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... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > poverty > economics of poverty > wages
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment relationships > conditions of employment > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > business and management > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > sociology > sociology of work > sociology of work encyc > employment relationships > conditions of employment > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > business and management > organization studies > organization studies encyc > organizational relations > employment relations > employee relations > employment conditions > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > business and management > human resource management > employee relations > employment conditions > pay > wages
... > social science subjects > psychology > social psychology > interpersonal relationships > employee relations > employment conditions > pay > wages
... > contexts > population characteristics > socioeconomic factors > income > pay > wages

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wages  

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  • WAGES ARE COMPENSATION for a worker's time and effort on behalf of an employer. Wages are often specified as a rate of pay, which falls into two categories: time rates and piece rates. [Source: Encyclopedia of World Poverty; Wages]

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