equal employment

collocation in English

meaningsofequalandemployment

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equal
adjective
uk
/ˈiː.kwəl/us
/ˈiː.kwəl/
the same in amount, number, ...
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employment
noun[U]
uk
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/us
/ɪmˈplɔɪ.mənt/
the fact of someone being paid to work for a company ...
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(Definition ofequalandemploymentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Indeed, another took it upon himself to write in "equalemploymentlaws" as a significant "turning point" in his life.
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Nixon served as chair for a committee organized to overseeequalemploymentopportunity in government contracting.
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His social engineering would, on our side, be the commitment not only toequalemploymentopportunities but to quality service.
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It publicises the good things that happen to women and highlights some of the difficulties that they encounter, such as securingequalemploymentopportunities.
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The second aspect is the employment one and, again, many education authorities have drawn upequalemployment policies for the staff in their educational institutions.
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We should have something like a fair employment orequalemploymentrights commission.
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There has not been any diminution in opportunities for women because ofequalemploymentlegislation.
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We are fully committed toequalemploymentopportunities in both the public and the private sectors; that is, equal opportunities for everybody.
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Many people have been denied the opportunity ofequalemploymentbecause they have had a mental illness.
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Thirdly, we must have not only sensible, generally binding minimum wage regulations, but alsoequalemploymentrights.
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It is important that the status of motherhood is not eroded in the drive to provideequalemploymentopportunities for women.
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That is certainly so, and substantial progress has been made in the reform programme, particularly in the fields of housing, local government reform andequalemploymentopportunities.
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Childbirth and child rearing in the overwhelming majority of cases result in a woman being deniedequalemploymentopportunities.
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There are various social reasons for that—women are looking forequalemploymentopportunity, and will often wait for a considerable time before stopping to have a family.
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It will find out whether an employer believes that he is providingequalemployment, and it will then demand that he takes affirmative action, which is reverse discrimination.
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Amongst these was his support forequalemploymentand hate crimes legislation.
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Additionally, the company also agreed to revise its policies to ensure a workplace that promotesequalemploymentopportunities.
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They shall promoteequalemploymentopportunities, and in doing so, oppose any discrimination, harassment or other unfair practices.
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They must create goals, timetables, action plans, budgets and reporting systems to ensure that marginalized populations are givenequalemploymentopportunities.
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