unequal pay
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunequalandpay
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unequal
adjective
uk/ʌnˈiː.kwəl/us/ʌnˈiː.kwəl/
formal
different in size, level, ...
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pay
noun[U]
uk/peɪ/us/peɪ/
the money you receive for doing ...
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(Definition ofunequalandpayfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Although female workers represented the majority of the workforce in the fish-canning industry in the period 1936-1960, they receivedunequalpayand had unequal opportunities for promotion.
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There is also compelling evidence that employer pay discrimination is a contributing factor influencingunequalpay.
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All subjects are important:unequalpay, participation in decision-making, particularly public decisions, the reconciliation of private and professional life, and violence against women.
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In reality, it serves to perpetuate anunequalpaystructure.
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This seems to me to be a case ofunequalpayfor equal work.
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At that time also, grosslyunequalpayfor equal work really did apply as it no longer does.
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One of the results isunequalpayfor equal work.
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We need to step up our efforts to stamp outunequalpay, violence, the glass ceiling, discrimination and poverty.
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We then see that the problems ofunequalpayseem to be as old as recorded history.
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We must fightunequalpay, and for better and equal access to education, culture and health care.
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That is whyunequalpayhits women twice as hard.
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There is a new push to deal withunequalpay.
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It is accepted in the same way asunequalpayis accepted.
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Wage disparities were enormous; there was grosslyunequalpayfor equal work, particularly in state industries; it was not so bad in private enterprises.
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I do not think that that situation will give rise to a claim forunequalpay.
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For the commercial sector there are serious risks, which will grow, if it operatesunequalpaypolicies.
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We are able to deal with specific grievances such asunequalpayfor women by using the law.
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I have no doubt that the offer embodies the principle ofunequalpayfor equal work.
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Does she have examples—not necessarily from my constituency, but from elsewhere in the country—ofunequalpayin call centres?
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But far too many women in this country, and throughout the world, are on low andunequalpay.
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