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LEVEL DESCRIPTION [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-29
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
- Public Service
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- level description
1, record 1, English, level%20description
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, an analytical, non-quantitative method of sorting jobs of a single type into levels which have been previously determined and described. 2, record 1, English, - level%20description
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this method, a job is classified by comparing it with a predetermined standard or guide and it is assigned the level which best corresponds, on the whole, with its duties and responsibilities. 3, record 1, English, - level%20description
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
- Fonction publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- description du niveau
1, record 1, French, description%20du%20niveau
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Méthode analytique non quantitative de classement d'emplois du même genre en niveaux déterminés et décrits d'avance. 2, record 1, French, - description%20du%20niveau
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Par cette méthode, on classe un emploi en le comparant à une norme ou à un critère déterminé d'avance et on lui attribue le niveau qui correspond le mieux, dans l'ensemble, à ses fonctions et responsabilités. 2, record 1, French, - description%20du%20niveau
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2014-06-19
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Document Classification (Library Science)
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- description level
1, record 2, English, description%20level
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- level of description 1, record 2, English, level%20of%20description
correct
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Classification des documents (Bibliothéconomie)
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- niveau de description
1, record 2, French, niveau%20de%20description
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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