雇主

• 拼音: gù zhǔ
• 汉字拆解: 雇 = 户 + 隹 — to hire; 主 = 丶 (flame/dot) + 王 (king) — master, main party, the one in charge

含义

An employer; the party that hires and pays workers. Used in formal, legal, and business contexts to refer to the entity or person who engages employees.

The formal counterpart to 雇员 (employee) in legal and contractual language. 雇主 can refer to both individual employers (e.g., a household employing a domestic worker) and corporate employers. In labor law discussions, 雇主 and 雇员 form a standard pair. More formal than 老板 (boss) or 用人单位 (employing unit).

例句

1. 雇主应当为雇员提供符合安全标准的工作环境，不得以任何理由拒绝履行这一法定义务。
2. 劳动争议仲裁委员会对雇主的违规行为作出了处罚决定。
3. 雇主无权单方面更改已签订合同中的薪资和工时条款。

用法指南

语境: law, labor relations, HR, business, contracts

语气: neutral

正确说法

• 在劳动争议中，雇主若无法提供书面合同，将承担举证不能的法律风险。(In labor disputes, if the employer cannot produce a written contract, they will bear the legal risk of failing to provide proof.)
• 雇主与雇员双方都应遵守劳动合同中明确规定的权利和义务。(Both the employer and employee should abide by the rights and obligations clearly stipulated in the labor contract.)

错误说法

• 将'雇主'与'领导'或'上司'混用 — 雇主 is a legal term for the employing party; 领导 refers to leadership or management and 上司 refers to one's direct supervisor

起源与历史

雇 (to hire) + 主 (master; main party; host). Together: the main party in a hiring relationship — the employer.

文化背景

世代: All ages

社会背景: Professional and formal contexts