Co-employment
noun ·Rare ·Advanced level
Definitions
- 1 A relationship between two or more employers which involves having rights and obligations concerning the same employee for the same work, such as the relationship between a contract agency and one of its clients. uncountable
"This study highlights not only the distortions introduced by legal concerns about the co-employment doctrine but also the complex relations that can emerge between regular employees and contractors, working side by side and yet separated by employment status, administrative/political, and cultural distance -- in this case, with tragic consequences."
- 2 An arrangement where two businesses effectively work as a single enterprise, thereby causing the parent company to incur legal liability and responsibility toward employees of the subsidiary company. uncountable
"Overseas employees appear to be more aware of possible co-employment claims against US parent companies."
Example
More examples"This study highlights not only the distortions introduced by legal concerns about the co-employment doctrine but also the complex relations that can emerge between regular employees and contractors, working side by side and yet separated by employment status, administrative/political, and cultural distance -- in this case, with tragic consequences."
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