shift pay
Off-hours wage bonus
Shift pay is additional compensation for working less desirable hours—typically nights, weekends, or holidays.
Also called shift differential or shift premium.
The extra pay compensates workers for the inconvenience of non-standard schedules: Night shift pays an extra three dollars an hour.
Common in healthcare, manufacturing, and other industries requiring round-the-clock staffing.
- differentialRelative difference between things
- premiumAdded cost for better
- time and a halfFifty percent wage bonus
- overtimeWork beyond scheduled hours
- bonusReward beyond expectation
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