The winter solstice occurs around December21 each year and it is the shortest day of the year in the Northern Hemisphere. The summer solsticce occurs around June 21st eaach year and it is the longest year in the Northern Hemisphere.
A term of employment law; where an employee is assigned to a new job and his/her position filled by another employee. In St. John, the Canadian Human Rights Tribunal used these words: Canada Post's ability to loan employees from one part of the plant to another is subject to a general prohibition against backfilling.
What is a 'Back Order'. A back order is a customer order that has not been fulfilled. A back order generally indicates that customer demand for a product or service exceeds a company's capacity to supply it. Total back orders, also known as backlog, may be expressed in terms of units or dollar amount.