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underpaid

/ ˌʌndəˈpeɪd /

adjective

  1. not paid enough

    underpaid and overworked

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012


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He was compensated by the Windrush Compensation Scheme in 2021 for loss of access to employment, but an investigation has now found he was underpaid as his pension withdrawal was not taken into account.

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The contest was triggered by Rayner's resignation following an investigation which found she had breached the ministerial code after admitting she had underpaid £40,000 in stamp duty on a new home earlier this year.

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Rayner quit the cabinet after admitting she had underpaid stamp duty when buying a flat earlier this year.

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Angela Rayner has resigned as deputy prime minister, housing secretary and the deputy leader of the Labour Party, after admitting she underpaid tax after buying a flat in Hove.

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If her actions are found to be deliberate, then the fine would be 100% of the tax underpaid.

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