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  2. Academic tenure in North America - Wikipedia

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    Tenure is intended to protect teachers from dismissal without just cause, and to allow development of thoughts or ideas considered unpopular or controversial among the community. In North America, tenure is granted only to educators whose work is considered to be exceptionally productive and beneficial in their careers. [2] [3]

  3. Academic tenure - Wikipedia

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    The controversial understanding of tenure in Denmark was demonstrated by University of Copenhagen in 2016, when the university fired the professor, Hans Thybo, due to what they regarded as unacceptable and untenable behavior (putting pressure on postdoc in regards of an employment survey and using private emails for work related matters despite ...

  4. Fixed deposit - Wikipedia

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    The tenure of an FD can vary from 7, 15 or 45 days to 1.5 years and can be as high as 10 years. [2] In India these investments can be safer than Post Office Schemes as they are covered by the Indian Deposit Insurance and Credit Guarantee Corporation (DICGC). However, DICGC guarantees amount up to ₹ 500000 (about $6850) per depositor per bank. [3]

  5. Permanent employment - Wikipedia

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    In the private sector, with the notable exception of academic tenure, such jobs are rare; permanent employment is far more common in the public sector, where it is often used to strengthen civil service independence from politicians. Permanent employment is often considered the gold standard for employee life quality and society development as ...

  6. Fixed-term employment contract - Wikipedia

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    A fixed-term contract is a contractual relationship between an employee and an employer that lasts for a specified period that is determined in advance. These contracts are usually regulated by countries' labor laws, to ensure that employers still fulfill basic labour rights regardless of a contract's form, particularly unjust dismissal.

  7. Tenure (disambiguation) - Wikipedia

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    Tenure may refer to: Academic tenure, indefinite academic position; Housing tenure, arrangement for the right to live in a house or apartment;

  8. Lecturer - Wikipedia

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    The position is equivalent to assistant professor in the US system. The term is not universally applied, with some universities preferring the lecturer/reader/professor titles, while others work with the assistant professor/associate professor/professor title. As such, most lecturers' position can be considered tenure track.

  9. Seniority - Wikipedia

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    Seniority is the state of being older or placed in a higher position of status relative to another individual, group, or organization. [1] For example, one employee may be senior to another either by role or rank (such as a CEO vice a manager), or by having more years served within the organization (such as one peer being accorded greater status over another due to amount of time in).