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PROFISSIONAL FREELANCE [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2009-09-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- free lance
1, record 1, English, free%20lance
correct, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- free-lance 2, record 1, English, free%2Dlance
correct, noun
- free-lancer 3, record 1, English, free%2Dlancer
correct
- freelancer 3, record 1, English, freelancer
correct
- freelance 4, record 1, English, freelance
correct, noun
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An] individual who is not in a fixed and permanent employment relationship but carry out individual commissions (usually not immediate succession) on the basis of contracts for services. 4, record 1, English, - free%20lance
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
In this situation, the freelance is free to choose whether or not to accept a particular commission, but he or she has no automatic legal entitlement to be granted such commissions. Freelances are not in a position of personal subordination to the person commissioning their services and are therefore not employees, but in certain circumstances they may be classed as persons treated in law as similar to employee. 4, record 1, English, - free%20lance
Record 1, Key term(s)
- free lancer
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- pigiste
1, record 1, French, pigiste
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- free-lance 2, record 1, French, free%2Dlance
anglicism, masculine and feminine noun, France
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui est rémunérée à la pige. 1, record 1, French, - pigiste
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Pluriel : free lances. L'adjectif est par contre invariable. 3, record 1, French, - pigiste
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Trabajo y empleo
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- independiente
1, record 1, Spanish, independiente
correct, common gender
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
- freelance 1, record 1, Spanish, freelance
correct, common gender
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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