The government guarantees people time off work with pay to care for a newly adopted child. This is similar to the amount of time off work a woman is entitled to after having a baby. Also see maternity [..]

Policies of some newly independent African countries to increase the number of Africans in positions of power in the civil service, and elsewhere in their economies which had been dominated by Europea [..]

A person who works temporarily for an organisation or company, but who has a contract to work that is agreed with an employment agency, rather than being directly employed by the organisation.

A meeting which is held every year to allow the members or shareholders of an organisation to elect the board of directors and agree the annual accounts. Shareholders can review previous and future ac [..]

Laws that make it illegal to treat people differently on the basis of their race, sex, age, religion, disability or sexual orientation.

An asylum seeker is a person who has applied for legal recognition as a refugee in another country and is waiting for a decision on their application.

"Earnings" are an extension of "wages". Wages are generally contractual, paid in cash (money), and cover a specified ("normal") number of working hours per time period. E [..]

A form of labour in which a person is forced to repay a debt by working for low or no wages, with the money being used to pay off the debt.

An organised refusal to deal with a person or group (such as a company, or a particular country) as a protest. A boycott could involve refusing to handle or buy goods, or attend a meeting, for example [..]

As part of its empire, Britain ruled other territories overseas, known as colonies. During the 20th century, people in many of these countries which were mainly in South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and t [..]