Glossary E

Employment agencies is defined as organizations that specialize in finding jobs for applicants and finding applicants for organizations looking for employees.

Employment interview is defined as a method of selecting employees in which an interviewer asks questions to an applicant and then makes an employment decision based on the answers to the questions as well as the way in which the questions were answered.

Employment prison is defined as a prison for low-risk offenders. Prisoners work at jobs outside the prison during the day but return to prison after work.

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Employment-at-will doctrine refers to the opinion of courts in most states that employers have the right to hire and fire an employee at will and without any specific cause.

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Employment-at-will statements refer to statements in employment applications and company manuals reaffirming an organization"s right to hire and fire at will and without any specific

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Empowerment means providing individuals with the sense that they are in control of their own destinies or enhancing existing feelings of control; enabling individuals to have control over resources affecting them

Empowerment chart refers to a chart made for each employee that shows what level of input the employee has for each task.

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Empowerment/Enablement are strategies aimed to give people more control and responsibility for their work