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Lockout

Labor; Labor statistics

A temporary withholding or denial of employment during a labour dispute in order to enforce terms of employment upon a group of employees. A lockout is initiated by the management of an ...

Accidental death and dismemberment

A term used to describe a policy that pays additional benefits to the beneficiary if the cause of death is due to a non-work-related accident. Fractional amounts of the policy will be paid out if the ...

Primary activity

Labor; Labor statistics

A primary activity is the main activity a respondent was doing at a specified time. Most published time use estimates reflect time spent in primary activities only.

Defined contribution plan

Labor; Labor statistics

A retirement plan in which the amount of the employer's annual contribution is specified. Individual accounts are set up for participants and benefits are based on the amounts credited to these ...

Initial claimant

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A person who files any notice of unemployment to initiate a request either for a determination of entitlement to and eligibility for compensation, or for a subsequent period of unemployment within a ...