Thesaurus results for EMPLOYERS

employers

noun

plural of employer

as in administrators

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 employers The latest reform also failed to address the lack of education and support for employers navigating the state’s more than 1,100-page labor code. —

Tom Manzo, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026 In parts of Europe, including France and Germany, wage bargaining between employers and labor unions often takes place at the sectoral level, rather than at the individual-company level, and collective-bargaining agreements set pay levels and work conditions for entire industries. —

John Cassidy, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 The mailbox stand bears the logo of Pan Am, one of the airport employers Alonso had before retiring. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Apr. 2026 Civil rights laws leave employers free to hire (or not) on the basis of merit or any other consideration — except those prohibited by anti-discrimination laws. —

Howard L. Simon, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Apr. 2026 Under the plan, employers making multi-year downtown commitments could be eligible for a year of free parking in city lots and ramps. —

Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 5 Apr. 2026 To make these industries more accessible to students, the blueprint called for a more intentional statewide effort that includes better coordination between schools and employers. —

P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026 And, whether because of alumni networks or simply the signal from the diploma, elite-university graduates are wildly overrepresented in entry-level roles at top employers. —

Rose Horowitch, The Atlantic, 4 Apr. 2026 By contrast, ESOPs provide major tax breaks to both employers and employees. —

Shawn Tully, Fortune, 29 Mar. 2026

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The California Fair Political Practices Commission’s administrators are appointed by five officials, all Democrats, including the attorney general himself.

— Will Swaim, Oc Register, 6 Apr. 2026
As a part of a 2024 settlement, the district agreed to provide training on Title IX policies to school administrators, teachers, guidance counselors and school resource officers.

— Jennah Pendleton, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026