This is the 3490th most frequent Russian word.
работодатель
Employer.
Here, 'работодатель' refers to my employer, indicating the entity providing my work assignments.
Мой работодатель предоставил мне новый проект.
My employer assigned me a new project.
In this sentence, 'работодатели' is the plural form, generalizing to all employers.
Работодатели обязаны соблюдать трудовое законодательство.
Employers are required to comply with labor laws.
'Работодателю' is used in dative case to indicate whom she was grateful to.