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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.

owner, manager, proprietor, patron, management, head, director, executive, boss, superintendent, supervisor, president, chief, capitalist, businessperson, entrepreneur, manufacturer, corporation, company, business, firm, organization, outfit, master, front office*, old man*, kingpin*, big shot*.

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

  • NIC: Your company or partnership will also pay employer's NICs on the same amount.
  • liability: Do I need to have employers ' liability compulsory insurance?