employer
noun
em·ploy·er
im-ˈplȯi-ər 
em-
plural employers
: one that employs or makes use of something or somebody
… it is one of the most aggressive employers of the dreaded pop-up ads that effloresce across one's video screen like a sudden and unpleasant rash …—
Christopher Orr
Christopher Orr
especially
: a person or company that provides a job paying wages or a salary to one or more people
Private household workers usually work in pleasant and comfortable homes or apartments. Most are dayworkers who live in their own homes and travel to work. Some live in the home of their employer, generally with their own room and bath. —Occupational Outlook Handbook
Occupational Outlook Handbook One of Hiroshima's main contributions to the post-war economic miracle of Japan is the Mazda car plant, the single largest employer in Hiroshima. —Michael Dillon
Michael Dillon … choose a classic health-insurance plan—if your employer still makes one available. —Laura Johannes
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Some employers are trying to work with this slacking trend rather than against it, instituting flexible work policies in the summer including shorter Friday hours, more work-from-home options, and asynchronous schedules or four-day workweeks.
—Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Most employers currently require that employees work in office a certain number of days, with 38% enforcing a minimum of three days per week.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 29 May 2024
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Paige McGlauflin, Fortune, 29 May 2024
Most employers currently require that employees work in office a certain number of days, with 38% enforcing a minimum of three days per week.
—Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 29 May 2024
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“Employer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/employer. Accessed 2 Jun. 2024.
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