Employment - What is it? characteristics, types, and examples

Job

Activity is carried out by a person in order to be paid for it.

What is employment?

Employment is that activity carried out by a person in order to be paid. In this way, the word employment encompasses all that trade, occupation, activity, or work performed that produces an economic benefit as a result of it.

The individual who carries out this activity will have to abide by and follow a series of terms and conditions that will clarify all the details of the activity to be carried out. In turn, this individual will automatically become an employee, who must comply with instructions from his employer, who will be in charge of paying him for his activity.

It should be clarified that not in all situations this process is developed in this way: in certain scenarios, an individual can carry out his work, trade, or activity, and that it produces an economic profit, without the need to be linked to an employer. In other words, they can execute said activity completely independently.

Jobs can be carried out formally, under the command of the public administration, abiding by all laws and being regulated by a legal entity; or, on the contrary, informally, keeping hidden from the public administration, within an environment of illegality and informal market, either due to tax evasion or other factors.

Job characteristics

The main characteristics of the job are mentioned below:

• Its protagonists are the employer and the employee.
• The performance of this supposes a monetary remuneration.
• It can be in the formal sphere, that is, carried out under the control of legality, or, on the contrary, in the informal sphere, remaining hidden from it, in an area of ​​illegality on certain occasions.
• It has a schedule in which said activity is executed, called schedule or working day.
• It has a series of terms and conditions that the employee must follow.
• The terms, conditions, schedules, and all the information related to it are reflected in the employment contract.
• The individual who contracts the employment is called the employee.
• The individual in charge of granting employment is called the employer.
• It provides the means for a good quality of life and prevents the population from falling into poverty.

types of employment

The main types of employment are mentioned below:

• Formal employment: one that is under the mantle of legality, abiding by all laws, being regulated by a legal entity, and being conceived by an employment contract previously read and accepted by the parties involved.
• Informal employment: one that is hidden from the public administration and in an area of ​​illegality on certain occasions, therefore, this employment is not contracted through the implementation of an employment contract.
• Employment for an indefinite period of time: one in which the individual is hired for an indefinite period of time, with the aim of carrying out his work in exchange for monetary compensation.
• Temporary employment: that in which the individual is hired for a defined period of time, generally understood as a month, a quarter, a year, or a semester, with the aim of performing their work in exchange for monetary compensation.
• Part-time employment: the one in which the employee must comply is comprised of part-time.
• Full-time employment: one in which the schedule to be fulfilled by the employee is comprised of full-time.

employment examples

Here are some examples of employment:

• a sculptor
• A carpenter.
• An accountant.
• A policeman.
• A chef.
• A waiter.
• A driver.
• A salesman.
• A comerciant.
• A constructor.
• A coach.
• A sales consultant.
• a violinist
• A musician.
• A painter.

 

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