skilled employees
collocation in Englishmeaningsofskilledandemployee
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skilled
adjective
uk/skɪld/us/skɪld/
having the abilities needed to do an activity or ...
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employee
noun[C]
uk/ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/us/ɪmˈplɔɪ.iː/
someone who is paid to work for ...
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(Definition ofskilledandemployeefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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The word as a positional rank has occasionally been used by some corporations and industries, to designate a junior assistant to a moreskilledemployee.
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By 1942-3, officials with the greatest expertise had been largely replaced by often poorly skilled employees.
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Some of the most highly skilled employees in the country will be working on the project.
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Unfortunately, an increasing number of employers take that approach and as a result skilled employees are lacking in our work force today.
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We are in a perilous position because the industry is not training the skilled employees that it or the country needs.
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The skilled employees in the industry are internationally mobile.
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Their reports identify significant market failures that restrict training opportunities for lower skilled employees.
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Demand is also being stimulated among employers with a toolkit of advice and materials to ensure low skilled employees have opportunities to improve their skills.
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If they do so, their skilled employees will be mopped up by other industries.
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Those professional and skilled employees demand high standards of comfort.
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Smaller and even larger ship repair companies might be brought together; we estimate that they might provide work for 2,500 skilled employees.
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In the 1990s, business success will depend on the ability to recruit and retain skilled employees.
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It is wrong to insist—here the trade unions have a great responsibility—that such young people should receive the same full-time wage as skilled employees.
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I take note of what my noble friend said about the shortage of skilled employees.
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They also suffer from far too much red tape and bureaucracy and from not being able to get skilled employees at the right time.
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It has highly skilled employees and an exemplary record of industrial relations.
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At the same time, they claim that they cannot get skilled employees.
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That will be an impediment to skilled employees and managers.
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Because staff can be employed for only a part of the year, it is difficult to obtain skilled employees.
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