casualization
noun[U]
(UKusuallycasualisation)uk/ˌkæʒ.ju.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/us/ˌkæʒ.uː.ə.laɪˈzeɪ.ʃən/casualizationnoun[U](OF WORK)
theprocessofworkorjobsbecominglesslikelyto beregularorpermanent:
（转为）雇用临时工制Deregulation of thelabourmarketproducescasualization oflabour.对劳动力市场放松管制导致雇用临时工的做法愈演愈烈。
- Thereportdescribedthespreadofagencylabourinroadtransport,despiteunionattemptstosecureagreementsoutlawingcasualization.
- Thesizeof thevoteclearlydemonstrateswhatourmembersfeelabout what theyperceiveas anattackonsafetystandardsand the casualisation ofsafetycriticalwork.
- Even with all thisoutsourcingand casualisation, there are still 300,000workersemployedin theindustry.
- Thenamefor thisrestructuringis casualization, makingworkthat used to besecure(andexpensiveforemployers)becometemporary(andcheap, and controllable).
Types of employment
- admin
- administrative
- administrative assistant
- administratively
- at the coalfaceidiom
- joblessness
- jobseeker
- labour-intensive
- lackey
- lapidary
- qualified
- recertify
- redundancy
- redundant
- retcon
- well qualified
- WFH
- white-collar
- who's whoidiom
- wilderness yearsidiom
casualizationnoun[U](RELAXATION)
theprocessof something such as people'sclothesorbehaviourbecominglessformaland morerelaxed:
（衣着或行为等）随意化By the late 1990s, the casualization ofourwardrobeswasentrenched.到了20世纪90年代末，衣着休闲化已经非常普遍。
- There's been thiswholecasualization ofAmericawith dress-downFridaysand soforth.
- Hisdesignsare ananswerto theoverwhelmingcasualization ofadolescence, withitsflip-flops,hoodies, andshorts.
- Acombinationofglobalisation, the casualisation ofclothing, and thelureofsporton TV willdrivetheathleticfootwearindustrygrowthindevelopingcountries.
- Ithinkwe'removingtoward the casualization ofwine, making it anapproachable,everydaybeverage.
Manners & levels of formality
- buttoned-down
- ceremonious
- ceremoniously
- ceremony
- decency
- formally
- genteel
- genteelly
- gentility
- grace
- ground rules
- non-formal
- non-U
- not the done thingidiom
- over-familiar
- propriety
- solemnity
- unbuttoned
- valediction
- valedictory
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Style & appearance of clothes