Employment Terms

Employment is the result of a contractual relationship between an employer and employee.

• True

• False

Paid to do a specific job and produce a specific result without being supervised.

• Employee

• Independent Contractor

• Worker

• Assisstant

Party who engages another to work for pay under the former’s control and direction

• Independent Contractor

• Employer

• Employee

• Consumer

Legal relationship based on a contract that calls for one individual to be paid for working under another’s direction and control

• Workers' compensation

• Employment at will

• Employment Contract

• Contractor

The obligation to look out for the best interests of the employer

• Duty of Trust

• Duty of Obedience

• Duty of Loyalty and Honesty

• Duty of Reasonable Performance

Termination of an employee due to his or her improper conduct

• Wrongful Discharge

• Discharged for Cause

• Discharged without Cause

• Workers' compensation

Payment for injuries that occur on the job

Governmental payments to those who recently lost their jobs

• Contract payment

• Group Compensation

• Unemployment Compensation

• Compensatory damages

Money withheld from an employee’s paycheck

• Withholding

• Payroll Deduction

• Wage Expenses

• Payroll Compensation

The obligation to perform the job tasks with competence

• Obligation of Skills

• Duty of Reasonable Performance

• Duty of Loyalty and Honesty

• Duty of Obedience