wage increases
1indexation of wage increases — /ˌɪndekseɪʃ(ə)n əv weɪdʒ ˌɪnkri:sɪz/ noun the linking of wage increases to the percentage rise in the cost of living …
2indexation of wage increases — /ˌɪndekseɪʃ(ə)n əv weɪdʒ ˌɪnkri:sɪz/ noun the linking of wage increases to the percentage rise in the cost of living …
3wage-push inflation — /wayj poosh / an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices. * * * wage push inflation noun Inflation caused by wage increases • • • Main Entry: ↑wage * * * wage push inflation «WAYJ PUSH» …
4wage — wage1 W3 [weıdʒ] n [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: guarantee, wage ] 1.) [singular] also wages [plural] money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work →↑salary ▪ He earns a good wage …
5wage — 1 noun 1 (singular) also wages (plural) money you earn that is paid according to the number of hours, days, or weeks that you work: The job s not very exciting, but he earns a good wage. | wage increase also wage rise BrE: The wage increases will …
6Wage Stabilization Board — (WSB) Established in 1950, the WSB was a board of 18 officials representing public, labor, and management equally with the authority to control wages to limit inflation during the Korean War. However, the labor members resigned after the board …
7wage freeze — An attempt by a government to counter inflation by fixing wages at their existing level for a specified period. For various reasons, including the use of overtime and bonuses to defeat the measure, this is no longer considered an effective policy …
8wage-push inflation — /wayj poosh / an inflationary trend caused by wage increases that in turn cause rises in production costs and prices. * * * …
9Wage slavery — is a term first coined by the Lowell Mill Girls in 1836, [ [http://books.google.com/books?id=YXT kSv1btIC pg=PA87 lpg=PA87 dq=lowell+%22wage+slavery%22 source=web ots=WsT3bkI 0G sig=w7N0JGBskFiUHReS 00amVMNaPY hl=en Artisans Into Workers: Labor… …
10wage-price spiral — ➔ spiral1 * * * wage price spiral UK US noun [S] ECONOMICS ► a rise in prices that causes a rise in the amount that workers earn, which increases the cost of producing goods, making prices rise again: »A sharp fall in the value of sterling could… …