(chiefly, US) The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the women's work is comparable in skill, effort, work
(chiefly, US) The principle that there should be no difference in remuneration between jobs held mostly by women and jobs held mostly by men, when the women's work is comparable in skill, effort, working conditions, and responsibility to the men's work.
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Something that is well worth the money paid for it.
(US, labour law, human resources) The act of an employer granting an employee paid time off instead of overtime pay in compensation for additional hours of work.
(UK, property law) Money paid as part of an exchange of real estate to compensate for any difference in value.
(of actions) Worthy of being done.
(chiefly, British) A woman employed to do housework, traditionally coming and going on a daily basis and paid weekly wages.