Employment Status
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An Employment Status is a worker state that characterizes whether a worker has an employment relationship with an employer.
- AKA: Employment State, Work Status, Job Status.
- Context:
- It can classify Workers based on employment contract existence.
- It can determine Worker Eligibility for employment benefits and social protection.
- It can impact Worker Income through wage earnings or unemployment compensation.
- It can affect Worker Rights under labour laws and employment regulations.
- It can influence Economic Statistics through labour force participation rates.
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- It can often change through Hiring Events, Termination Events, or Retirement Events.
- It can often require Documentation for government services and financial applications.
- It can often vary across Geographic Regions based on local employment practices.
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- It can range from being an Active Employment Status to being an Inactive Employment Status, depending on its employment status labour force participation.
- It can range from being a Traditional Employment Status to being a Non-Traditional Employment Status, depending on its employment status arrangement type.
- It can range from being a Secure Employment Status to being a Precarious Employment Status, depending on its employment status stability level.
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- It can be measured by Employment Status Surveys and labour force surveys.
- It can be regulated by Employment Laws and labour standards.
- It can be documented through Employment Verification and work authorization.
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- Examples:
- Primary Employment Status Categories, such as:
- Employed Worker, with active employment contracts.
- Unemployed Worker, actively seeking employment opportunity.
- Not in Labour Force, neither employed nor seeking employment.
- Employed Worker Subcategories, such as:
- Full-Time Employee, working standard hours with employment benefits.
- Part-Time Employee, working reduced hours with limited benefits.
- Self-Employed Worker, operating as independent business owner.
- Contract Worker, engaged through temporary employment arrangements.
- Unemployed Worker Subcategories, such as:
- Job Seeker, actively applying for employment positions.
- Laid-Off Worker, terminated due to economic conditions.
- New Labour Force Entrant, seeking first employment.
- Special Employment Status Categories, such as:
- Underemployed Worker, with insufficient hours or skill underutilization.
- Discouraged Worker, stopped seeking employment due to perceived barriers.
- Functional Unemployment, encompassing both unemployment and poverty-wage employment.
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- Primary Employment Status Categories, such as:
- Counter-Examples:
- Student Status, which indicates educational enrollment rather than employment relationship.
- Citizenship Status, which relates to national membership rather than work arrangement.
- Marital Status, which reflects family relationships rather than employment condition.
- Health Status, which describes physical condition rather than work situation.
- See: Worker, Employment Contract, Labour Force, Employment Measure, Unemployment Rate, Labour Market Condition, Worker Classification.
References
2015
- (Wikipedia, 2015) ⇒ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/employment Retrieved:2015-4-8.