pay freeze
noun[C]
ukus(alsosalary freeze);(wage freeze)HR,WORKPLACE
asituationin which acompanystopsincreasingemployees'paybecause offinancialdifficulties:
Unionleadersareconsideringthe company'sproposalstochangeworkinghours,reduceovertime, orimposeapayfreeze.
ECONOMICS,GOVERNMENT
agovernmentpolicyofpreventingpayincreasesinorder, forexample, todealwithinflation:
Thegovernmentare nowproposingapayfreezeforpublicsectorworkers.