wage freeze
Noun
Meaning
a freeze of wages at a given level
Source: WordNetHypernyms
Examples
However, Dr Hunter expects the relatively rosy result for the public sector will be short-lived, with several state governments announcing wage freeze plans and renegotiating pay agreements.
Ms Berejiklian declined to say what action the government would take if it failed to convince the NSW upper house to back the wage freeze.
Alberta Health Services said Thursday it is implementing a hiring freeze, wage freeze and other cost-cutting measures, effective immediately, in an effort to cut costs following the province's 2013 budget announcement last week.
For home health care aides – who earn $13 an hour providing basic services that help people with disabilities stay in their homes – Rauner has proposed a four-year wage freeze, according to Kaitlin DeCero of SEIU.
Unionized firefighters underwent a wage freeze for 2017, but are receiving 2 percent raises in base pay for 2018, and 2.5 percent wage hikes for 2019.
The General Workers Union said yesterday that it was prepared to accept a wage freeze on salaries at Air Malta given the dire financial situation at the national airline, however it stressed that this “freeze” must apply to all categories.