2BECJOB/WORKthe act of paying someone to work for you 雇用
employment of
Mexican law prohibits the employment of children under 14.
墨西哥的法律禁止雇用不足14岁的儿童。
3the number of people who have jobs 就业人数OPP unemployment
Nationwide employment now stands at 95%.
目前全国就业率为95%。
full employment (=a situation in which everyone has a job) 全面就业
Many economists consider full employment an unrealistic goal.
许多经济学家认为全面就业是不现实的目标。
4formalUSE something the use of a particular object, method, skill etc to achieve something 使用,运用
employment of
Was the employment of force justified?
使用武力是正当的吗?
nCOLLOCATIONS – Meanings 1,2 & 3
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.
somebody’s place of employment formal (=the building where they work)
They had a long journey to their place of employment.