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ˈover-award
[over- 19.]
In Australia, used attrib. to designate a sum paid by an employer in addition to an agreed minimum wage or salary award.
1950A. W. Foster in Copland & Barback Conflict of Expansion & Stability (1957) ix. 677 The Court..has no power to fix maximum rates nor to impose any sanction upon an employer who pays over award rates. 1963G. Palmer Guide Austral. Econ. Statistics v. 101 The wages referred to..are simply the minimum wages as prescribed in specific awards. They do not include overtime, over-award payments, bonuses, etc. 1965Economist 14 Aug. 583/1 Australian arbitration awards are minima only and a major problem of the post war period has been the growth of ‘over-award’ payments (i.e. wage drift). 1969West Australian 5 July 2/2 A sub-contractor on the S.E.C. power house site..could increase his contract price to cover an award rise of $5 a week. However, his contract would not allow him to pass on over-award rises. |