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  • 21National Minimum Wage Act 1998 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title ... Statute book chapter 1998 …

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  • 22Union wage premium — A union wage premium refers to the degree in which union wages exceed non union member wages. Union wage premiums are one of the most researched and analyzed issues in economics especially in labor economics… …

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  • 23Minimum wage in Hong Kong — The Legislative Council voted to introduce a minimum wage in Hong Kong in July 2010.[1] The executive branch proposed a minimum wage of HK$28 ( US$3.60) per hour in November 2010, which the Legislative Council voted to accept after much debate in …

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  • 24Contingent work — Contingent work, also sometimes known as casual work, is a neologism which describes a type of employment relationship between an employer and employee. There is no universally agreed consensus on what type of working arrangement constitutes… …

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  • 25Japanese work environment — Many both in and outside of Japan share an image of the Japanese work environment that is based on a lifetime employment model used by large companies as well as a reputation of long work hours and unusually strong devotion to one s company. This …

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  • 26Reservation wage — In labor economics, the reservation wage is the lowest wage rate at which a worker would be willing to accept a particular type of job. A job offer involving the same type of work and the same working conditions, but at a lower wage rate, would… …

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  • 27Shift work — is an employment practice designed to make use of the 24 hours of the clock, rather than a standard working day. The term shift work includes both long term night shifts and work schedules in which employees change or rotate shifts. [cite web… …

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  • 28lower-class low-class — blue collar lue collar adj. 1. of or designating work or workers in industry not requiring well groomed appearance. [Narrower terms: {industrial}] {white collar} [WordNet 1.5] 2. of those who work for wages especially manual or industrial… …

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  • 29Nickel and Dimed —   …

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  • 30Fast Food Nation — Infobox Book name = Fast Food Nation title orig = translator = image caption = Paperback edition author = Eric Schlosser illustrator = cover artist = country = United States language = English series = subject = Fast food genre = Non fiction… …

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