self-employment
Origin of self-employment
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What does self-employment mean?
Self-employment is the state of being self–employedâearning one’s main income by getting paid directly for oneâs work, such as by owning one’s own business, as opposed to being an employee and getting paid by an employer.
Self-employment is typically used in a way that refers to a personâs primary, full-time way of earning incomeâas opposed to working as an employee and doing freelance work on the side, for example.
The term self-employed is often used by and applied to people who consider themselves business owners, freelancers, and entrepreneurs.
Example: I love self-employmentâmy boss is amazing.
Where does self-employment come from?
Employment is a noun form of the verb employ, which ultimately derives from the Latin implicÄre, meaning âto engageâ (the word engage is sometimes used to mean âto hireâ or âto employâ). The self part of the word is used in the same way in other words like self-government and self-control.
Most people who are self-employed will tell you self-employment has its pros and cons. On the positive side, youâre your own boss. But itâs often a lot of responsibility and risk. People who are self-employed donât get many of the benefits associated with being a full-time employee of a company or organization. Self-employment doesnât necessarily mean you work aloneâmany self-employed business owners employ other people.
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What are some other forms related to self-employment?
- self-employed (adjective)
- employment (noun)
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What are some words that often get used in discussing self–employment?
How is self-employment used in real life?
Self-employment is often used in the context of peopleâs status as workers, such as for tax purposes.
Perk of self-employment: Choose your own hours!
Drawback of self-employment: There will be 12 of them today! https://t.co/LA7fFB9GNx— Iron Spike (@Iron_Spike) May 1, 2017
Day 1 of 100% self employment
Pros: the world is my office
Cons: the world is my office— maobaby (@maobaby) September 27, 2018
The Self-Employment Income Support Scheme will be extended, with a second and final grant in August. Find out more here âŹïžhttps://t.co/cxxQCmD6t5 pic.twitter.com/g9VALuLzzM
— HM Revenue & Customs (@HMRCgovuk) June 1, 2020
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Is self-employment used correctly in the following sentence?
As self-employment becomes more popular, fewer people have a traditional 9-to-5 office job.