employment agreement
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3.0
- noun
- /ɪmˈplɔɪmənt əˈɡrimənt/
- Formal
:
contrato de trabajo
- Before starting the new job, she signed an employment agreement that outlined her salary and benefits.
Examples
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That was not a part of my employment agreement.
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My employment agreement says that any ideas I come up with while I work for them belong to them.
Fiction book (1992) -
Save for one peer with an ancient employment agreement, no one at Amazon makes more than Wilke.
Blog text (17) -
Moreover, unlike other contracts, employment agreements are typically at will, meaning the worker or the company can cancel them without notice.
Academic text (2001) -
Once an educational institution enters into an employment agreement with a faculty member, it is legally obligated to abide by the terms, rules, and expectations that ordinarily govern such agreements.
Academic text (1992) -
The lawyer reviewed the employment agreement to ensure all terms were clear.
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The employment agreement included details about the work schedule and vacation days.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
A promise made between two or more people, often written
5
2.7
A written agreement between an employer and an employee that says the job rules and pay
5
2.8
An agreement between workers and their employer that says pay, benefits and work rules
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2.7
A document that writes down what two or more people agree to
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3.2
A written contract between workers and the company about pay and working rules
How Binding
- UK
1
3.5
∞
2.8
- Formal
2
3.0
3
3.4
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly compositional: 'employment' (being employed) + 'agreement' (a contract) clearly yields a contract concerning employment terms. This noun–noun compound follows standard, cross-linguistically common patterns so a B1 learner who knows both words can readily infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Employment agreement combines employment, meaning 'work someone does for pay', and agreement, meaning a mutual 'promise'. It comes from the simple idea of an employer and an employee writing down their promises about pay, hours, and duties, so today it means a formal contract that sets the job's terms.