low-paid workers

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• low-paid — lowˈ paidˈ adjective (of a worker) receiving or (of a job) rewarded by low wages • • • Main Entry: ↑low * * * low paid UK US adjective not receiving or offering much pay low paid workers/​jobs Thesaurus: words used to describe wages and… …   Useful english dictionary

• low-paid — ˈlow paid adjective 1. earning only a small amount from your job: • people in low paid jobs 2. the low paid people in low paid jobs: • We shall continue to reduce tax, especially for the low paid. * * * Ⅰ. low paid UK US adjective …   Financial and business terms

• low-paid — adj providing or earning only a small amount of money ▪ As part time, low paid workers, the women earned very little …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• low-paid — adjective not receiving or offering much pay: low paid workers/jobs …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• low-paid — ADJ GRADED If you describe someone or their job as low paid, you mean that their work earns them very little money. ...low paid workers... The majority of working women are in low paid jobs. Ant: highly paid N PLURAL: the N The low paid are… …   English dictionary

• low-paid — UK / US adjective not receiving or offering much pay low paid workers/jobs …   English dictionary

• paid — [peɪd] adj I 1) a paid period of time is one when you receive pay although you are not at work Ant: unpaid paid holidays[/ex] 2) earning a particular amount of money highly paid managers[/ex] a new deal for low paid workers[/ex] 3) working or… …   Dictionary for writing and speaking English

• paid — [peɪd] adjective 1. paid work is work which you receive money for: • It will become increasingly difficult for those over retirement age to obtain any paid work with which to supplement their pension. 2. HUMAN RESOURCES a paid worker receives… …   Financial and business terms

• low - lowly — ◊ low Low is used as an adjective or an adverb. Something that is low measures a short distance from the bottom to the top. ...a low brick wall. ...low hills. You also say that something is low when …   Useful english dictionary

• Paid family leave — refers to leaves taken from work for the purpose caring for an ill family member or to care for a new child, during which the leave taker receives some level of financial support from the employer, an insurance policy, or a government program.… …   Wikipedia

• low-wage — UK US adjective [before noun] ► HR used to describe jobs for which or places in which workers are paid little: »They are lowering costs by moving production to low wage countries …   Financial and business terms