Employment most generally means the state of having a paid job of being employed. To employ someone is to pay them to work. An employer provides employment to employees. Employment can also refer to the act of employing people, as in We're working to increase our employment of women. Employment is an agreement between an employer and an employee that the employee will provide certain services. In return, the employee is paid a salary or hourly wage. Although employees can negotiate certain items in an employment agreement, the terms and conditions are primarily determined by the employer. Both parties may also terminate the agreement. An employment agreement for an individual employee can be a verbal exchange, written email, or job offer letter. The offer of employment can be implied in an interview or written in a formal, official employment contract. In laymen’s terms, employment refers to the idea that an individual has entered some form of verbal or written commitment with an entity, known as the employer, under certain stipulations such as payment, schedule, etc. Much of the employment relationship between an employer and employee is governed by the employer's needs, profitability, and management philosophy. The employment relationship is also driven by the availability of employees and their expectations. Employment also allows employees to control more aspects of an employee's job, including work location, resources, responsibilities, hours, and wages. Employee input, autonomy, and self-directedness varies significantly depending on the employer. Some allow significant autonomy in how employees work while others dictate how an employee spends every minute; both scenarios are employment. An employment agreement for an individual employee can be a verbal exchange, written email, or job offer letter. The offer of employment can be implied in an interview or written in a formal, official employment contract. An effective induction ensures a positive start in any organization. The objective of the induction policy is to familiarize the employee with the organization, their job responsibilities , the industry, colleagues, factory systems, processes and policies with a view to ensure that they can start contributing their best to achieve the organizational goals.
