Labour
Encyclopedia
- Labor, an obsolete unit of area
- Josef LaborJosef LaborJosef Labor was a Czech pianist, organist, and composer of late Romantic music. Labor was an influential music teacher. As a friend of some key figures in Vienna, his importance was enhanced....
, a composer, pianist, organist, and teacher - Labor, SloveniaLabor, SloveniaLabor is a small village in the Koper Municipality in the Littoral region of Slovenia on the border with Croatia.The local church is dedicated to Saint Martin and belongs to the Truške Parish.-External links:*...
Labour or labor might refer to:
- EmploymentEmploymentEmployment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
of any kind - Manual labourManual labourManual labour , manual or manual work is physical work done by people, most especially in contrast to that done by machines, and also to that done by working animals...
, physical work done by people - Wage labourWage labourWage labour is the socioeconomic relationship between a worker and an employer, where the worker sells their labour under a formal or informal employment contract. These transactions usually occur in a labour market where wages are market determined...
, in which a worker sells their labour and the employer buys it- EmploymentEmploymentEmployment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. An employee may be defined as:- Employee :...
- Employment
Other:
- ChildbirthChildbirthChildbirth is the culmination of a human pregnancy or gestation period with the birth of one or more newborn infants from a woman's uterus...
, especially from the start of uterine contractions to delivery - Labour economicsLabour economicsLabor economics seeks to understand the functioning and dynamics of the market for labor. Labor markets function through the interaction of workers and employers...
, the study of labour as one of the three main factors of production - Labour PartyLabour PartyThe name Labour Party , or similar, is used by several political parties around the world, particularly common in countries of the Commonwealth of Nations. They are most commonly, but not exclusively, social democrats or democratic socialists and have been traditionally allied to the Labour...
, a political party in various countries - Labour/Le TravailLabour/Le TravailLabour/Le Travail is an academic journal which publishes articles on the labour movement in the Canada, sociology, labour economics, and employment relations. Although its focus is Canadian, the journal carries articles about the United States and other nations as well.Labour/Le Travail is...
, an academic journal focusing on the Canadian labour movement. - Labor DayLabor DayLabor Day is a United States federal holiday observed on the first Monday in September that celebrates the economic and social contributions of workers.-History:...
, US national holiday
See also
- Child labour, the employment of children under an age determined by law or custom
- Debt bondageDebt bondageDebt bondage is when a person pledges him or herself against a loan. In debt bondage, the services required to repay the debt may be undefined, and the services' duration may be undefined...
is a system of unfree labour where a person must work to pay off a debt - Labour movementLabour movementThe term labour movement or labor movement is a broad term for the development of a collective organization of working people, to campaign in their own interest for better treatment from their employers and governments, in particular through the implementation of specific laws governing labour...
, the development of a collective organisation of working people - Labour relations, the study of the relationship between management and workers
- Labour union, an association of wage-earners meant to maintain or improve conditions of employment
- Unfree labourUnfree labourUnfree labour includes all forms of slavery as well as all other related institutions .-Payment for unfree labour:If payment occurs, it may be in one or more of the following forms:...
, slavery or penal labour - WorkforceWorkforceThe workforce is the labour pool in employment. It is generally used to describe those working for a single company or industry, but can also apply to a geographic region like a city, country, state, etc. The term generally excludes the employers or management, and implies those involved in...
, the labour pool, the people working in a company, industry, nation or other group