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

Asked Judge Picard: "You think we might do an ultimate injustice to the worker by granting portal-to-portal compensation?"

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

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

From Time Magazine Archive