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Thesaurus search results for 'PAY': 24 results found.


PAY AND WORK RIGHTS HELPLINE (UNITED KINGDOM) 

PAY EQUITY (Search for related entries in the library)

PAY FOR PERFORMANCE 

PAY IN LIEU (Search for related entries in the library)

Scope Note: Payment that is received instead of meeting another legal requirement, such as the provision of time off, or notice of termination.

    PAY STUBS 

    PAYROLL RECORDS 

    Scope Note: The records maintained by an employer about the number of hours worked, salaries and wages, bonuses and commissions, health and pension plans, sick pay, pension pay and other deductions for each employee.

      PAYROLL SIZE 

      Scope Note: The total amount of employee compensation paid by an employer in a specified time period.

        PREMIUM PAY 

        Scope Note: Pay over and above straight-time or standard pay for time actually worked, including contractual overtime for excess hours, clock-time hours and special days, pay for idle time, etc.

        PUBLIC HOLIDAY PAY (Search for related entries in the library)

        Scope Note: In some jurisdictions, compensation provided to employees who do not work/earn income on designated statutory holidays.

          RATE OF PAY 

          Scope Note: Along with wages, broadly refers to the different ways of measuring how people are paid, mainly through an hourly rate of pay wages and salaries before deductions.

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