wage claim
Salary increase request
A wage claim is a formal demand or legal action by a worker to recover unpaid wages, overtime, or other compensation owed by an employer.
Workers file wage claims with labor agencies or courts when employers fail to pay: She filed a wage claim after the company shorted her paycheck.
The term also refers to union demands for higher pay during contract negotiations.
- salaryFixed periodic employment payment
- pay packetEmployee's periodic earnings
- disputeVerbal clash over differences
- pay disputeConflict over compensation
- trade unionWorkers' collective for negotiations
union · shop steward · negotiation · strike · industrial action · demand · pay rise · worker · grievance · unfair dismissal · arbitration · tribunal · compensation · back pay · backpay · employer · contract · overtime
wage claimpay cut
Reduction in earnings
pay reduction · pay freeze · wage freeze · salary cut · salary reduction
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