Employment
Employment
Employment (/ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/) is a relationship between two parties, usually based on a contract where work is paid for, where one party, which may be a corporation, for profit, not-for-profit organization, co-operative or other entity is the employer and the other is the employee.[1]
Etymology
The term employment is derived from the Old French word empleier, which means to involve or entangle; hence the idea that the employee is engaged in, or involved in, his work.
Related Terms
- Employee: An individual who works part-time or full-time under a contract of employment, whether oral or written, express or implied, and has recognized rights and duties.
- Employer: A legal entity that controls and directs a servant or worker under an express or implied contract of employment and pays (directly or indirectly) his or her salary or wages.
- Unemployment: The state of being without a job, but actively seeking one. Unemployment is often used as a measure of the health of the economy.
- Job: A paid position of regular employment, a task or piece of work, especially one that is paid.
- Wage: A fixed regular payment earned for work or services, typically paid on a daily or weekly basis.
- Salary: A fixed regular payment, typically paid on a monthly or biweekly basis but often expressed as an annual sum, made by an employer to an employee, especially a professional or white-collar worker.
See Also
References
External links
- Medical encyclopedia article on Employment
- Wikipedia's article - Employment
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