雇员 (gùyuán): employee

Measure Word

一名雇员 míng

公司有五百名雇员。

Gōngsī yǒu wǔbǎi míng gùyuán.

The company has five hundred employees.

雇员的权益应该得到保障。

Gùyuán de quányì yīnggāi dédào bǎozhàng.

Employees' rights should be protected.

usage

雇员 is formal. In everyday speech, 员工 is more common. 雇员 emphasizes the employer-employee relationship.

雇 gù

员 yuán