paid employment
noun phraseUK /peɪd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
US /peɪd ɪmˈplɔɪmənt/
Paid employment is a job where someone works and gets money for it.
After finishing school, she found paid employment at a local bakery.
OTHER MEANINGS
2. Work done in exchange for a regular income rather than as a volunteer.
He prefers paid employment to volunteering full-time.
3. A formal arrangement where an employer hires a person and pays them for their labor.
The survey asked about their current paid employment status.
4. Any job that provides financial compensation, as opposed to unpaid internships.
She turned down an unpaid role to seek paid employment.