employ full-time workers
/ɪmˈplɔɪ fʊl taɪm ˈwɜːrkərz/
Meaning
This phrase means to hire staff members who work the standard number of hours weekly, typically 35 to 40 hours, and receive full benefits. It is commonly used in business planning, HR discussions, and financial forecasting. The tone is professional and neutral.
Examples
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We plan to employ full-time workers instead of relying on seasonal freelancers this year.
We plan to employ full-time workers instead of relying on seasonal freelancers this year.
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It is often more expensive to employ full-time workers due to health insurance and benefits.
It is often more expensive to employ full-time workers due to health insurance and benefits.
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Small startups often struggle to employ full-time workers during their first year of operation.
Small startups often struggle to employ full-time workers during their first year of operation.
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The government offers tax incentives to companies that employ full-time workers in rural areas.
The government offers tax incentives to companies that employ full-time workers in rural areas.
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To scale our customer support, we need to employ full-time workers who can cover different shifts.
To scale our customer support, we need to employ full-time workers who can cover different shifts.
Common Mistakes
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✗ We want to employ full-times workers.
✓ We want to employ full-time workers.
"Full-time" acts as an adjective here and should not be pluralized with an 's'.
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✗ Our company employs full-time works.
✓ Our company employs full-time workers.
"Works" refers to factories or industrial sites; "workers" or "employees" must be used for people.
Related Expressions
Practice
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As the company grows, we will need to ___ to handle the daily operations.
💡 Hire permanent staff who work 40 hours a week.
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employ full-time workers
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It is a big financial commitment to ___ because of the added benefits.
💡 Hire standard contracted staff.
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employ full-time workers