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Alphabetical list of terms

Record 1 2008-05-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Agricultural Economics
  • Horse Racing and Equestrian Sports
OBS

of a racetrack (horse-racing industry)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Économie agricole
  • Courses hippiques et sports équestres
DEF

Région desservie par un hippodrome.

Spanish

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Record 2 1993-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

[If] you possess the self-discipline and emotional fortitude to work alone at home, you might be an excellent candidate for the so-called "open collar" sector, a surging tide in the workforce that... is the wave of the future. Computers with state-of-the-art modems, voice mail, fax machines and the advent of interactive TV are creating endless possibilities in publishing, finance, sales, marketing, public relations, consulting, designing--... almost any area in the job market that doesn’t require your physical presence.

OBS

These terms may be synonymous with "teleworker" = "télétravailleur"; "travailleur à distance".

Key term(s)
  • open collar worker
  • open collar employee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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Record 3 1993-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

[If] you possess the self-discipline and emotional fortitude to work alone at home, you might be an excellent candidate for the so-called "open collar" sector, a surging tide in the workforce that... is the wave of the future. Computers with state-of-the-art modems, voice mail, fax machines and the advent of interactive TV are creating endless possibilities in publishing, finance, sales, marketing, public relations, consulting, designing--... almost any area in the job market that doesn’t require your physical presence.

OBS

This term may be synonymous with "telework" = "télétravail"; "travail à distance".

Key term(s)
  • open collar job

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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