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wage scale

wage scale noun: a system of remuneration for workers which specifies levels of payment based on set criteria, such as the skill levels of the various jobs or the number of years of experience possessed by workers.

Noun

wage scale (plural wage scales)

  1. (labor relations) A system of remuneration for workers which specifies levels of payment based on set criteria, such as the skill levels of the various jobs or the number of years of experience possessed by workers.
    • The contract also calls for establishing a wage scale that would start newly hired employees at salaries equal to 66 percent of existing pay rates.1986 July 26, “Delta's Pilots Reach Tentative 3-Year Pact”, in New York Times, retrieved 19 Jan 2012
    • A wage scale should reflect job and performance differences fairly, or else firms risk alienating their staff.2007 November 26, Laura Blue, “Success Depends on Others Failing”, in Time

wage scale meaning in Hindi

wage scale in Hindi

system of remuneration
वेतन मान vetan mān

Forms of wage scale

pluralwage scales

Questions about wage scale

What does wage scale mean?
Wage scale means a system of remuneration for workers which specifies levels of payment based on set criteria, such as the skill levels of the various jobs or the number of years of experience possessed by workers.
What is wage scale in Hindi?
Wage scale in Hindi is वेतन मान (vetan mān). See Wage scale meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is wage scale?
Wage scale is a noun.
What is the plural of wage scale?
The plural of wage scale is wage scales.

Words near wage scale in the dictionary

  1. wage moderations
  2. wage packet
  3. wage packets
  4. wage premium
  5. wage premiums
  6. wage scale
  7. wage scales
  8. wage share
  9. wage shares
  10. wage slave
  11. wage slavery

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