portal-to-portal pay

American  

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

noun

1. payment, as to a miner or factory worker, that includes compensation for time spent on the employer's premises in preparation for a work shift, in travel from the entrance to the assigned work area and back, etc..

   Because workers must change their clothes and pick up tools prior to the work shift, they are demanding portal-to-portal pay.

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Etymology

Origin of portal-to-portal pay

An Americanism dating back to 1940–45

Example Sentences

The $226 million was the largest bill to date that organized labor has tendered industry for retroactive "portal-to-portal" pay.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From Time Magazine Archive

Though less specific on the wage question, the Steelworkers wanted plenty, e.g.: "substantial" wage increases; union shop with checkoff; a guaranteed annual wage; portal-to-portal pay; a social insurance plan to be paid for by the industry; paid holidays.

From Time Magazine Archive

PORTAL-TO-PORTAL PAY will be increased under a new ruling by the U.S.

From Time Magazine Archive