minimum wage

  • 31minimum wage — /mɪnəməm ˈweɪdʒ/ (say minuhmuhm wayj) noun the lowest wage legally payable to any adult employee covered by a particular award or agreement …

  • 32minimum wage — /ˌmɪnɪməm weɪdʒ/ noun the lowest hourly wage which a company can legally pay its employees …

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  • 33minimum wage laws — Statutes establishing a minimum for the amount of wages to be paid employees in certain industries and lines of work. 31 Am J Rev ed Lab §§ 813 et seq …

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  • 34minimum wage — noun The lowest rate at which an employer can legally pay an employee; usually expressed as pay per hour …

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  • 35minimum wage — noun (countable singular) the lowest amount of money that can legally be paid per hour to a worker …

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  • 36minimum wage — UK / US noun [singular/uncountable] economics the smallest amount of money that an employer is legally allowed to pay a worker …

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  • 37ˌminimum ˈwage — noun [singular/U] the smallest amount of money that an employer is legally allowed to pay a worker …

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  • 38National Minimum Wage Act 1998 — Parliament of the United Kingdom Long title ... Statute book chapter 1998 …

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  • 39History of the minimum wage — The history of minimum wage is about the attempts and measures governments have made to introduce a standard amount of periodic pay below which employers could not let their workers fall. Contents 1 Nineteenth century 2 Twentieth century 3 See… …

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  • 40Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 — The Fair Minimum Wage Act of 2007 (USPL|110|28, Title VIII) is an Act of Congress that amends the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and gradually raises the federal minimum wage from $5.15 per hour to $7.25 per hour. It was signed into law on May… …

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