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Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. In a commercial setting, the employer conceives of a productive activity, generally with the intention of creating profits, and the employee contributes labour to the enterprise, usually in return for payment of wages.

Employment also exists in the public, non-profit and household sectors.

In the United States, the "standard" employment contract is considered to be at-will meaning that the employer and employee are both free to terminate the employment at any time and for any cause, or for no cause at all.

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Corner Office: Never Duck Tough Questions, Says Drugstore.com’s Chief
By ADAM BRYANT Sun, 18 Jul 2010 02:20:15 -0000
Dawn Lepore, chairwoman and chief executive of Drugstore.com, says good leaders direct employees’ energies toward the mission at hand.
The Boss: Still Minding the Mill
Mon, 19 Jul 2010 18:19:30 -0000
Bob Moore, founder and chief executive of Bob’s Red Mill Natural Foods in Milwaukie, Ore.
The Search: How to Rebound From a Wrong Career Choice
By PHYLLIS KORKKI Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:02:53 -0000
Many young people can be steered into careers and discover much later that the choice was wrong.

Companies and Executives

Fairchild Puts Its Money on Fashion Bloggers
Tue, 15 May 2012 13:26:00 -0000
Fairchild Fashion Media is bringing personal style bloggers into its venerable fashion media empire with the acquisition of Fashion Networks International, best known for the personal style blog NowManifest.
Passion vs. Profit: Who Cares?
Tue, 15 May 2012 12:51:00 -0000
Think of this as the chicken-or-egg question for entrepreneurs: Which is a better barometer of success, a startup where the founder was driven by passion or one that held profit as the ultimate influence?
Cash for Docs Startup Goes National
Tue, 15 May 2012 11:42:00 -0000
The startup Health In Reach merges with PriceDoc Inc. to offer a Web-based service connecting patients who pay cash with health care providers.
LightSquared Isn't Flaming Out, Investor Says
Tue, 15 May 2012 10:32:00 -0000
A startup that proposed to create a wholesale wireless network using satellites filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, but the investor behind it says this will help the company buy time to address regulatory concerns.
Did I Tweet That Out Loud?
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:44:00 -0000
The chief financial officer of fashion retailer Francesca’s Holdings Corp. in Houston is out of a job, reportedly because of his public musings about the public company for which he worked.
Facebook Wants Into the 12-Figure Club
Tue, 15 May 2012 09:37:00 -0000
Facebook has upped the price range for its shares, making it more likely the company will hit the stock exchange at a value north of $100 billion. But can the company really be worth so much?

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