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HIRING HALL [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- employment agency
1, record 1, English, employment%20agency
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- employment office 2, record 1, English, employment%20office
correct
- employment bureau 3, record 1, English, employment%20bureau
correct
- placement agency 4, record 1, English, placement%20agency
correct
- placement office 5, record 1, English, placement%20office
correct
- placement bureau 6, record 1, English, placement%20bureau
correct
- placement service 3, record 1, English, placement%20service
correct
- hiring hall 7, record 1, English, hiring%20hall
correct
- labour exchange service 3, record 1, English, labour%20exchange%20service
correct
- labor exchange 3, record 1, English, labor%20exchange
correct
- job centre 8, record 1, English, job%20centre
correct, Great Britain
- employment exchange 9, record 1, English, employment%20exchange
avoid, Great Britain, obsolete
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An institution which serves employers seeking to fill vacancies by introducing to them those looking for work. 9, record 1, English, - employment%20agency
Record 1, Key term(s)
- labur exchange service
- labour exchange
- job centre
- jobcentre
- jobcenter
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- bureau de placement
1, record 1, French, bureau%20de%20placement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- agence de placement 2, record 1, French, agence%20de%20placement
correct, feminine noun
- service de placement 1, record 1, French, service%20de%20placement
correct, masculine noun
- bureau d'embauchage 3, record 1, French, bureau%20d%27embauchage
correct, masculine noun
- service d'embauche 4, record 1, French, service%20d%27embauche
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Organisme de nature publique ou privée, qui se charge de répartir les offres et les demandes d'emploi, en fournissant aux travailleurs un service de présentation aux employeurs potentiels, et aux employeurs un service de recrutement et de sélection de la main-d'œuvre dont ils ont besoin. 5, record 1, French, - bureau%20de%20placement
Record 1, Key term(s)
- organisme de placement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo y empleo
- Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- oficina de empleo
1, record 1, Spanish, oficina%20de%20empleo
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- bolsa de colocación 2, record 1, Spanish, bolsa%20de%20colocaci%C3%B3n
correct, feminine noun
- agencia de colocación 3, record 1, Spanish, agencia%20de%20colocaci%C3%B3n
feminine noun
- agencia de empleo 3, record 1, Spanish, agencia%20de%20empleo
feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Establecimiento que canaliza las ofertas de trabajo y trata de conseguir un empleo para los parados. ... recoge información sobre trabajos de categoría media o inferior, ya que para los puestos directivos o de confianza las empresas actúan, por lo general, de forma directa. 4, record 1, Spanish, - oficina%20de%20empleo
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
oficina de empleo: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 1, Spanish, - oficina%20de%20empleo
Record 2 - internal organization data 2026-01-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Union Activities
- Labour and Employment
- Social Security and Employment Insurance
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- hiring hall
1, record 2, English, hiring%20hall
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- union hiring hall 2, record 2, English, union%20hiring%20hall
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An office, usually run by the union, or jointly by employers and union, for referring workers to jobs or for the actual hiring operation. 1, record 2, English, - hiring%20hall
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Action syndicale
- Travail et emploi
- Sécurité sociale et assurance-emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- bureau d'embauchage syndical
1, record 2, French, bureau%20d%27embauchage%20syndical
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- bureau de placement syndical 2, record 2, French, bureau%20de%20placement%20syndical
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Service habituellement dirigé par le syndicat ou conjointement par l'employeur et le syndicat, dont la fonction est de recruter et d'engager les ouvriers. 3, record 2, French, - bureau%20d%27embauchage%20syndical
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Actividades sindicales
- Trabajo y empleo
- Seguridad social y seguro de desempleo
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- oficina de colocación sindical
1, record 2, Spanish, oficina%20de%20colocaci%C3%B3n%20sindical
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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