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HIRING AGREEMENT [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour Law
- Law of Obligations (civil law)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- contract of employment
1, record 1, English, contract%20of%20employment
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- employment contract 2, record 1, English, employment%20contract
correct
- contract of service 3, record 1, English, contract%20of%20service
correct
- contract of lease and hire of services 4, record 1, English, contract%20of%20lease%20and%20hire%20of%20services
correct, Quebec
- lease and hire of services 4, record 1, English, lease%20and%20hire%20of%20services
correct, Quebec
- labour contract 5, record 1, English, labour%20contract
correct
- employer-employee agreement 6, record 1, English, employer%2Demployee%20agreement
correct
- hiring contract 7, record 1, English, hiring%20contract
correct
- agreement of employment 8, record 1, English, agreement%20of%20employment
correct
- labor contract 6, record 1, English, labor%20contract
correct
- work agreement 6, record 1, English, work%20agreement
correct
- work contract 9, record 1, English, work%20contract
correct
- contract for work and wages 10, record 1, English, contract%20for%20work%20and%20wages
- agreement of hiring 7, record 1, English, agreement%20of%20hiring
- contract of hiring 7, record 1, English, contract%20of%20hiring
- lease and hire of personal services 4, record 1, English, lease%20and%20hire%20of%20personal%20services
avoid, Quebec
- contract of lease or hire of personal service 11, record 1, English, contract%20of%20lease%20or%20hire%20of%20personal%20service
avoid, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 12, record 1, English, - contract%20of%20employment
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contract of employment: Expression reproduced from the Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos with the permission of the United Nations Office at Geneva. 13, record 1, English, - contract%20of%20employment
Record 1, Key term(s)
- service contract
- employment agreement
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Droit du travail
- Droit des obligations (droit civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- contrat de travail
1, record 1, French, contrat%20de%20travail
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- contrat individuel de travail 2, record 1, French, contrat%20individuel%20de%20travail
correct, masculine noun
- contrat de louage de services 3, record 1, French, contrat%20de%20louage%20de%20services
correct, masculine noun
- contrat d'engagement 4, record 1, French, contrat%20d%27engagement
correct, masculine noun
- contrat d'embauchage 4, record 1, French, contrat%20d%27embauchage
correct, masculine noun
- contrat d'emploi 5, record 1, French, contrat%20d%27emploi
masculine noun
- louage de services 6, record 1, French, louage%20de%20services
masculine noun
- louage de service personnel 7, record 1, French, louage%20de%20service%20personnel
avoid, masculine noun
- louage de services personnels 6, record 1, French, louage%20de%20services%20personnels
avoid, masculine noun
- contrat de louage de service personnel 8, record 1, French, contrat%20de%20louage%20de%20service%20personnel
avoid, masculine noun, less frequent
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 9, record 1, French, - contrat%20de%20travail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 10, record 1, French, - contrat%20de%20travail
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Voir la fiche «contract for services» 4, record 1, French, - contrat%20de%20travail
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Derecho laboral
- Derecho de obligaciones (derecho civil)
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- contrato de trabajo
1, record 1, Spanish, contrato%20de%20trabajo
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- contrato laboral 2, record 1, Spanish, contrato%20laboral
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 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. 3, record 1, Spanish, - contrato%20de%20trabajo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
contrato de trabajo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 1, Spanish, - contrato%20de%20trabajo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
contrato de trabajo: expresión reproducida del Glosario Provisional de Términos Jurídicos con la autorización de la Oficina de las Naciones Unidas en Ginebra. 5, record 1, Spanish, - contrato%20de%20trabajo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-02-21
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- PAJLO
- Property Law (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hiring agreement
1, record 2, English, hiring%20agreement
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
In modern commercial parlance hiring agreements in respect of furniture, television sets, motor cars and other chattels are often styled "leases," and cognate expressions used accordingly. These agreements are not true leases. ... [Halsbury, 4th ed., Vol. 27, p. 27]. 1, record 2, English, - hiring%20agreement
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- PAJLO
- Droit des biens et de la propriété (common law)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- convention de louage
1, record 2, French, convention%20de%20louage
correct, feminine noun, standardized
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Le terme s'emploie aussi dans l'acception métonymique. 1, record 2, French, - convention%20de%20louage
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 2 OBS
convention de louage : terme normalisé par le Comité de normalisation dans le cadre du Programme national de l'administration de la justice dans les deux langues officielles (PAJLO). 2, record 2, French, - convention%20de%20louage
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-09-15
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Corporate Management (General)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- Union Hiring Hall Agreement 1, record 3, English, Union%20Hiring%20Hall%20Agreement
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Gestion de l'entreprise (Généralités)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- Entente avec les bureaux d'embauchage syndicaux 1, record 3, French, Entente%20avec%20les%20bureaux%20d%27embauchage%20syndicaux
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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