freeze wages

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.

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How on earth can we be oil rich, operate one of the highest tax systems in Europe, pay out one of the poorest pensions in the developed world, freeze wages for years and still be broke?

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PDVSA was forced in April 2009 to freeze wages for the employees, even as annual inflation was then said to be running at 30%.

The Venezuelan Petroleum Unions

Loss of revenue from the decrease in Orlando passenger numbers was considered the main reason earlier this year for a vote by the airport board to freeze wages of Yeager workers and increase employee contributions to health insurance.

United States : YEAGER sets eyes on three airlines for FLORIDA route

In previous negotiations, during difficult economic times, the union agreed to freeze wages and other benefits.

USW, Allies Rally at Crown Holdings Headquarters

The system will also reduce two to eight hours from another dozen workers' weekly schedules, freeze wages for its entire workforce, and will leave nine vacant jobs unfilled, Edward H.

Harrington to cut jobs, hours; CEO says `off year' cut into recent growth, expansion

The two main unions, communist Peo and centre-right Sek, as well as the civil servants' trade union Pasydy, oppose government efforts to freeze wages in the public sector, which puts the communist-led administration in an awkward position amid the ongoing economic crisis.

Presidents siblings oppose austerity; Cyprus hikes VAT to 17%

All unions have rejected a new proposal by Kazamias to freeze wages for two years in a bid to shore up the economy.

Kazamias a bit short of allies

The study also revealed that two-thirds of firms were not planning pay rises which matched or exceeded inflation, with one in eight intending to freeze wages.

CBI calls for fewer rights for temporary workers

Unlike big businesses, small firms are unable to absorb the cost, and so to deal with the extra expenses they will have to increase prices, lay off staff and freeze wages.

Firms 'stifled' by rising fuel costs

Firms will have to lay off staff, freeze wages and cut investment if fuel duty prices continue to increase, a business group has warned.

IN BRIEF.....

SMALL firms will have to axe staff, freeze wages and reduce investment if fuel duty prices continue to rise, warn business leaders in Coventry and Warwickshire.

Fuel duty rise puts squeeze on firms; business briefing

Soaring government taxes and hikes in crude oil costs will trigger the rise - forcing firms to lay off staff, freeze wages and cut investment.

THE pounds 8 GALLON; MISERY GROWS FOR SKINT MOTORISTS: Pump price warning

Having just taken office over the weekend, Governor Andrew Cuomo announced that he would seek to freeze wages over the 2011 to 2012 fiscal year for New York's roughly 190,000 state workers.

Pay freeze marks start of Cuomo campaign

The ConDem Government can freeze wages and sack people, just because we now know how much the Health Department's workforce boss earns.

Don't fall for the trick of Conjuror Cam's pay spin

Mr Woodley said yesterday that he had been set "mission impossible" because of the new offer, which included a four-year pay deal the union maintained would at best freeze wages until 2014.