(Canada) Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.
(Canada) Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.
"isolation pay" means: Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
"isolation pay" means: Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.. Register: neutral, standard English, usable in most everyday contexts. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"isolation pay" means: Additional money paid to workers based in remote communities to compensate for higher living and travel costs.. This is a fairly neutral word with no inherent risk attached. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than something dangerous. If your child uses it, context will usually make the meaning clear. A brief, curious question about where they heard it is generally enough to know whether to follow up.
Slang is read by different audiences for very different reasons. The For parents view re-explains the term in plain, non-judgemental language so a caregiver can understand what their child means without needing the surrounding subculture. The For English learners view focuses on register (when it's safe to use), formal alternatives, and common mistakes — what a textbook won't teach you.
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(British) Money paid to an employee on sick leave.
(UK) A basic wage paid to an employee while they are on holiday. It can be paid for as many weeks' holiday as an employee is entitled to, although an employee can spread their complete holiday entitlement over the whole year.
(Canada, government) Extra money transferred from the federal government to a province, drawn from general tax revenue and intended to redistribute some wealth from relatively prosperous provinces to relatively poor provinces.
(UK, Ireland, Australia, rest of Commonwealth, sometimes, Canada) An increase in salary or wages.
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A yearly bonus of one's salary or social security with a payout that typically occurs shortly before summer.