Hired
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To obtain the services of in return for fixed payment.
Example sentence: I've tried my hardest to bribe my chef, but my team have been clever and hired someone who not only is not bribeable but who chases me round the house and makes sure I eat what he's cooked, and he lays out my vitamin pills and supplements in front of me so I can't 'forget' to take them.
Employed
Part of speech: adjective
Definition: usedin a job; working
Part of speech: verb
Definition: To hire (somebody for work or a job).
Example sentence: Machines were, it may be said, the weapon employed by the capitalists to quell the revolt of specialized labor.