Explain the concept of employment in different connotation with the help of suitable examples.
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The concept of employment can be looked upon from various angles:
  1. Self-employment is a phenomenon related to the workers who own and operate their enterprise to earn their livelihood. For example, a beautician running her beauty parlour from her residential premises or a doctor operating from his clinic at his residence etc.
  2. Casual wage employment refers to a phenomenon where the workers are casually engaged in someone else's farm or project. For example, daily wage earners.
  3. Regular employment refers to a phenomenon where workers are engaged by someone or by an enterprise (Public Sector/ Private Sector) and are paid their wages/ salary on a regular basis. For example, people working on a permanent basis in an enterprise/ school etc.
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