Dictionary of synonyms

Synonyms and antonyms of the word: living wage

Synonyms:

Synonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Synonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.

Antonyms:

Antonyms that are in the dictionary are marked in green. Antonyms that are not in the dictionary are marked in red.

Usage examples:

Addressing the federation's Workers' Day gathering in Durban, Vavi said the government needed to pay civil servants a minimum living wage of R75 per hour or R12,500 per month.

Source: https://allafrica.com/stories/202305020036.html

"Everyone deserves a living wage."

Source: https://parade.com/1350894/jessicasager/money-affirmations/

Garza told Council he expects the city to pay a living wage of $22 per hour by 2025, noting that raising the salary gradually means the city will not have to worry about future wage compression.

Source: https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2023/07/proposed-budget-emphasizes-city-basics-long-term-financial-stability/

I am asking the business owners of St Lucia to play a well needed role in paying all their workers a living wage of $10 per hour… Currently $3 and $4 per hour creates the working poor.

Source: https://stluciatimes.com/152642/2023/03/pierre-outlines-new-police-powers-under-suppression-of-escalated-crime-bill/

Mr Hunt used his speech to confirm plans to increase the national living wage for over-23s to at least £11 an hour and impose tougher conditions on benefits.

Source: https://www.peeblesshirenews.com/news/national/23828212.hunt-sets-plan-shrink-civil-service-tory-pressure-cut-taxes-mounts/?ref=rss

Nonetheless, the senator acknowledged “that the P40 increase or 7% raise in the daily minimum wage may not be sufficient to achieve a living wage in the NCR.”

Source: https://businessmirror.com.ph/2023/06/30/pending-pay-adjustment-bills-will-still-be-heard-in-senate-despite-ncr-wage-hike/

‘Pay a monthly living wage of R12,000 to R15,000 to prevent worker poverty’

Source: https://www.heraldlive.co.za/news/2023-12-13-pay-a-monthly-living-wage-of-r12000-to-r15000-to-prevent-worker-poverty/

Ruth McMillan of Williams Lake, B.C., says even with an upcoming wage increase, she won't quite be making a living wage.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/british-columbia/minimum-wage-increase-1.6861217?cmp=rss

Sarang Kitchen owner Jennifer Low previously told CTVNews.ca she and her husband pay all of their employees an hourly wage of at least $23.15 (which is considered a living wage for Torontonians).

Source: https://www.cp24.com/news/is-tipping-ridiculous-one-chef-thinks-so-and-here-s-why-1.6580206

Sault Ste. Marie is the latest city to consider paying municipal workers a living wage instead of the minimum wage, which would mean a bump of about $4 per hour.

Source: https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/sudbury/living-wage-minimum-wage-sudbury-sault-ste-marie-1.6857997?cmp=rss

“So we posted, ‘If we’re so talented, why aren’t you paying us a living wage?’

Source: https://www.dailybreeze.com/2023/02/13/medieval-times-workers-launch-unfair-labor-practice-strike/

The absence of a living wage, evenhandedness and real employment opportunities are stumbling blocks to betterment, coupled with the cost-of-living juggernaut that is relentless and unforgiving…

Source: https://www.inewsguyana.com/57th-independence-day-messages/

The carers living wage is part of a package of Lib Dem proposals to support carers nationally, including support for unpaid carers too.

Source: https://www.gazetteseries.co.uk/news/23411576.care-workers-should-paid-least-2-hour/?ref=rss

The new living wage in Metro Vancouver has been — which Living Wage for Families BC determines as what a family would need to make hourly to cover the basics — and people living in the city say that’s “nowhere near enough” to survive.

Source: https://vancouver.citynews.ca/2023/11/08/metro-vancouver-living-wage-2/

The owner of three Highlands hotels said an increase of more than £1 an hour in the national living wage will cost his business £750,000.

Source: https://www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/business/6267845/highlands-national-living-wage/

“These brave men and women risk their lives to protect our public lands and communities during wildfires and other national emergencies, but Congress has yet to give them a permanent living wage.

Source: https://www.govexec.com/pay-benefits/2023/06/pay-cliff-could-cripple-federal-governments-firefighting-workforce/387259/

The state's minimum wage is already the nation's second highest at $15.50, but the task force is calling on lawmakers to raise it to a 'living wage.'

Source: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12083843/Gavin-Newsom-refuses-reparation-payments-black-Californians-task-force-wants.html?ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490&ito=1490

Though finding a job that pays a living wage requiring a college degree can be a daunting task, it's certainly possible.

Source: https://www.buzzfeed.com/dannicaramirez/high-paying-jobs-without-college-degree