Meaning & use
employer paid
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Meaning
adjectivebefore a noun
paid for by the company that employs you, not by you yourself.
Grammar: Comes before the noun it describes: employer paid training. For other positions, say 'paid by the employer'.
Patterns
- employer paid + noun
- be employer paid
The job comes with employer paid health insurance.
My previous company offered no employer paid benefits at all.
Employer paid training is one of the best things about this role.
Common combinations
- employer paid insurance
- Employer paid insurance covers most of the doctor's visit.
- employer paid benefits
- The contract lists several employer paid benefits.
- employer paid leave
- She took six weeks of employer paid leave after the birth.
- employer paid training
- All new staff receive employer paid training in safety.
Synonyms and how they differ
- company funded
- Focuses on the money coming from the company rather than on who is employed; it can also refer to money from any organization.
- subsidized
- Suggests part of the cost is covered, often by a government or other body, not necessarily your own employer.
Opposites
Word family
Commonly confused: employer paid or employee paid?
employer paid vs employee paid
Employee paid means the worker pays, not the company. Employer paid is the opposite.
Practice
The company gives all staff free health cover. This is an example of ______ insurance.
Choose one answer.
'Employer paid' means the company pays, which matches the sentence. 'Employee paid' would mean the staff pay, the opposite. 'Employer paying' is not used before a noun in this fixed phrase, and 'paid employer' changes the meaning completely.
Make it your own
Write a sentence using “employer paid”, then check it and compare it with the examples above.