EMPLOYEE


Meaning of EMPLOYEE in English

noun

ADJECTIVE

▪ paid , salaried

▪ full-time , part-time

We have around 100 full-time ~s.

▪ hourly (= paid per hour of work) ( AmE )

▪ permanent

▪ seasonal ( AmE ), temporary

▪ retired

▪ entry-level ( AmE ), junior , low-level ( esp. AmE )

▪ senior

▪ graduate

▪ key

▪ front-line ( esp. AmE )

▪ rank-and-file ( AmE )

▪ long-serving ( BrE ), long-time ( AmE ), loyal

▪ dedicated , hard-working

▪ potential , prospective

▪ new

▪ former

▪ fellow

▪ female , male

▪ manual

▪ skilled , unskilled

▪ blue-collar , white-collar

▪ non-union , union , unionized (all esp. AmE )

▪ at-will (= a worker who does not have a lot of legal rights) ( AmE )

▪ civilian

a civilian ~ of the Army

▪ city ( esp. AmE ), council ( BrE ), federal , government , municipal ( esp. AmE ), public , public-sector , state

▪ airline ( esp. AmE ), bank , factory , hotel , postal ( esp. AmE ), store ( esp. AmE ), etc.

▪ disgruntled

a disgruntled ~ seeking revenge

▪ valuable

VERB + EMPLOYEE

▪ employ , have

The company has only 60 ~s.

▪ hire ( esp. AmE ), recruit

the company's battle to recruit and retain ~s

▪ dismiss , fire , lay off , make redundant ( BrE ), sack ( esp. BrE ), terminate ( esp. AmE )

a fair reason for dismissing an ~

The company made hundreds of ~s redundant.

▪ evaluate , screen

▪ attract

The company has worked to attract older ~s.

▪ retain

▪ manage

▪ motivate

▪ educate , train

▪ compensate ( esp. AmE ), reward

▪ pay

EMPLOYEE + VERB

▪ join sth , participate in sth

▪ work

~s who work more than 20 hours per week

▪ perform (sth)

~s who can perform comfortably in a highly diverse work environment

▪ leave , quit ( esp. AmE )

Why do my ~s keep quitting?

▪ retire

▪ earn sth , get sth , receive sth

▪ complain (about sth)

▪ sue (sb)

an ~ who sued for unpaid overtime

EMPLOYEE + NOUN

▪ benefits

In addition to a competitive salary, the company offers attractive ~ benefits.

▪ status ( esp. BrE )

Freelance workers do not enjoy the benefits of ~ status.

▪ relations

▪ retention , turnover (both esp. AmE )

▪ morale , satisfaction (both esp. AmE )

▪ performance , productivity (both esp. AmE )

▪ development , training

▪ incentive ( esp. AmE )

▪ handbook ( esp. AmE )

▪ base ( esp. AmE )

Maintaining a diverse ~ base requires ongoing commitment.

▪ salaries

▪ pension ( esp. AmE )

The value of state ~ pension plans has plunged over the past three years.

▪ discount ( esp. AmE )

▪ theft ( AmE )

The retail industry loses $13 billion annually to ~ theft.

▪ involvement , participation

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