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employer

[em-ploi-er] / ɛmˈplɔɪ ər /


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Rana’s most recent employer, the private-equity firm Bregal Sagemount, terminated his employment in the beginning of April, a company spokeswoman previously told the Journal.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

The wait for a 41-year-old from Akron, Ohio, to choose his next employer is over.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 24, 2026

But the union alleges that this was not enforced by Oh's employer.

From BBC Jul. 24, 2026

“A very wide range is simply not a salary range at all, but the employer refusing to comply and publish the actual salary band as the law now states,” von Ahlen said.

From MarketWatch Jul. 22, 2026

The courtly bow he attempted at his employer only made him seem more the baboon, but this formality gave Johnny one split second.

From "Johnny Tremain" by Esther Hoskins Forbes

For much of the past 18 months, big employers were convinced fewer workers meant faster growth.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Japan and Germany though have a mandatory long-term care insurance system which is funded through contributions from workers and employers.

From BBC Jul. 27, 2026

“AI introduces so much uncertainty with employers, not sure knowing what they need or don’t need,” he said, adding that the drumbeat of AI’s power to displace humans and save shareholders money won’t stop.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 27, 2026

Instead, they say, many employers favour migrant workers because they are cheaper, more flexible and less likely to demand formal contracts, benefits or legal protections.

From Barron's Jul. 26, 2026

As indentured servants, people agreed to work for employers for a set number of years, after which the agreement ended and the person was free to find other work.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz




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