Meaning of pay-neutral | Babel Free

Definitions

Leaving no significant net income to sustain the household; only covering childcare costs, travel, and other expenses.

uncommon

Examples

“Certain neoclassical authors consider⟳ severance pay⟳ "neutral" because the employee can always be made to pay⟳ a deposit⟳ at the beginning of the wage relation which can be used as severance pay⟳ later on.”

“If implementing PM can be pay⟳ neutral, then isn't it just another way of getting people to work⟳ more without paying them more, a latter-day version of the Fame that Wwe have⟳ been playing all along? Absolutely not.”

“When it comes to single parents, the situation is even worse. Many professional women find⟳ themselves in this "pay-neutral" position, as they're often forced to take⟳ lower-paid part-time jobs to fit around their children.”

“But the rise⟳ and rise⟳ of the ‘pay⟳ neutral’ job - where there’s nothing left even of a decent salary, once the nursery standing order⟳ goes out - is finally becoming a hot political potato.”

“The cost⟳ of childcare in Northern Ireland is leaving parents 'pay⟳ neutral', with a single parent spending on average 44 per cent of their weekly income on daycare for one child, according to a new report⟳.”

“And a 2013 Family Finances report⟳ from insurer Aviva found childcare costs and cuts to benefits have⟳ led to more people in "pay-neutral" work⟳ – where childcare and travel⟳ costs wipe out earnings. Many single parents are forced to take⟳ part-time jobs to fit around their children.”

“More people also find⟳ themselves in a ‘pay-neutral’ trap⟳, where the income from jobs does not cover⟳ the costs of taking them, since they not only lose⟳ benefits but must also pay⟳ for childcare, transport⟳, suitable clothes and so on.”

“Returning to work⟳ straight after having a child has, for some, been branded as ‘pay-neutral work⟳’, whereby the costs of childcare and travel⟳ consume⟳ an entire salary and leave⟳ many women essentially working for free.”

“Justifying excesses in one part of the organization whilst providing explanations as to why expanding job roles elsewhere were apparently ‘pay-neutral’ was no easy task, and it did little to improve⟳ employee morale in an organization whose key message was “do more with less”.”

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