penalty rate
penalty rate · penalty rates
A mandated minimum rate of pay which is higher than the usual minimum wage, paid to an…A mandated minimum rate of pay which is higher than the usual minimum wage, paid to an employee when working on weekends, public holidays, overtime, late night shifts or early morning shifts.
» Union members railed against proposals to cut weekend penalty rates.
Meaning
1 senses(Australia)A mandated minimum rate of pay which is higher than the usual minimum wage, paid to an employee when working on weekends, public holidays, overtime, late night shifts or early morning shifts.
Examples
1 sentencesUnion members railed against proposals to cut weekend penalty rates.
Forms
plural: penalty rates| Singular | penalty rate |
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