employee compensation
noun[U]
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thetotalcostof anemployeeoremployees,includingwhat they arepaidand thecostof anybenefitsinadditiontotheirpay:
Theoverallincreaseinemployeecompensationcostsin the thirdquarterwas below the 0.8%riseexpectedbyeconomists.
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workers' comp
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paymentin anyformgiven to anemployee:
Stockoptionsare anattractiveformofemployeecompensation.