"The employer has not worked."

Translation: 고용주는 일한 적이 없어요.

[klainestix]

what does 적이 mean here?

[wintertriangles]

-ㄴ 적이 있다/없다 = to have done/to have not done something.

그 영화 본 적이 없어 = I haven't seen that movie.

아이슬란드 간 적이 있어? = Have you been to Iceland?

[Le_choc]

It kind of means "experience". So literally, the employer doesn't have work doing experience.

[josueetcom]

*experience doing work

[Lorraine684070]

Why is 없습니다 in place of 없어요 not accepted?

[Iron_Venema]

Because DL is a ❤❤❤❤❤

[BonnieFire1]

why do you have to use 적이 ? I went to a translator online, which said the sentence meant Employers have never worked. And I then deleted the 적이 and it still gave the same meaning.