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OPEN-COLLAR WORKER [1 record]

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Record 1 1993-08-27

English

Subject field(s)
  • Labour and Employment
  • Working Practices and Conditions
  • Internet and Telematics
OBS

[If] you possess the self-discipline and emotional fortitude to work alone at home, you might be an excellent candidate for the so-called "open collar" sector, a surging tide in the workforce that ... is the wave of the future. Computers with state-of-the-art modems, voice mail, fax machines and the advent of interactive TV are creating endless possibilities in publishing, finance, sales, marketing, public relations, consulting, designing -- ... almost any area in the job market that doesn't require your physical presence.

OBS

These terms may be synonymous with "teleworker" = "télétravailleur"; "travailleur à distance".

Key term(s)
  • open collar worker
  • open collar employee

French

Domaine(s)
  • Travail et emploi
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
  • Internet et télématique

Spanish

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