He regularly drove from his home to his place of employment.
Synonyms: job, work, business, position More Synonyms of employment
2. uncountable noun
Employment is the fact of employing someone.
...the employment of children under nine. [+ of]
Synonyms: taking on, commissioning, appointing, hire More Synonyms of employment
3. uncountable noun
Employment is the work that is available in a country or area.
...economic policies designed to secure full employment.
More Synonyms of employment
employment in British English
(ɪmˈplɔɪmənt)
noun
1.
the act of employing or state of being employed
2.
the work or occupation in which a person is employed
3.
the purpose for which something is used
employment in American English
(ɛmˈplɔɪmənt; ɪmˈplɔɪmənt)
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
COBUILD Collocations
employment
full-time employment
future employment
Examples of 'employment' in a sentence
employment
This is a precursor to bringing an employment tribunal claim.
The Sun (2016)
With full employment we have a great opportunity to get offenders into jobs now.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
He or she can make a claim at an employment tribunal if the refusal was based on incorrect facts.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
Her MPs should do the same or find alternative employment.
The Sun (2016)
They called for companies to face fines for such discrimination and for employment tribunals to make awards against employers who flout the law.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
But the grandmother of five had been drinking only cordial, an employment tribunal found.
The Sun (2016)
The postwar era of growth, full employment and stable prices ended.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
The public sector tends to suspend people on full pay rather than risk cases going to employment tribunals and ending in hefty compensation payments.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
There have been successful employment tribunals brought against a film production company and a website.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
There was full employment and no housing shortage.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
The areas where employment prospects are most bleak are suffering the worst.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
The best mentor will win a job as an employment advice guru.
The Sun (2012)
Moving the place of employment of one member of a household has serious implications for the others.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
She has spent her payoff but has yet to find employment.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
She had wanted a full employment tribunal.
The Sun (2012)
It had to maintain employment in an area where unemployment was far too high anyhow.
Peter F. Drucker MANAGEMENT: task, responsibilities, practices (1974)
Rising employment and increased job security have made households more confident about taking on debt.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
In place of industrial employment have come services.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
But what is stopping you finding paid employment?
The Sun (2015)
How can you be in full employment and not able to afford to feed your family?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
But what are the hot sectors and which employment areas are in the doldrums?
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
And replacing financial employment with manufacturing jobs is daunting.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Employment tribunals will no longer have the power to make wide recommendations to an employer that has been found guilty of discrimination.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
Instead, we should have more employment opportunities available to people as well as equal educational opportunities.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Over the past four months London has overtaken the rest of the country for employment growth.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The French labour regulations make employment of untried persons completely uneconomic for them.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Only 0.6 per cent of those in employment in this country share jobs.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Photographs on a social network site can ruin a person 's employment prospects.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
Their case was heard at an employment tribunal in March.
The Sun (2014)
Occupation or paid employment is especially key, since it is an important source of income and wealth in modern societies.
Appelbaum, Richard P. Sociology (1995)
According to this case, churches are free to deny employment to persons who do not have a social security number.
Christianity Today (2000)
His New Deal had not returned the country to full employment.
Garraty, John Arthur The American Nation: A History of the United States to 1877 (1995)
One is to regard housing inequalities and differences as simple reflections of other inequalities (in class or employment or occupation or income).
Forrest, Ray & Murie, Alan & Williams, Peter Home-ownership - differentiation and fragmentation (1990)
In other languages
employment
British English: employment /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/ NOUN
If you are in employment, you have a paid job.
She was unable to find employment.
American English: employment
Arabic: وَظِيفَة
Brazilian Portuguese: emprego
Chinese: 职业
Croatian: zaposlenje
Czech: zaměstnání
Danish: ansættelse
Dutch: betaald werk
European Spanish: empleo trabajo
Finnish: työllisyys
French: emploi
German: Anstellung
Greek: απασχόληση εργασία
Italian: impiego
Japanese: 雇用
Korean: 고용
Norwegian: ansettelse
Polish: zatrudnienie
European Portuguese: emprego
Romanian: ocupație
Russian: занятость
Latin American Spanish: empleo
Swedish: anställning
Thai: งาน
Turkish: işe alma
Ukrainian: зайнятість
Vietnamese: việc làm
All related terms of 'employment'
re-employment
the act or an instance of employing or being employed again
employment law
an area of law that deals with the legal rights and duties of employers and employees
fair employment
the policy or practice of employing people on the basis of their capabilities only, without regard to race, sex , national origin , or religion
full employment
a state in which the labour force and other economic resources of a country are utilized to their maximum
pre-employment
occurring or undertaken prior to or in preparation for employment
employment agency
An employment agency is a company whose business is to help people to find work and help employers to find the workers they need .
employment equity
a policy or programme designed to reserve jobs for people formerly disadvantaged under apartheid
employment growth
The growth of something such as an industry, organization, or idea is its development in size, wealth , or importance .
employment office
any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to unemployed people information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers
employment rights
Your rights are what you are morally or legally entitled to do or to have.
Employment Service
(in the United States) a government department established to collect and supply to unemployed people information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers
excess employment
excessive numbers of employees for the amount of work available
future employment
Employment is the fact of having a paid job.
gainful employment
an occupation that pays an income
designated employment
any of certain kinds of jobs reserved for workers with disabilities
employment exchange
any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to unemployed people information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers
employment tribunal
(in England, Scotland , and Wales ) a tribunal that rules on disputes between employers and employees regarding unfair dismissal , redundancy , etc
portfolio employment
the practice of working for several employers simultaneously rather than working full-time for a single employer
termtime employment
employment undertaken by a student during the period in which a college or university is in session
employment discrimination
Discrimination is the practice of treating one person or group of people less fairly or less well than other people or groups.
full-time employment
Employment is the fact of having a paid job .
contract of employment
a written agreement between an employer and an employee , that, taken together with the rights of each under statute and common law, determines the employment relations between them
labour exchange
any of a number of government offices established to collect and supply to unemployed people information about job vacancies and to employers information about availability of prospective workers
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
(in the US) a body appointed by the government to end employment discrimination
Minister for Education and Employment
a person appointed to head the government departments of education and employment
Department for Education and Employment
→ the Department for Education and Employment
Secretary of State for Education and Employment
(formerly) the minister heading the now defunct Department of Education and Employment
the Department for Education and Employment
a department of the government of the United Kingdom between 1995 and 2001 that was concerned with education and employment
self-employed
If you are self-employed , you organize your own work and taxes and are paid by people for a service you provide, rather than being paid a regular salary by a person or a firm .
Chinese translation of 'employment'
employment
(ɪmˈplɔɪmənt)
n(u)
(= work) 工作 (gōngzuò)
to find employment找到工作 (zhǎodào gōngzuò)
to be in employment有工作 (yǒu gōngzuò)
place of employment工作地点(點) (gōngzuò dìdiǎn)
All related terms of 'employment'
full employment
充分就业 chōngfèn jiùyè
employment agency
职(職)业(業)介绍(紹)所 zhíyè jièshàosuǒ
to find employment
找到工作 zhǎodào gōngzuò
contract of employment
工作合同 gōngzuò hétong
place of employment
工作地点(點) gōngzuò dìdiǎn
to be in employment
有工作 yǒu gōngzuò
1 (noun)
Definition
a person's work or occupation
She was unable to find employment in the area.
Synonyms
job
the pressure of being the first woman in the job
work
What kind of work do you do?
business
May I ask what business you are in?
position
He took up a position with the Arts Council.
trade
He was a jeweller by trade.
post
Sir Peter has held several senior military posts.
situation
employ
calling
He was a serious man, dedicated to his calling as a physician.
profession
Harper was a teacher by profession.
occupation
I was looking for an occupation which would allow me to travel.
pursuit
They both love outdoor pursuits.
vocation
the levels of knowledge and skill required for success in many vocations
métier
2 (noun)
Definition
the act of employing or state of being employed
His employment of his cousin caused some to accuse him of nepotism.
Synonyms
taking on
commissioning
appointing
hire
hiring
retaining
engaging
appointment
He is to take up an appointment as a researcher with the Society.
recruiting
engagement
her first official engagement as foreign minister
recruitment
enlisting
enrolling
enlistment
enrolment
3 (noun)
the employment of the safety car
Synonyms
use
research related to microcomputers and their use in classrooms
application
With repeated application of the product, the weeds were overcome.
exertion
the exertion of legislative power
exercise
Leadership does not rest on the exercise of force alone.
utilization
Additional synonyms
in the sense of application
Definition
the act of applying something to a particular use
With repeated application of the product, the weeds were overcome.
Synonyms
utilization,
use,
practice,
exercise,
employment,
discharge,
implementation,
appliance,
accomplishment,
fulfilment,
exertion
in the sense of appointment
Definition
the job or position to which a person is appointed
He is to take up an appointment as a researcher with the Society.