Refers to a person who is hired or the act of hiring; often used in compounds like 雇い主 (employer) or 雇い人 (hired person).
We are looking for a new employee.
He negotiated his salary with his employer.
Since he's in the position of an employee, he can't freely take time off.
従業員 is the standard modern term for a company's staff member, whereas 雇い is an older, more direct word for someone who is employed.
社員 specifically means an employee of a particular company, while 雇い refers more generally to anyone who is hired.
雇用主 means the employer who hires someone, the opposite of 雇い, the person who is hired.
雇う is the verb meaning 'to hire', while 雇い is the noun form referring to the person hired or the state of being employed.
day labor; daily employment; day laborer
employer
regular employment; full-time employment · regular employee; full-time employee; permanent employee
employee; hired worker
job; employment; position
Standard kanji spelling; the okurigana い is normally included.
Abbreviated kanji spelling without okurigana; seen in compounds and headlines.
Rare abbreviated form of 傭い.
Rare kanji form; 傭 is a less common character for 'employ'.
Derived from the verb 雇う (やとう, 'to hire'), with the nominalizing suffix い.
foreign advisor hired by the Japanese government during the Bakumatsu and Meiji periods