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COMPRESSION SALAIRES [2 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-08-30
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- salary compression
1, record 1, English, salary%20compression
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Once again, the executive group has been hardest hit by freezes with the clerical group suffering the least. This finding indicates that caution should be exercised with regard to salary compression (that is, reducing the pay differentials between different positions. 2, record 1, English, - salary%20compression
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- compression salariale
1, record 1, French, compression%20salariale
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- compression des salaires 2, record 1, French, compression%20des%20salaires
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Une fois encore, ce sont les postes de direction qui ont été les plus durement touchés par les gels de salaire, les postes de soutien étant les moins affectés. Des précautions s’imposent par conséquent au niveau de la compression des salaires(ou réduction des écarts de salaires entre les postes). 2, record 1, French, - compression%20salariale
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1998-09-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Labour and Employment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- compression of the earnings distribution 1, record 2, English, compression%20of%20the%20earnings%20distribution
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Travail et emploi
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- compression de la distribution des salaires
1, record 2, French, compression%20de%20la%20distribution%20des%20salaires
feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Source(s) : Perspectives de l’emploi, juin 1998, p. 54. 1, record 2, French, - compression%20de%20la%20distribution%20des%20salaires
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
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