雇用主 (こようぬし) Japanese meaning | KotomoraMy new employer is very kind.
Employers have an obligation to pay wages to their employees.
雇用主 and 雇い主 both mean 'employer', but 雇用主 sounds more formal and is favored in legal or official documents.
Opposites
雇用主 is the employer who hires people, the direct opposite of 従業員, the employee who is hired.
雇用主 means the employer who hires someone, the opposite of 雇い, the person who is hired.
雇用主 is the employer who hires people, the direct opposite role to 労働者, the worker who is hired.
Etymology
Compound of 雇用 (koyō, 'employment') and 主 (nushi, 'master' or 'owner').
