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living wage [2 records]

Record 1 2003-05-22

English

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

the term originally was defined as equivalent to the subsistence wage or a wage barely sufficient to permit the individual to stay alive.

French

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

on entend empêcher le retour des abus auxquels donna lieu la notion de salaire-subsistance. Si le salaire doit seulement permettre de vivre, il peut être extrêmement bas.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
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Record 2 2002-04-05

English

Subject field(s)
  • Remuneration (Personnel Management)

French

Domaine(s)
  • Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Remuneración (Gestión del personal)
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