wage scale

The scale of wages paid to employees for the various jobs within an industry, factory, or company.

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wage scale

1. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) a schedule of wages paid to workers for various jobs in an industry, company, etc

2. (Industrial Relations & HR Terms) an employer's schedule of wages

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wage′ scale`

a schedule of wages paid workers performing related tasks in an industry or shop.

[1900–05]

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wage scale - a schedule of wages paid for different jobs

wage schedule

graduated table, ordered series, scale, scale of measurement - an ordered reference standard; "judging on a scale of 1 to 10"

sliding scale - a wage scale that fluctuates in response to the cost-of-living index

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wage scale

n → Lohnskala f

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