the Employers are a group of mysterious entities behind the A.A.H.W. they are the overarching antagonists of REALM, they were servants of an entity known as The High untill they betrayed it. The direct leader of the A.A.H.W. is one of them.
Sokar used to be one of them, but was banished for an unknown reason.
They are based off the Employers from the upcoming game, MADNESS: Project Nexus.