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TERM LESS THAN THREE MONTHS [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-02-28
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Recruiting of Personnel
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- term employee of less than three months
1, record 1, English, term%20employee%20of%20less%20than%20three%20months
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Recrutement du personnel
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- employé nommé pour une période déterminée de moins de trois mois
1, record 1, French, employ%C3%A9%20nomm%C3%A9%20pour%20une%20p%C3%A9riode%20d%C3%A9termin%C3%A9e%20de%20moins%20de%20trois%20mois
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1999-11-08
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Personnel and Job Evaluation
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- term less than three months
1, record 2, English, term%20less%20than%20three%20months
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Effective June 1993, following the promulgation of the Public Service Reform Act, the employee type "term six months or less" was modified to "term less than three months," and the employee type "term over six months" was changed to "term three months or more". 1, record 2, English, - term%20less%20than%20three%20months
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Évaluation du personnel et des emplois
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- emploi pour une période de moins de trois mois
1, record 2, French, emploi%20pour%20une%20p%C3%A9riode%20de%20moins%20de%20trois%20mois
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Depuis juin 1993, à la suite de la promulgation de la Loi sur la réforme de la fonction publique, la notion d'«emploi pour une période d'au plus six mois» a été substituée par «emploi pour une période de moins de trois mois», et la notion d'«employé nommé pour une période d'au moins six mois» a été remplacée par «employé nommé pour une période d'au moins trois mois». 1, record 2, French, - emploi%20pour%20une%20p%C3%A9riode%20de%20moins%20de%20trois%20mois
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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