Incazelo yesichazamazwi ethi "ilungu labasebenzi" isho umuntu oqashiwe noma osebenzela inhlangano noma isikhungo futhi onesikhundla njengelungu labasebenzi. Leli gama ngokuvamile libhekisela kumuntu ohlinzeka ngokusekela, usizo, noma owenza imisebenzi ethile noma imisebenzi ngaphakathi kwenhlangano noma isikhungo. Abasebenzi bangabandakanya izisebenzi zokuphatha, omabhalane, ochwepheshe abafana nodokotela noma abameli, kanye nabanye abasebenzi abangekho ezikhundleni zokuphatha noma eziphezulu.