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PLANCHER SALAIRE [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2000-09-05
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- salary minimum
1, record 1, English, salary%20minimum
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
The lowest rate of a salary range. 1, record 1, English, - salary%20minimum
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- plancher du traitement
1, record 1, French, plancher%20du%20traitement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- plancher du salaire 2, record 1, French, plancher%20du%20salaire
correct, masculine noun
- plancher salarial 2, record 1, French, plancher%20salarial
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Traitement de base le plus bas pour un niveau donné. 1, record 1, French, - plancher%20du%20traitement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 1994-11-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Employment Benefits
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- year's basic exemption
1, record 2, English, year%27s%20basic%20exemption
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Avantages sociaux
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- salaire plancher
1, record 2, French, salaire%20plancher
correct, see observation, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Limite inférieure de salaire servant à l'établissement des cotisations ou des prestations d'un régime de retraite. 1, record 2, French, - salaire%20plancher
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
salaire plancher : Terme et définition recommandés et en instance de normalisation par l'OLF. 2, record 2, French, - salaire%20plancher
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1981-01-27
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Remuneration (Personnel Management)
- Industry-Government Relations (Econ.)
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- minimum-wage floor
1, record 3, English, minimum%2Dwage%20floor
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Setting the minimum wage floor (...) high above free-market equilibrium rate (...) results in forced equilibrium (...). The too-high floor freezes workers into unemployment (...) 1, record 3, English, - minimum%2Dwage%20floor
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Rémunération (Gestion du personnel)
- Relations de l'industrie avec l'État (Écon.)
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- plancher de salaire minimum 1, record 3, French, plancher%20de%20salaire%20minimum
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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