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Thesaurus search results for 'WAGE': 37 results found.


AGRICULTURAL WAGES (Search for related entries in the library)

ANTI-WAGE THEFT (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Legislation enacted by different levels of government , often in response to campaigns by social justice organizations, to encourage employers to pay workers wages they are owed.

AWARENESS OF MINIMUM WAGE 

DEDUCTIONS FROM WAGES AND VACATION PAY 

Scope Note: A sum withheld by the employer from an employee's wages to pay taxes, union dues, or other obligations.

FIRST JOB WAGES 

Scope Note: A wage that allows employers to pay less to those 'new' to the workforce.

GENDER WAGE GAP 

GENERAL MINIMUM WAGE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: In Ontario, the wage that applies to most employees.

HARVESTERS' WAGES 

HOLIDAY WAGES 

HOMEWORKERS WAGE (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: In Ontario, homeworkers are employees who do paid work in their own homes. Their minimum wage is slightly higher than the general minimum wage.

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