samewages
nounUK /seɪmˈweɪdʒɪz/
US /seɪmˈweɪdʒɪz/
Samewages means everyone gets the same amount of money for the same work.
The workers asked for samewages so that no one would be paid less for doing the same job.
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2. A policy where all employees in a group receive identical pay regardless of role.
The small company adopted samewages for all its staff.
3. The principle that men and women should earn the same for equal work.
The campaign for samewages helped close the gender pay gap.
4. A demand made by workers to end pay differences between similar jobs.
The union's main goal was samewages across all departments.