employer

Definition:
1. A person or firm that employs workers.
2. A person or company that pays people to work for them.

Use 'employer' in a sentence:

• 1. The telephone company is the country's largest employer.
• 2. She could hardly expect her employer to provide her with testimonials to her character and ability.
• 3. Employers may become overly cautious about taking on new staff.
• 4. They're very good employers.
• 5. Those who are able to solve difficult problems are the ones who are the most valuable to the employer.
• 6. Thousands of bank employees are facing redundancy as their employers cut costs.
• 7. I can only treat you as my employer, not as an ordinary person.
• 8. The largest employer for musicians back then was the film industry, especially during the silent-film era.
• 9. Employees choosing to move with a relocating company benefit doubly from employer-related housing assistance and lower house prices.
• 10. The police force is committed to being an equal opportunity employer.
• 11. It is not permissible for employers to discriminate on grounds of age.
• 12. How then does the employer make a choice?
• 13. There is still some reluctance on the part of employers to become involved in this project.
• 14. The company has proved to be a most benevolent employer.
• 15. That's the eternal debate: should it be the learner's responsibility, that of his employer, or of the state?
• 16. If he tells us it is safe, on the other hand, we distrust him, because he may well be protecting the employer who pays his salary.
• 17. As an employee, you either make money or save money for your employer.
• 18. It is scrutinized by an employer.
• 19. The only course of action left to me was to notify her employer.
• 20. She is forced to battle against a harsh employer and a rigid social order.
• 21. He had been sent to Rome by his employer.
• 22. Conflict between employers and workers intensified and the number of strikes rose.
• 23. His last full-time job, as a merchandise buyer and product developer, ended four years ago when his employer went out of business.
• 24. There is a credibility gap developing between employers and employees.
• 25. The interests of employers and employees do not always coincide.
• 26. Gainful employment means that the employee receives steady work and payment from the employer.
• 27. To qualify for maternity leave you must have worked for the same employer for two years.
• 28. My next employer would just think I'm lazy.
• 29. "I struck gold," says Redmon, who E-mailed his resume to the employer and won a position as in-house counsel for a company.
• 30. Do not insult your former boss or your former employer.
• 31. A conciliation service helps to settle disputes between employers and workers.
• 32. Under law, your employer has the right to hire a temporary worker to replace you.
• 33. Good management benefits employers and employees alike.
• 34. Employers usually decide within five minutes whether someone is suitable for the job.
• 35. Gainful employment refers to an employment situation where the employee receives steady work and payment from the employer.
• 36. A good rule of thumb is that a broker must generate sales of ten times his salary if his employer is to make a profit.
• 37. She decided to sue her employer for wrongful dismissal.
• 38. The contract defines the apportionment of risks between employer and contractor.
• 39. You neglected to mention the name of your previous employer.
• 40. The onus is on employers to follow health and safety laws.
• 41. Employers are using immigrants as cheap labour.
• 42. Employers must consider all candidates impartially and without bias.
• 43. What is being done to stop employers from exploiting young people?
• 44. Employers are interested in how you approach problems.
• 45. When you have filled in the questionnaire, copy it and send the original to your employer.
• 46. The employers' association was seen as a counter to union power.
• 47. The new law released employers from their obligation to recognize unions.
• 48. Employers cannot discriminate on grounds of age.
• 49. The rules also require employers to provide safety training.
• 50. The balance of power shifted away from workers towards employers.
• 51. No one wants to employ somebody who bad-mouths their former employer.
• 52. There is a growing tendency among employers to hire casual staff.
• 53. Their purpose is to adjudicate disputes between employers and employees.
• 54. Employers should provide a safe working environment, as far as is reasonably practicable.