minimum wage

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ˌminimum ˈwage noun [singular]

BECthe lowest amount of money that an employer can legally pay to a worker 〔法定每小时的〕最低工资

Most of the junior office staff are on the minimum wage (=being paid the lowest legal amount).

大多数资历较浅的办公室工作人员领的都是法定最低工资。

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minimum wage• When a minimum wage was introduced in the United States, it caused only large increases in black unemployment.• Mr. MacGregor I am also aware that the Opposition's proposal for a national minimum wage would destroy many part-time jobs.• Birmingham, once a labor lawyer, is expected to be a strong advocate on such issues as the minimum wage.• As a result of this foolish ambivalence the Government is in danger of wasting the credit it deserves for the minimum wage.• Regional organiser, Selina Vilakazi estimates that 50% of employers pay less than half the minimum wage recommended by the Union.• Both sides are arming themselves for the coming debate on the minimum wage, which could be nasty.• Most of the new jobs in the area only pay the minimum wage.• Raising the minimum wage has a negligible impact on unemployment.• The sociologists at Williamsburg compare cash benefits with the minimum wage and cite incentives for work and marriage.

From Longman Business Dictionary

minimum wageˌminimum ˈwage [singular]LAW

the lowest amount of money that can legally be paid per hour to a worker

He claimed that Labour’s plans to introduce a national minimum wage would lead to job losses.

a statutory minimum wage

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