open shop noun [C]

(HR )

a factory, business, etc. in which employees do not have to be members of a particular union:

In an open shop, a business can employ anybody it likes.

Following the strike, the industry adopted an open-shop policy.

⇨ CLOSED SHOP

• lower
• lower-than-expected
• lowest common denominator
• low-fare
• low-grade
• low-hanging fruit
• low-impact
• low-income
• low-involvement product
• low-level
• low-margin
• low-paid
• low-pressure
• low-priced
• low-profile
• low-quality
• low-ranking
• low-resolution
• low-rise
• low road
• low season
• low-tech
• low volume
• low-yield
• loyal