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Employment Protection Legislation — (EPL) refers to all types of employment protection measures, whether grounded primarily in legislation, court rulings, collectively bargained conditions of employment or customary practice [OECD Employment Outlook, June 1999, Chapter 2,… … Wikipedia
Fire — Fire, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fired}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Fring}.] 1. To set on fire; to kindle; as, to fire a house or chimney; to fire a pile. [1913 Webster] 2. To subject to intense heat; to bake; to burn in a kiln; as, to fire pottery. [1913… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
fire — fire1 [ faır ] noun *** ▸ 1 uncontrolled burning ▸ 2 controlled burning ▸ 3 shooting with gun ▸ 4 strong feeling ▸ 5 equipment for heating ▸ + PHRASES 1. ) count or uncount flames and heat from something that is burning in an uncontrolled way:… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
fire — to dismiss peremptorily from employment Punning on discharge, which is standard English, meaning, to dismiss from employment, and on the rapidity with which the deed is usually done: Working? Nope, I got fired. (Theroux, 1976) … How not to say what you mean: A dictionary of euphemisms
fire — v. Dismiss (person from employment) … A concise dictionary of English slang
Fire and Rescue NSW — Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites , (Newly Risen, How Brightly We Shine) Established 1884 … Wikipedia
Employment testing — is the practice of administering written, oral or other tests as a means of determining the suitability or desirability of a job applicant. The premise is that if scores on some test correlate with job performance, then it is economically useful… … Wikipedia
Fire (disambiguation) — Fire is a slow, self sustaining oxidation in which the fuel ejects combusting or burning gasFire may also refer to: * Conflagration, a large destructive uncontrolled burning * Fire (classical element) * A Cantonese food classification * Shooting… … Wikipedia
Fire Controlman — (abbreviated as FC) is a United States Navy occupational rating.Fire Controlmen (FC) provide system employment recommendations; perform organizational and intermediate maintenance on digital computer equipment, subsystems, and systems; operate… … Wikipedia
fire — I (burn) verb conflagrate, deflagrate, heat, ignite, incandesce, inflame, kindle, light, scorch, singe, warm associated concepts: Fire Act, Firefighter s Rule, Fireman s Rule, invitees II (discharge) verb depose, dismiss, expel, lay off, remove,… … Law dictionary
