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