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NOMINATION PERIODE INDETERMINEE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2001-09-07
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Recruiting of Personnel
- Public Service
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- indeterminate appointment
1, record 1, English, indeterminate%20appointment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
At the Public Service of Canada, a term that traditionally means tenure which continues "during the pleasure of Her Majesty" without specified end. 2, record 1, English, - indeterminate%20appointment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Indeterminate. A term used in the Public Service Employment Act without definition as one of two tenure possibilities relative to the appointment of an employee. The connotation is one of permanence here. 3, record 1, English, - indeterminate%20appointment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recrutement du personnel
- Fonction publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- nomination pour une période indéterminée
1, record 1, French, nomination%20pour%20une%20p%C3%A9riode%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9e
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Nomination dont la durée prévue n'est pas déterminée d'avance. 2, record 1, French, - nomination%20pour%20une%20p%C3%A9riode%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9e
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] même si la loi fédérale ne prévoit pour chaque employé qu'une seule nomination, cette nomination l'est en général pour une durée indéterminée et par exception pour une "période spécifiée". On voit donc que la nomination pour une période indéterminée est [une] réalité juridique fédérale [...] 3, record 1, French, - nomination%20pour%20une%20p%C3%A9riode%20ind%C3%A9termin%C3%A9e
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Contratación de personal
- Función pública
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- nombramiento de duración indeterminada
1, record 1, Spanish, nombramiento%20de%20duraci%C3%B3n%20indeterminada
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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