Langues appliquées - Anglais : Economie, gestion, droit, AES - 4e - 63

employment in the sharinG economy

R sustainability development that meets the needs of the present, without compromising the
ability of future generations to meet their own needs; sustainable development
R labor disputes disagreements between employees and employers over terms and conditions
of employment; industrial disputes
R filed lodged officially
R class action a lawsuit in which a group of people with the same or similar injuries caused
by the same product or action sue the defendant as a group
R contractors entrepreneurs under contract to provide goods and services to clients
R labor lawyer an advocate who represents both employers and employees in workplace
disputes and negotiations
R user ratings scores or measurements of how good or popular a service is according to those
who use it
R guidelines official instructions issued by an organization on how to do something
R city managers executive staff in charge of instructing self-employed Uber drivers about
which urban areas to focus on to pick up customers
R microbusinesses very small-scale entreprises, especially new ventures; micro-enterprises
R labor human factor of the production process; work
R case suit or action in law or in equity
R policymakers people who are responsible for or involved in formulating plans and ideas,
especially those to be implemented by government; decision makers
R innovation process by which an idea or invention is brought onto the market
R workplace protections on-the-job employee rights and entitlements which are protected
by law
R labor secretary a member of the Cabinet of the United States who heads and exercises
control over the U.S. Department of Labor, and who enforces and suggests laws involving
unions, the workplace and all other issues involving any form of business-person controversies;
secretary of labor
R on-demand workers independent contractors employed by companies such as Uber or Lyft
wages workers' remuneration for the services of their labor; pay
R benefits additional advantages provided by an employer to supplement an employee's regular
pay, such as a bonus, free health insurance, a pension, company car, luncheon vouchers;
fringe benefits, perks
R job insecurity the situation in which employees lack the assurance that their jobs will remain
stable over the short, medium or long term
R safety net cash and in-kind transfers targeted to low-income individuals and families with
the goal of protecting them from poverty; social safety net
R empowered having been provided with the means to achieve something
R take control of to win enough of a company's capital to make all the important decisions
about how it is run; gain control of
R scale the extent to which control of something is taken
R schedule the days and hours an individual works on a weekly basis; work schedule
R businesses (2) commercial or industrial organizations that aim at making a profit through
their activities; companies, business enterprises
R consumers buyers of goods and services who use them to satisfy their needs

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cabinet_of_the_United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Department_of_Labor https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unions https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Workplace

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