wage increase

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wage increase - the amount a salary is increased; "he got a 3% raise"; "he got a wage hike"

raise, salary increase, wage hike, hike, rise

increment, increase - the amount by which something increases; "they proposed an increase of 15 percent in the fare"

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However, the rise in job satisfaction after a wage increase is only temporary, as the effect almost fades out within four years.

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Labor group Associated Labor Unions-Trade Union Congress of the Philippines (ALU-TUCP) will demand an across-the-board wage increase nationwide if prices of basic commodities and services skyrocket due to the implementation of the new tax law.

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Under such circumstances, a state-enforced higher minimum wage could make a minimum wage increase a "free lunch," increasing wages and employment.

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The group filed with the wage board on June 6 a wage increase petition for a P184 increase in the daily wage to restore the purchasing power of workers of P491.

Unions assail delay in wage hike

Global Banking News-April 24, 2017--Dutch central banker calls for wage increase to help the economy

Dutch central banker calls for wage increase to help the economy

4 percent in the March quarter of 2016, rounding out the lowest annual wage increase rate since records started in September 1998.

Aussie economy slowing as wage growth falls to lowest rate on record: stats

The Queensland Government supports a real wage increase for low paid workers and a reward for overall productivity improvements in its submission to the Fair Work Commissions Annual Wage Review.

Australia : Queensland Government supports real wage increase for low-paid workers

Using a differences-in-differences estimator on a sample of male workforce participants who are employed, we find an increase in self-reported poor health and a decrease in days of poor mental health in the year following a minimum wage increase.

Do minimum wage increases influence worker health?

3% inflation forecast, this equals a real wage increase of 2.

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The wage increase, effective July 1, affects about 100 non-contract employees at Duquesne University, which has a total workforce of about 2,100, including about 1,600 full-time and about 500 part-time employees.

Catholic university raises minimum wage to $15 per hour

Cebu City, Cebu - The Central Visayas Regional Tripartite Wages and Productivity Board (RTWPB-7) gathered yesterday (Thursday) for the first round of deliberations on the actual rate of minimum wage increase for workers in the region.