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freeze wages

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freeze someone's wages
Fig. to hold someone's pay at its current level. The company froze everyone's wages as soon as the economy went sour.
See also: freeze, wage
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It is obvious that the Finance Minister rushed to announce the government's intention to freeze wages in the public and semi-public sector, just before the unions submit their demands for the renewal of their collective agreements, which expire on December 31, 2009," the Federation announced.
Public service needs a reality check by Cyprus Mail (Cyprus)
Lutes said the membership would prefer to freeze wages for one year, but get a 6 percent raise in FY11, the last year of a three-year contract that calls for 3 percent wage hikes each year.
Unions reluctant to accept freeze by Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, MA)
Recession-hit Japan may spend 15 billion dollars on a new jobs package, the government said Thursday, as auto and electronics giants announced they would cut recruitment and freeze wages.
Japan mulls $15 bln jobs package amid wage freeze by AFP / AFP Asian Edition
 
 
 
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