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.

Employment is an economic activity, In which a person works under another person. The person who's being employed by another person or company is called an Employee. An Employee receives wages or salaries.

There is 3 Form of employment:

1. Self Employed.
2. Casual wage Labourers.
3. Regular Salaried Employees.

This is because employment contributes to economic growth: Workers produce valuable goods and services, and in turn receive a wage that they can spend on buying the goods produced. High employment means a greater number of goods can be produced as well.

Some common synonyms of employment are business, calling, métier, occupation, pursuit, and work.

Employment law regulates the relationship between employers and employees. It governs what employers can expect from employees, what employers can ask employees to do, and employees' rights at work.

Types of employees:

1. Full-Time Employees.
2. Part-Time Employees.
3. Seasonal Employees.
4. Temporary Employees.

There are 3 main types of employment status under employment law (Employment Rights Act 1996);

Types of employment status:

1. Worker.
2. Employee.
3. Self-employed.

Youth employment thus benefits social development. It also benefits economic development by facilitating the entry of young skilled people into the productive sectors of an economy and enabling the economy to sustain or increase its productivity and competitiveness in the global marketplace.

The purpose of employee benefits is to increase the economic security of staff members, and in doing so, improve worker retention across the organization. As such, it is one component of reward management. Colloquially, "perks" are those benefits of a more discretionary nature.