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employment Definition

em·ploy·ment (em plo̵i′mənt, im-)

noun

  1. an employing or being employed
  2. the thing at which one is employed; work; occupation; profession; job
  3. the number or percentage of persons gainfully employed
  4. Archaic purpose to which something is put

employment Synonyms

employment

n.

  1. The act of employing

    hiring, using, calling, commissioning, contracting, awarding, occupying, engaging, retaining; see also use 1.

  2. An occupation

    job, profession, vocation; see job 1, profession 1, trade 2, work 2.

employment Law Definition

n

The state of working for another under a contract of hire that provides that one’s services are subject to the other’s direction and control.

employment Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • cease: At the time Mr XXX ceased employment on 18 May 1998 the 1997 regulations were in force.
  • seek: Some limited places are available to those seeking employment.
  • gain: Tactics Sheets ( written by careers advisers ) with tips on gaining employment in a wide variety of occupational areas.
  • pay: Part-time jobs might be a good way to stage a re-entry to paid employment.
  • secure: Also looks at which agencies can provide help in securing employment.
  • find: Now, I am looking to find employment within the IT industry.

Adjective modifier

  • full-time: The statistics show that 98 % of graduates are in full-time employment within 12 months of graduating.
  • pensionable: If you continue in pensionable employment past the age of 60, your benefits will be payable when you leave.
  • part-time: This analysis does not include those who are in self- or part-time employment.
  • continuous: Unfair dismissal This claim is open to an employe with one year's continuous employment or more.
  • permanent: Only 9 replied to say they had found permanent employment, with a further ten on short-term contacts.
  • full: A borrower of the loan should be in full time employment.

Modifies a noun

  • tribunal: Can I make a claim to an employment tribunal?
  • prospect: We take up to 130 new undergraduates per year What are the employment prospects like?
  • opportunity: Information on employment opportunities for disabled students is a recent addition to the site.
  • law: We cannot explain every detail of UK employment law in a leaflet.
  • agency: Seasonal workers are hired through temporary employment agencies for up to six months.
  • contract: For example, salary commitments relating to employment contracts are to be excluded.

Preposition: during

term-time: The University's guideline is that full-time students should spend no more than 15 hours per week undertaking employment during term-time.

Noun used with modifier

self: Notification of self employment can be made by phone on 0845 15 45 15.