portal-to-portal

American

[pawr-tl-tuh-pawr-tl, pohr-tl-tuh-pohr-t] / ˈpɔr tl təˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr tl təˈpoʊr t /

adjective

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

portal-to-portal British

adjective

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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Suddenly, the genie of portal-to-portal pay hovered, mountain high, not only over small Mt.

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He emerged with proposed Contract No. 3: an intricate formula which cagily skirts any mention of increased hourly wages or "portal-to-portal" pay.

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Steel for back portal-to-portal pay and damages might run as high as $500 million.

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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.

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

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