they may be classed as persons treated in law as similar to employee. 4, record 1, English, - free%20lance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- free lancer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pigiste
1, record 1, French, pigiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- free-lance 2, record 1, French, free%2Dlance
anglicism, masculine and feminine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui est rémunérée à la pige. 1, record 1, French, - pigiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : free lances. L'adjectif est par contre invariable. 3, record 1, French, - pigiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo y empleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- independiente
1, record 1, Spanish, independiente
correct, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- freelance 1, record 1, Spanish, freelance
correct, common gender
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-07-26
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- News and Journalism (General)
- Occupation Names (General)
- Performing Arts (General)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- freelance
1, record 2, English, freelance
correct, noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- free lance 2, record 2, English, free%20lance
correct, noun
- free-lancer 3, record 2, English, free%2Dlancer
correct
- freelancer 1, record 2, English, freelancer
correct
- free-lance writer 4, record 2, English, free%2Dlance%20writer
correct
- free lance journalist 5, record 2, English, free%20lance%20journalist
- space writer 6, record 2, English, space%20writer
- freelance journalist 7, record 2, English, freelance%20journalist
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
a writer ... who is not under contract for regular work but sells his writings or services to individual buyers. 1, record 2, English, - freelance
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... a free-lance science writer.... 8, record 2, English, - freelance
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Information et journalisme (Généralités)
- Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
- Arts du spectacle (Généralités)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- pigiste
1, record 2, French, pigiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- journaliste payé à la pige 2, record 2, French, journaliste%20pay%C3%A9%20%C3%A0%20la%20pige
masculine noun
- journaliste à la pige 3, record 2, French, journaliste%20%C3%A0%20la%20pige
masculine and feminine noun
- journaliste indépendant 4, record 2, French, journaliste%20ind%C3%A9pendant
masculine noun
- passant 5, record 2, French, passant
masculine noun, obsolete
- journaliste pigiste 6, record 2, French, journaliste%20pigiste
masculine and feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
journaliste qui fait des articles à la pige [...] 5, record 2, French, - pigiste
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Les pigistes travaillant comme reporters ne sont pas partie à la convention collective des journalistes. 7, record 2, French, - pigiste
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
[journaliste pigiste] : Source(s) : Glossaire du recensement de 1991 - version du 31 mars 1995. 6, record 2, French, - pigiste
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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