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... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > employment-at-will
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > employment-at-will
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > employment-at-will
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > employment-at-will
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment relationships > employment-at-will
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > employment-at-will
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > employment-at-will
... > social science subjects > psychology > applied psychology > industrial and organizational psychology > ethical and legal issues in industrial and organizational psychology > employment-at-will

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employment-at-will  

Definition

  • At-will employment is also called employment at-will and hired at-will. All these terms mean that, in the absence of contracts or agreements that indicate otherwise, employment is presumed voluntary and indefinite for both employees and employers under the Doctrine of Employment At-Will. [Source: Sociology of Work: An Encyclopedia; At-Will Employment]

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