noun · neutral
employee
/ɪmˈplɔɪiː/im·PLOY·ee
Band 4-5speakingtask2
a person who is hired to work for an employer
Examples
“Every employee is entitled to a contract and holiday pay.”
“The company has over 200 employees worldwide.”
“As an employee, she receives health insurance from her employer.”
Band 8 sentence
“As an employee, I appreciate that the firm invests in training and clear career pathways.”
Collocations
- full‑time employee
- salaried employee
- employee rights
Word family
employee nounemployer nounemploy verbemployment noun
Common mistakes
We have three employee in the team.→We have three employees in the team.
I am employee of that store.→I am an employee of that store.
Say it for a higher band
5staff→6worker→7+employee
Synonyms
worker
staff
Easily confused
worker
“The workers on the site started early this morning.”
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