The condition or fact of working for oneself rather than for an employer. Cf. self-employed, adj. 2.
| 单词 | θ208662 |
| 释义 | society > occupation and work > working > [noun] > other types of working (12) self-employment1834 The condition or fact of working for oneself rather than for an employer. Cf. self-employed, adj. 2. sweating1843 spec. (a) The practice of doing piece-work overtime; (b) the practice of exacting hard work from employees for low wages, esp. under a middleman… homeworking1844 The action of working at home, esp. as distinguished from working in a factory or office. clock-watching1860 The action or fact of being overly concerned with looking at a clock to check the time, esp. in anticipation of stopping work; (with reference to… freelancing1879 The action of freelance, v. guinea-pigging1887 the practice of acting as director of a company for the sake of the guinea fees; also of acting as clerical substitute (or, rarely, engaging the… outworking1918 The carrying out of work at a distance from an employer's premises. Cf. outwork, n. 4. sniping1951 Australian. Working as a non-union labourer. sunlighting1961 colloquial. The practice of having a second job in addition to one's regular employment, which is undertaken during the day (rather than at… temping1973 teleworking1981 = telecommuting, n. hotelling1991 Originally U.S. The practice of allocating to employees, esp. homeworkers or travelling salespeople, a temporary office or workstation when… |
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