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TRABAJADOR EXCEDENTARIO [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2013-05-24
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Transfer of Personnel
- Public Service
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- surplus employee
1, record 1, English, surplus%20employee
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- redundant employee 2, record 1, English, redundant%20employee
correct
- redundant worker 3, record 1, English, redundant%20worker
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An employee who holds an indeterminate appointment and who has been declared surplus by his or her department. 4, record 1, English, - surplus%20employee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Identification of surplus employees. When a department decides that the services of some of its employees must be terminated because of lack of work or the discontinuance of a function, it shall identify those employees that are to be declared surplus. 5, record 1, English, - surplus%20employee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
redundant employee: term also used in the Canada Labour Code and the Public Service Modernization Act, 2003. 6, record 1, English, - surplus%20employee
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
surplus employee: term used in the context of the Defence Renewal Project. 7, record 1, English, - surplus%20employee
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Mobilité du personnel
- Fonction publique
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- employé excédentaire
1, record 1, French, employ%C3%A9%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- employée excédentaire 2, record 1, French, employ%C3%A9e%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
correct, feminine noun
- travailleur excédentaire 3, record 1, French, travailleur%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
correct, masculine noun
- travailleur surnuméraire 3, record 1, French, travailleur%20surnum%C3%A9raire
correct, masculine noun
- surnuméraire 4, record 1, French, surnum%C3%A9raire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
- fonctionnaire excédentaire 5, record 1, French, fonctionnaire%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Dans l'administration publique fédérale, titulaire nommé pour une période indéterminée à un poste déclaré excédentaire par son ministère soit par faute de travail, soit à la suite de la suppression d'une fonction. 6, record 1, French, - employ%C3%A9%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
surnuméraire : terme également employé dans le Code canadien du travail et la Loi sur la modernisation de la fonction publique, 2003. 7, record 1, French, - employ%C3%A9%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
employé excédentaire; employée excédentaire : termes utilisés dans le contexte du Projet de renouvellement de la défense. 8, record 1, French, - employ%C3%A9%20exc%C3%A9dentaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Traslado del personal
- Función pública
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- trabajador excedentario
1, record 1, Spanish, trabajador%20excedentario
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- trabajador superfluo 1, record 1, Spanish, trabajador%20superfluo
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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