eligible employees

collocation in English

meaningsofeligibleandemployee

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eligible
adjective
uk
/ˈel.ɪ.dʒə.bəl/
us
/ˈel.ə.dʒə.bəl/
having the necessary qualities or satisfying the ...
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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 ofeligibleandemployeefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The present pattern of payments suggests a cost of not less than £2,500 for eacheligibleemployee.
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The latest information relates to 1988 when a special examination of family expenditure survey returns indicated that the totaleligibleemployeepopulation was then about 500,000 families.
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Prior to 1988, membership was often compulsory for eligible employees.
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As of 2006, only about 4% of eligible employees were enrolled in such plans, about the same as the previous year.
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Secondly, eligible employees who invest up to £150 in the offer will be entitled on a 2:1 basis to further free shares up to £300.
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In return, he will undertake to arrange the provision of such concessionary travel for their own eligible employees on the services of others.
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The practical effect of doing so will be slight, since few eligible employees have weekly pay approaching £110.
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Approximately 40 per cent, of eligible employees applied for shares and an unusually large number of small applications—well over 100,000—were allocated in full.
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Total cost cannot be forecast since it depends on the number of eligible employees; on their age, length of service, previous pay, and on their success in finding alternative employment.
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If the majority comprising not less than one-third of all eligible employees was in favour of representation on the board, the process of reconstituting the board would begin.
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The bill threatened to withhold money from agencies that failed to provide telecommuting options to all eligible employees.
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With 425 of the 700 eligible employees voting, the final count was 377 for and 48 against the company's sale.
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During this time period, an employer will typically communicate to all eligible employees what options they have for their benefit program.
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This committee does the allotment of quarters to the eligible employees.
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