back pay
noun[U]
MONEYukusincomethat should have beenpaidor wasexpectedat anearliertime:
Thoseworkersaredueatotalofapproximately$500,000 in backpay,accordingtounionofficials.
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The management also refused to give thembackpay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The government planned to negotiate with the mercenaries in accepting less than what was due to them inbackpay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.In one of the pockets he had his prize money andbackpaythat he had been saving for several years.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Organizers say that the walk-off, which includes marches and rallies in urban centers, will last untilbackpayis given.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Currently, damages are limited tobackpay, less any wages earned by an employee if they are hired by another employer.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The truck drivers were given $36,000 (about $ in dollars) inbackpayfrom the state government.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He collected hisbackpay, walked into the editor's office and quit and then went to personnel to demand holiday pay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.He had been unable to collect two years ofbackpay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Former soldiers took to the streets in mass protests to demandbackpay.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.However, other workers raised concerns about the length of the agreement,backpay, and living allowances.
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