Formal term for a person who is employed by an employer; often used in legal, economic, or statistical contexts.
Laws to protect the rights of employees have been established.
This survey examines the average annual income of employed persons.
Compound of 被 (hi, 'receiving' or 'passive prefix') + 雇用 (koyō, 'employment') + 者 (sha, 'person'). The prefix 被- indicates the subject is the recipient of the action, forming a formal term for an employed person.