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Record 1 2015-03-26

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Working Practices and Conditions
DEF

A bonus payable to an employee whose salary has reached the job rate of the applicable salary range and whose assessed level of performance is fully satisfactory, superior or outstanding.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Régimes et conditions de travail
DEF

Prime payable à un employé dont le traitement a atteint le taux normal de l'échelle de traitement applicable et dont le rendement a été coté entièrement satisfaisant, supérieur ou exceptionnel.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
  • Prácticas y condiciones de trabajo
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Record 2 2014-10-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)
  • Economics
  • Taxation
DEF

A reward system to encourage someone to do something.

CONT

For example, if the government wants the public to save more, it can make interest on savings income-tax free; ... if it wants industry to speed up investment plans, it can introduce an investment tax credit; if it wants industry to increase research and development, it can let industry write off the costs at a faster rate. ... Direct grants can also be used as incentives. Likewise, companies can provide an incentive for employees through pay increases based on merit, rewards for sales, and profit sharing.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
  • Économique
  • Fiscalité
DEF

Moyen utilisé pour encourager une personne à agir dans un sens déterminé, par exemple les subventions publiques, les divers encouragements fiscaux et les primes de rendement versées au personnel en vue d'augmenter le dynamisme et la productivité de celui-ci.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
  • Economía
  • Sistema tributario
DEF

Fórmula de retribución que de modo complementario se asigna a una persona, caracterizada fundamentalmente porque su importe depende directamente de que la actuación de aquélla resulte más o menos eficaz.

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