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employment-at-will

employment-at-will is the alternative form of employment at will.

Meaning of employment at will

Noun

employment at will (uncountable)

  1. A traditional principle of law, recognized in some jurisdictions, which holds that, in the absence of a contract to the contrary, an employment relationship can be terminated at any time by the employer or employee, for any reason or for no reason whatever.

Questions about employment-at-will

What is employment-at-will the alternative form of?
Employment-at-will is the alternative form of employment at will.

Words near employment-at-will in the dictionary

  1. employment exchange
  2. employment histories
  3. employment history
  4. employment tribunal
  5. employment tribunals
  6. employment-at-will
  7. employmentally challenged
  8. employments
  9. employs
  10. employs a steam engine to crack a nut
  11. employé

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