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LOW-WAGE EARNER [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2023-06-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Sociology of Work
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- low-wage worker
1, record 1, English, low%2Dwage%20worker
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- low-wage earner 2, record 1, English, low%2Dwage%20earner
correct
- low-paid worker 3, record 1, English, low%2Dpaid%20worker
correct
- lower-wage worker 4, record 1, English, lower%2Dwage%20worker
correct
- lower-wage earner 5, record 1, English, lower%2Dwage%20earner
correct
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
There is a great deal of confusion about low-paid workers and low-income workers. Low-paid workers are individuals whose work effort is high, but whose earnings are low. However, they are not necessarily low-income workers if their needs are met only through their own earnings as well as those of other family members. In Canada, a person who works full time throughout the year for minimum wage is considered a low-paid worker. However, if this person lives with a spouse who earns $100,000 a year, for example, he or she is obviously not in a low-income situation and could not be considered a low-income worker. 6, record 1, English, - low%2Dwage%20worker
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Sociologie du travail
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- travailleur à faible salaire
1, record 1, French, travailleur%20%C3%A0%20faible%20salaire
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- travailleur faiblement rémunéré 2, record 1, French, travailleur%20faiblement%20r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- salarié faiblement rémunéré 2, record 1, French, salari%C3%A9%20faiblement%20r%C3%A9mun%C3%A9r%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- travailleur à faibles gains 3, record 1, French, travailleur%20%C3%A0%20faibles%20gains
correct, masculine noun
- gagne-petit 4, record 1, French, gagne%2Dpetit
correct, masculine and feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Personne qui a un métier peu rémunérateur. 4, record 1, French, - travailleur%20%C3%A0%20faible%20salaire
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Parmi les travailleurs dont le revenu familial est inférieur au seuil de la MPC [mesure du panier de consommation], on trouve une minorité de travailleurs au salaire minimum, mais une majorité de travailleurs faiblement rémunérés [...] 2, record 1, French, - travailleur%20%C3%A0%20faible%20salaire
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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