Meaning of employment In English

• 0 the fact of someone being paid to work for a company or organization:

  • Employment levels are unlikely to rise significantly before the end of next year.

  • How long have you been looking for employment?

  • Are you in employment at the moment?

• 1 use:

  • How can you justify the employment of capital punishment?

• 2 the use of something for a particular purpose:

  • She studied advertisers’ employment of images in food ads.

• 3 work, esp. for someone else, for which you are paid, or a period of work:

  • After leaving Pearson, it took Friedman months to find new employment.

• 4 work that you are paid to do for a particular company or organization:

  • find/look for/seek employment If you are unemployed but you are actively seeking employment, you may qualify for benefits.

  • take up/gain/secure employment Almost half of the participants gained employment after completing the training program.

  • provide/create/generate employment These attractions provide employment for local people and create business for local shops and cafes.

  • Today the terminal offers employment to around 500 people.

  • casual/full-time/part-time employment

  • seasonal/temporary employment

  • permanent/continuous employment

  • employment opportunities/prospects Many rural workers have moved to the cities to seek better employment opportunities and improved living conditions.

  • employment agreement/contract Under the terms of her employment contract she is entitled to five weeks paid vacation per year.

• 5 the number of people who have jobs, or the ability to provide jobs to other people:

  • high/low/full employment An unemployment rate below 5% is considered full employment.

  • employment rises/falls Glasgow had economic growth above the UK average and employment rising faster than anywhere outside London.

  • employment rates/levels/growth The state reported employment growth of 3.1% during the past year, with the creation of 438,000 non-farm jobs.

  • employment data/figures/records The dollar plunged against the euro, despite Friday's strong employment figures.

  • boost/increase employment Politicians hope to boost employment by introducing a new tax credit for employers.

• 6 having a job:

  • An employee must have been in continuous employment for two years to be eligible for a redundancy payment.

  • The number of people in employment had risen by 315,000.