In plain English
This term names the broad kind of working arrangement a job has. It places a work relationship into a basic category, including full-time, part-time, temporary, permanent, or contract.
In context
Here, employment type classifies the employee's recorded work arrangement by placing it in a basic job-relationship category.
- Situation
- Completing employee onboarding, payroll setup, policies, and mandatory forms
- What it communicates
- classifies the kind of work arrangement recorded for the employee.
Meaning limits
By itself, employment type does not establish the specific terms or conditions of the job beyond its basic arrangement category.
Examples
“The two cleaners did the same evening shift, but their employment type was different: one was part-time and the other temporary.”
“When Mira returned after summer, the clerk changed her employment type from temporary to part-time in the staff record.”