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wage scales

wage scales is the plural of wage scale.

Meaning of wage scale

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

Questions about wage scales

What is wage scales the plural of?
Wage scales is the plural of wage scale.

Words near wage scales in the dictionary

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

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