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IMPROVEMENT FACTOR [2 records]

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Record 1 1998-12-15

English

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

An annual increase in real pay ... designed to enable workers to share the benefits arising from increased productivity.

French

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

Augmentation des salaires automatiquement accordée aux salariés selon une indexation rattachée à l'accroissement de la productivité.

Spanish

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Record 2 1981-01-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Building Management and Maintenance
OBS

Motors and many firms build into their wage agreements a steady upward trend - the so-called "improvement factor". This may mean an average 3 to 4 per cent wage boost each year in addition to any cost-of-living escalator wage clauses.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Gestion et entretien des immeubles

Spanish

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