underpayer
Compensation-shortchanging boss
An underpayer is someone who pays less than what is owed, expected, or fair.
The term often appears in discussions of wages and taxes: The company was exposed as a chronic underpayer of its workers.
It can also describe someone who tips poorly or shortchanges service providers.
Stingy person
- tightwadStingy person, slang
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
- scroogeMiserly, stingy person
- miserStingy wealth hoarder
lowballer · shortchange · skimp · pinchpenny · skinflint · underbid · undercut · nickel-and-dime
Employer withholding earned compensation
- undercompensationInadequate remuneration for work
- poverty wagesPay too low to survive on
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
- cheap laborUndervalued workforce services
worker rights · minimum wage · overtime · undervalued · labor violation · power imbalance · cost-cutting · overwork
Disparity in earnings
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
- glass ceilingUnacknowledged limit blocking advancement
marginalization · disadvantage · injustice · underrepresentation
cheapskate
Stingy person
- tightwadStingy person, slang
- penny-pincherExcessively frugal person
- scroogeMiserly, stingy person
miser · lowballer · shortchange · skimp · pinchpenny · skinflint · underbid · undercut · nickel-and-dime · begrudge
wage theft
Employer withholding earned compensation
- undercompensationInadequate remuneration for work
- poverty wagesPay too low to survive on
- sweatshopExploitative manufacturing workplace
cheap labor · worker rights · minimum wage · overtime · undervalued · labor violation · power imbalance · cost-cutting · overwork · noncompliance
wage gap
Disparity in earnings
- discriminationUnjust differential treatment
- gender gapInequality between sexes
- biasUnfair inclination or prejudice
glass ceiling · marginalization · disadvantage · injustice · underrepresentation