employment equity in the Oxford Spanish Dictionary

Translations for employment equity in the English»Spanish Dictionary

equity [Am ˈɛkwədi, Brit ˈɛkwɪti] N

1. equity U (fairness):

equity form

equidad f form

2.1. equity U (shareholders' interest in company):

equity COMM, FIN

patrimonio m neto

equity capital

capital m propio

2.2. equity U (residual worth):

equity COMM, FIN

participación f en el capital

2.3. equity <equities, pl > (shares):

equity COMM, FIN

valores mpl de renta variable

the equities market

el mercado de valores

3. equity (in UK):

Equity

sindicato de actores

employment [Am əmˈplɔɪmənt, Brit ɪmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt, ɛmˈplɔɪm(ə)nt] N

1.1. employment U (work):

employment

trabajo m

he is not in regular employment

no tiene (un) trabajo fijo

to seek employment

buscar empleo or trabajo

when would you be available to take up employment? esp Brit form

¿cuándo podría empezar a trabajar?

the conditions/place of employment

las condiciones/el lugar de trabajo

1.2. employment U (availability of work):

employment

empleo m

the Department of Employment (in UK)

≈ el Ministerio/la Secretaría de Trabajo

the Department of Employment attr legislation

laboral

employment opportunities

oportunidades fpl de empleo

employment statistics

estadísticas fpl del desempleo

1.3. employment U (hiring, taking on):

employment

contratación f

2. employment U (use):

employment

utilización f

employment

empleo m

3. employment C (pastime):

employment form

pasatiempo m

employment equity in the PONS Dictionary

Translations for employment equity in the English»Spanish Dictionary

equity <-ies> [ˈekwəti, Am -t̬i] N no pl

1. equity (fairness):

equity

equidad f

2. equity pl Brit FIN:

equity

acciones f pl ordinarias

employment [ɪmˈplɔɪmənt, Am ˈem-] N no pl

1. employment (of a person):

employment

empleo m

to be in employment Brit form

tener trabajo

2. employment (of an object):

employment

utilización f

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English

On the other hand, proponents maintain that employment equity is necessary to amend historic wrongs and to ameliorate the economic differences among groups.

en.wikipedia.org

Rae's government passed employment equity legislation and amended the province's labour law to ban the use of replacement workers during strikes, but this did not win back union support.

en.wikipedia.org

Foster also wrote in support of employment equity and pay equity policies, and on tax and transportation issues.

en.wikipedia.org

The government later strengthened its employment equity policies to ensure that more women, indigenous persons, and members of visible minority communities would be hired.

en.wikipedia.org

Employment equity aims to increase the number of women in well-paid occupations.

en.wikipedia.org

Employment equity should not be confused with pay equity, which is an entirely distinct concept.

en.wikipedia.org

She was known as being on the left of the union and an advocate of issues such as employment equity and childcare.

en.wikipedia.org

She announced a new round of civil service hiring in early 2001, with a particular focus on employment equity.

en.wikipedia.org

Fiscal reform, important environmental initiatives and employment equity were also highlights of his political career.

en.wikipedia.org

Opponents of the bill argued that while the goal of employment equity was laudable, the result of the bill would be discrimination against one section of society in favour another.

en.wikipedia.org