worker's

Of the employee

Worker's is the possessive form of worker, indicating something belonging to or associated with a single worker: a worker's rights, the worker's paycheck, a worker's compensation claim.

The apostrophe before the s marks singular possession, distinguishing it from the plural workers or the plural possessive workers'.

labor

rights

Justified claims to freedoms

benefits · conditions · safety · hours · overtime · contract · grievance · collective · bargaining · strike

injury

compensation

Payment for services rendered

insurance · lawsuit · settlement · medical · rehabilitation · occupational · hazard · incident · recovery · benefits

identity

pride

Satisfaction from one's achievements

movement · struggle · anthem · heritage · consciousness · blue-collar · proletariat · labor · comrade · fellow

ownership

cooperative

Jointly operated enterprise

  • sharesUnits of company ownership
  • equityImpartial treatment or ownership value
  • stakeSharpened post or share

profit-sharing · ESOP · buyout · dividend · capital · investment · partnership · collective · enterprise · ownership

Opposites
economic role/class position

worker'semployer's

Of one who hires

owner's · boss's · capitalist's · management's · manager's

ownership/possession

worker'semployer's

Of one who hires

owner's · company's · firm's · business's · enterprise's

Phrases
Family

worker, workers, workers'

Familiarity
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Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G