comparable worth
1comparable worth — com·pa·ra·ble worth / käm pə rə bəl wərth, käm prə / n: the concept that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs calling for comparable skill and responsibility Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. comparable worth …
2comparable worth — ˌcomparable ˈworth noun [uncountable] HUMAN RESOURCES the principle that women doing the same type of job as men should be paid the same amount as men * * * comparable worth UK US noun [U] ► HR, SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITY the idea that a person should …
3comparable worth — the doctrine that a woman s and man s pay should be equal when their work requires equal training, skills, and responsibilities. * * * ▪ economics also called sex equity or pay equity in economics (labour economics), the principle that… …
4comparable worth — noun : the concept that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs calling for comparable skill and responsibility * * * the doctrine that a woman s and man s pay should be equal when their work requires equal training, skills, and… …
5comparable worth — noun The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the womens work is comparable in skill, effort, working conditions, and responsibility to the mens work.… …
6comparable worth — Term used to describe a class of wage discrimination claims based on the employer s use of different criteria in establishing the wage rates for male and female dominated jobs. Several states have enacted laws establishing comparable worth… …
7comparable worth — Term used to describe a class of wage discrimination claims based on the employer s use of different criteria in establishing the wage rates for male and female dominated jobs. Several states have enacted laws establishing comparable worth… …
8comparable worth — com′parable worth′ n. cvb bus soc the concept that a woman s and man s pay should be equal for comparable jobs • Etymology: 1980–85 …
9comparable worth — noun Date: 1983 the concept that women and men should receive equal pay for jobs calling for comparable skill and responsibility …
10comparable worth — The view that jobs should be paid equally when the work requires equal training, skills, and responsibilities, and that this principle should override differences in job titles, status, or accepted market rates. The doctrine is mainly associated… …
