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TAPE EPAULE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2002-05-23
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Working Practices and Conditions
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- tap on the shoulder
1, record 1, English, tap%20on%20the%20shoulder
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- tapping on the shoulder 2, record 1, English, tapping%20on%20the%20shoulder
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A humiliation used in companies, who cannot fire someone without cause and compensation, designed to get the person to quit voluntarily; might come in the form of a salary cut, a stupid assignment, or some other type of harassment. 1, record 1, English, - tap%20on%20the%20shoulder
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Régimes et conditions de travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- syndrome de la tape sur l'épaule
1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20la%20tape%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9paule
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- syndrome de la tape dans le dos 1, record 1, French, syndrome%20de%20la%20tape%20dans%20le%20dos
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Au Japon, où le tissu social est de plus en plus gangrené par la récession, le «kata tataki», ou «syndrome de la tape sur l'épaule», fait déjà ses ravages depuis un an. Voici comment ça se passe. Le très honorable employeur tape sur l'épaule de son employé en lui disant «on n'a plus de travail pour toi» [...] 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20la%20tape%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9paule
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 CONT
«La gang des techniques» [...] pourrait faire des envieux dans les années à venir. Ce sont eux qui risquent d'être les moins touchés par le syndrome de la tape dans le dos et du travail à contrat... 1, record 1, French, - syndrome%20de%20la%20tape%20sur%20l%27%C3%A9paule
Record 1, Key term(s)
- tape sur l'épaule
- tape dans le dos
- kata tataki
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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