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adjectives
paid employment
(= a job for which you receive money )
• 51% of women return to paid employment within 5 years of having a child.
full-time/part-time employment
• Mike is in full-time employment, but his wife is not working.
permanent/temporary employment
• university graduates entering permanent employment for the first time
long-term/regular employment
(= working for the same company for a long time )
• She finally found regular employment at a hospital in York.
continuous employment
(= working all the time, without any periods being unemployed )
• You can join the pension scheme after two years of continuous employment with the company.
verbs
give/offer somebody employment
• He was offered employment in the company’s main office.
provide employment
(= offer jobs to people )
• The new power station will provide employment for around 400 people.
create employment
(= make new jobs )
• The government is trying to stimulate the economy and create employment.
find/get employment
• The men hope to find employment in the construction industry.
obtain/secure employment
formal (= get employment )
• He found it difficult to obtain employment because of his criminal record.
look for employment
( also seek employment formal )
• My son had to leave the farm and seek employment elsewhere.
employment + NOUN
employment opportunities
(= jobs that are available for people to apply for )
• There are very few employment opportunities in the area.
employment prospects
(= someone’s chances of getting a job )
• Better qualifications will improve your employment prospects.
employment rights
(= the rights that someone has in their job )
• Part-time workers don’t have the same employment rights as full-time staff.
employment levels
(= the number of people employed in an area )
• Employment levels in the region are above the national average.
employment conditions
( also conditions of employment ) (= details about someone’s employment such as how much they are paid, how much holiday they get etc )
• All workers have a right to a fair wage and decent conditions of employment.
an employment contract
( also a contract of employment ) (= an official document stating the details about someone’s employment )
• There is a clause in your employment contract covering holiday entitlement.
employment terms
( also terms of employment ) (= the details about someone’s employment that are written in their employment contract, including rules that they must follow )
• It’s in the terms of their employment that they can’t go on strike.
phrases
loss of employment
• Closure of the factory will lead to a substantial loss of employment.
sb’s place of employment
formal (= the building where they work )
• They had a long journey to their place of employment.
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noun ADJ. paid, salaried | full-time, part-time | lifelong, lifetime, long-term, permanent, stable | short-term, temporary | regular | casual | seasonal | gainful, meaningful The company was one of the first to offer meaningful employment to the blind. | full, total The government aims to achieve full employment within three years. | high, low an area of very low employment | large-scale Steel making is the only local industry offering large-scale employment. | manual | skilled, unskilled | blue-collar, white-collar | factory, office QUANT. level policies aimed at maintaining a high level of employment VERB + EMPLOYMENT look for, seek recent graduates seeking employment | find, gain, get, obtain, secure He finally secured employment in a local factory. | take up (formal) He took up employment with the company in May 2002. | give up, lose She lost her employment when the firm closed. | give sb, offer sb | create, generate, provide This investment will certainly create employment in the area. The steelworks provided employment for thousands of people. | boost, increase, raise, stimulate policies designed to stimulate employment EMPLOYMENT + VERB increase, rise | fall EMPLOYMENT + NOUN opportunities, possibilities, prospects There are few employment prospects in the town for unqualified young people. | rights | training | status The survey studied the employment status and lifestyle of people within the community. | agency | contract | conditions, terms | figures, records, statistics | levels | patterns, trends | market school-leavers entering the employment market | policy the government's full-employment policy | practices The firm's employment practices have been widely criticized. PREP. in ~ Most of last year's graduates are now in employment. | out of ~ She had been out of employment for three years. PHRASES conditions of employment trade union concerns such as conditions of employment and health and safety | a contract of employment, patterns/trends of employment significant changes in patterns of employment
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