portal-to-portal

American  

[pawr-tuhl tuh pawr-tuhl, pohr-tuhl tuh pohr-tuhl] / ˈpɔr təl tə ˈpɔr təl, ˈpoʊr təl tə ˈpoʊr təl /

adjective

1. noting or pertaining to the time a worker spends from entering the workplace to stepping outside, especially in relation to pay.

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portal-to-portal British  

adjective

1. of or relating to the period between the actual times workers enter and leave their mine, factory, etc

   portal-to-portal pay

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Example Sentences

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portal-to-portal

Clemens Pottery Co. for portal-to-portal pay under the 1938 Wages & Hours Act.

From Time Magazine Archive

It flatly refused to approve a U.M.W. contract with Illinois coal operators, which would have given the miners $1.25 a day in "portal-to-portal" pay.

From Time Magazine Archive

Of the 45 cars at hand for portal-to-portal service in the Bush Administration, only 16 will remain.

From Time Magazine Archive

These figures are naturally computed on a portal-to-portal basis, which Army Regulations set for combat theaters at 24 hours per day.

From Time Magazine Archive

Previous rulings of the court in 1944 and 1945, which had applied to "portal-to-portal" pay for miners alone, were now applied to workers in all industries.

From Time Magazine Archive