minimum wageˌminimum ˈwage noun [singular] 
Examples
Most of the junior office staff are on the minimum wage (=being paid the lowest legal amount).
ExamplesEXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
word sets- Most of the new jobs in the area only pay the minimum wage.
- As a result of this foolish ambivalence the Government is in danger of wasting the credit it deserves for the minimum wage.
- Birmingham, once a labor lawyer, is expected to be a strong advocate on such issues as the minimum wage.
- Both sides are arming themselves for the coming debate on the minimum wage, which could be nasty.
- Mr. MacGregor I am also aware that the Opposition's proposal for a national minimum wage would destroy many part-time jobs.
- Raising the minimum wage has a negligible impact on unemployment.
- Regional organiser, Selina Vilakazi estimates that 50% of employers pay less than half the minimum wage recommended by the Union.
- The sociologists at Williamsburg compare cash benefits with the minimum wage and cite incentives for work and marriage.
- When a minimum wage was introduced in the United States, it caused only large increases in black unemployment.
WORD SETS► Conditions of Employment
the lowest amount of money that an employer can legally pay to a worker: appraisee, nounappraiser, nounassertiveness training, assessment centre, automatic checkoff, nounB2E, adjectivebasic wage, broadbanding, nounbusiness agent, callback, nouncasual, adjectivechampion of change, nounchange agent, nounCIO, cognitive dissonance, nouncollaborative working, nouncommand and control, nouncompany doctor, company officer, company union, comparable worth, nouncompassionate leave, nouncompetence profiling, nouncompetency-based, adjectivecompetency profiling, compliance officer, confidentiality clause, contract of employment, nouncontract of service, nouncontractual, adjectivecontribution, nouncontributory, adjectiveCOO, core competence, corporate communication, custom and practice, dead time, demarcation dispute, direct labour, disabled quota, dispute procedure, earnings-related, adjectiveemployee referral program, employee relations, employment, nounevergreen contract, expense account, nounfidelity insurance, field staff, fieldwork, nounfirst in, first out, nounflexitime, nounflyback interview, freelance, adjectivegagging clause, gardening leave, gender-awareness, noungolden handshake, noungolden parachute, noungrade, noungrade, verbgratuity, noungreen card, noungross misconduct, Hawthorne effect, Hay system, hirer, nounhiring hall, nounhotelling, nounHRM, hygiene factor, incentive fee, individual retirement account, job description, nounjob order, job quota, job-sharing, nounlast in, first out, nounleave, nounLIFO, marzipan layer, maternity leave, nounMBWA, medical certificate, nounmileage, nounminimum wage, nounmotivator factor, motor pool, nounnight shift, nounnoncontributory, adjectiveout-of-pocket expenses, nounout of work, adjectiveoutplacement, nounpart-time, adjectivepaternity leave, nounpensionable, adjectivepeon, nounperformance appraisal, probation, nounprobationer, nounprofit sharing, nounPRP, psychic income, psychometric testing, QWL, remuneration package, retirement plan, nounreturner, nounrota, nounrotate, verbsabbatical, nounsalary matrix, nounscreening interview, semi-skilled, adjectiveservice agreement, sick note, nounsickout, nounsick pay, nounspan of control, nounsplit shift, nounstrategic business unit, superannuation scheme, nounsweated labour, nounswing shift, nountacit knowledge, time card, nountime clock, nountime sheet, nountour of duty, nountrade dispute, training needs analysis, underpaid, adjectiveupskill, verbWorking Time Directive, nounwork permit, nounworkplace bargaining, work sampling, work study, nounwrongful termination,
Most of the junior office staff are on the minimum wage (=being paid the lowest legal amount).