employees and colleagues

colleague

col‧league S2 W2 AC /ˈkɒliːɡ $ ˈkɑː-/ BrE AmE noun [countable]
[Date: 1500-1600; Language: French; Origin: collègue, from Latin collega, from com- ( ⇨ COM-) + legare 'to choose for a particular job']
someone you work with - used especially by professional people SYN co-worker:
a colleague of mine from the bank
She discussed the idea with some of her colleagues.
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THESAURUS
▪ colleague someone who you work with in a company or organization, for example someone working in the same office, or someone teaching in the same school: Friends and former colleagues described him as a kind and caring man. | She discovered that her male colleagues were earning more than she was.
▪ workmate British English someone who you work with. Workmate is more informal than colleague: He went out for a drink with his workmates.
▪ coworker American English someone who you work with: I was sad to say goodbye to all of my coworkers.
▪ associate someone who you work with, especially another businessman or businesswoman: They are close friends and business associates.
▪ staff all the people who work for an organization: The company employs a total of 520 staff. | a staff meeting