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a person or company that has people who do work for wages or a salary; a person or company that has employees
It was the employer's responsibility to improve workplace safety. Your travel expenses should be paid for by your employer.
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Recent Examples of employer
State law prohibits members of the executive branch from accepting gifts, including travel reimbursements, from lobbyists and their employers.
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
After union win at UPS, Teamsters set sights on a major Northern Kentucky employers
Contact business reporter Olivia Evans at oevans@courier-journal.com.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
Amazon's reputation as an employer has long been under fire — for warehouse workers, delivery drivers and corporate employees, too.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach incentivizes loyalty while positioning your company as an employer of choice.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Vivian Jones, The Tennessean, 20 Dec. 2024
After union win at UPS, Teamsters set sights on a major Northern Kentucky employers
Contact business reporter Olivia Evans at oevans@courier-journal.com.
—Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 19 Dec. 2024
Amazon's reputation as an employer has long been under fire — for warehouse workers, delivery drivers and corporate employees, too.
—Emily Peck, Axios, 19 Dec. 2024
This approach incentivizes loyalty while positioning your company as an employer of choice.
—Andre Pennington, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for employer
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This program tends to only have a limited amount of emergency funding available, after which point WIC administrators begin to triage support to individuals with the greatest needs.Marley Jay, NBC News, 19 Dec. 2024
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay administrators huddled together in a meeting room about a decade ago, studying enrollment and financial reports.Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 18 Dec. 2024
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Even in a car market as EV-crazy as China’s, some auto executives aren’t completely convinced by electrification.Nicholas Gordon, Fortune Asia, 18 Dec. 2024
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The Recording Academy and Davis announced on Wednesday that the veteran executive will be celebrated with the 2025 Grammy Salute to Industry Icons honor at The Beverly Hilton on Feb. 1, a day before the 2025 Grammy Awards.Mesfin Fekadu, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 Dec. 2024
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Per an undated complaint filed with the California Civil Rights Department, Baldoni hired Melissa Nathan, a PR crisis manager.Andy Biggs, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
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If that’s you, join the non-Christmas tradition of treating yourself to Chinese food but get ready for a wait: One restaurant manager called Dec. 25 the busiest day of the year.Sandra McDonald, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin retired as a four-star Army general, after three years as commander of U.S. Central Command.David Martin, CBS News, 15 Dec. 2024
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One Czech general later recalled that Israel’s performance in that operation made the Soviet Union realize how inferior its technology was to its Cold War rivals.Paul Iddon, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Those interested in trail patrol, preserve steward or community outreach should attend interpretive host training.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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The best leaders act as stewards of innovation, helping transform raw ideas into actionable strategies.Paola Cecchi-Dimeglio, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
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Its themes and plots were often pitch-dark and inhabited by hypnotists, somnambulists, mediums, spies, the devil himself, serial killers, and crime bosses.Elle Carroll, Vulture, 24 Dec. 2024
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Sibley’s former boss, then-inspector general Mark Smith, left in April after being named as an independent monitor to oversee police reforms in Portland, Ore.Libor Jany, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Implications for the Workforce: Self-Leadership and Motivation Flattened structures mean fewer direct supervisors, necessitating that individuals interested in management consider alternatives.Chris Westfall, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
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The neighbor claimed a tree branch scratched her car and the mail carrier later complained to his supervisor.Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 18 Dec. 2024
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Three directors seem locked in at the moment for Oscar nominations — Baker, Audiard and Corbet.Glenn Whipp, Los Angeles Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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Image Betsy Southerland, a former director of science and technology in the E.P.A. Office of Water, which oversees biosolids, said the program had been hurt by staffing shortages as well as an arduous process for setting new restrictions.Hiroko Tabuchi, New York Times, 27 Dec. 2024
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/employer. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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