guaranteed annual wage
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of guaranteed annual wage
First recorded in 1935–40
Example Sentences
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The union said BuzzFeed was proposing a 1 percent guaranteed annual wage increase and a minimum salary of $50,000.
From New York Times • Dec. 2, 2021
Already, King had called for a guaranteed annual wage - a call that alarmed not only the business world, but the federal government.
From Washington Times • Feb. 19, 2016
"We Live by the Year--We Should Be Paid by the Year" was behind the demand for a guaranteed annual wage.
From Time Magazine Archive
The welfare reform bill, introducing a modified, if modest, guaranteed annual wage, is one example.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eder pays a flat, guaranteed annual wage of $16,460 to each of his trainmen, $4,640 a year better than the Penn Central pays, and he plans equal bonuses, regardless of salary.
From Time Magazine Archive
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