social charges
noun[plural]
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money, such asnationalinsurancecontributions, that anemployermustpayfor eachpersonthat theyemploy:
Today, it is still toocostlyforFrenchemployerstohiremanyworkers, because of amixof arelativelyhighminimumwageplusthesocialchargesthey mustpayontop.