loss of pay
Salary gets cut
Loss of pay is a reduction in wages, typically as a disciplinary measure or administrative action.
In military and employment contexts, it's a formal penalty: The sergeant received a letter of reprimand and thirty days' loss of pay.
It may also describe unpaid leave or docked wages for absences.
- salary reductionLowered compensation from employer
- payroll deductionSum subtracted from wages
- unpaid leaveAuthorized absence, no salary
- garnishmentCourt-ordered debt collection
- deductionConclusion from premises
paycheck · shortfall · penalty · furlough · suspension · financial hardship · living paycheck to paycheck · bills · rent · debt · discipline · writeup · final warning · termination · pink slip · layoff · unemployment · severance
- military punishmentsflogging, lashing, whipping, court-martial, brig
loss of paybonus
Reward beyond expectation
pay raise · salary increase · raise · wage increase · pay bump
loss of payreward
Payment for service
performance bonus · incentive pay · promotion · merit award · signing bonus