employer Definition
em·ployer (em plo̵i′ər, im-)
noun
one who employs; esp., a person, business firm, etc. that hires one or more persons to work for wages or salary
employer Synonyms
employer
n.
employer Usage Examples
Converse of object
- advise: The planned roadshows are to advise employers of the changes taking place.
- encourage: It will encourage employers and others to recognize the variety of skills that you have.
- impress: So let us advice you on the best ways to use your time out and impress potential employers at the same time.
- oblige: Are employers obliged to offer a pension scheme to their employees?
- require: The law therefore, requires employers to control exposure to hazardous substances to prevent ill health.
- participate: It is also a condition of participation that a participating employer has at least 1 eligible employe.
Converse of subject
prize: Students also improve their CVs and enhance their career prospects as the skills they acquire are highly prized by employers.
Adjective modifier
- prospective: The prospective employer applies for the work permit on behalf of the future employe.
- equal: Staff Recruitment The College aims to be an equal opportunities employer.
- potential: A potential employer will begin to form an impression of you from the first moment they see you.
- former: He says he is very well and is back in Canada just now doing some bookkeeping work for his former employer.
- Many: Many employers also agree to pay for at least a proportion of time spent on the bench.
- previous: You may get more useful information if you telephone the previous employer.
Preposition: into
disrepute: Sacking an employe for bringing the employer into disrepute or for activities outside work is always a difficult case.
Modifies a noun
- contribution: From this point onward, all of the money contributed toward these benefits is, in essence, an employer contribution.
- liability: Finally an independent support organization removes the local authority one step from any potential employer liability.
- engagement: One of these is the acknowledgment of a need for a step change in employer engagement in the development of such pathways.
Noun used with modifier
NHS: New guidance on the revised redundancy arrangements in the NHS has now been published by NHS Employers.
Possessives
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