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Used with adjectives:
"
He is a salaried employee."
(salaried, hourly)
"
This company has 50 full-time employees."
(full-time, part-time, permanent, seasonal, temporary)
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Her boss thinks she is a hard-working employee."
(hard-working, dedicated, valuable)
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The company held a workshop for new employees."
(new)
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This company has many skilled employees."
(skilled, unskilled, blue-collar, white-collar)
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I asked my fellow employees about the new policy."
(fellow)
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Public employees will receive a raise this year."
(public, city, state, federal, government)
Used with verbs:
"
The company has too many employees in this office."
(has)
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The company wants to hire more employees."
(hire)
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I have to train new employees on the policies."
(train, educate)
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He always pays the employees on time."
(pays)
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We may have to fire a lot of employees this year if sales don't improve."
(fire, lay off, terminate, get rid of, let go)
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The employees worked late to finish the project."
(worked, stayed)
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Few employees perform this task well."
(perform, do)
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Many employees quit recently."
(quit, left, retired, resigned)
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The employees complained to the company about working conditions."
(complained to, sued)
Used with nouns:
"
This company offers good employee benefits."
(benefits, discounts, incentives, pensions, bonuses)
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The managers discussed ways to increase employee performance."
(performance, productivity, morale, satisfaction)
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The employee handbook contains many rules."
(handbook)
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There are many laws that deal with employee rights."
(rights, discrimination)
