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Recent Examples of time and a half
Nothing about the job was good, except the time and a half.
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Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
So, as is only right, RuPaul is coughing up some more of that sweet fracking money to give the queens time and a half.
—Vulture, 7 Apr. 2022
Extras should be prepared for a 10-12 hour day and will receive overtime pay of time and a half.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
At that time, American agreed to pay pilots a 50% premium (time and a half) to cover reassignments.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 July 2022
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Hazlitt, 20 Sep. 2023
So, as is only right, RuPaul is coughing up some more of that sweet fracking money to give the queens time and a half.
—Vulture, 7 Apr. 2022
Extras should be prepared for a 10-12 hour day and will receive overtime pay of time and a half.
—Baltimore Sun Staff, Baltimore Sun, 12 Sep. 2022
At that time, American agreed to pay pilots a 50% premium (time and a half) to cover reassignments.
—Noah Barsky, Forbes, 11 July 2022
See all Example Sentences for time and a half
Recent Examples of Synonyms for time and a half
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During a City Council meeting in October, the Antioch Police Department proposed double time for its officers who work on police details but faced opposition.Hema Sivanandam, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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Hosts themselves were often staff announcers or weathermen doing double time.Christopher Borrelli, Chicago Tribune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Cockburn said Saudi Arabia would need a vast number of migrant workers to deliver its World Cup ambitions in a country which has neither established a minimum wage for non-citizens nor introduced measures to prevent worker deaths.Reuters, NBC News, 11 Nov. 2024
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Sign up Other tax rises include a rise in capital gains tax from 10% to 18% for basic rate taxpayers and 20% to 24% for higher earners, as well as a national insurance hike for employers and a higher national minimum wage.Marc Shoffman, theweek, 6 Nov. 2024
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This year, however, the increase in Marin’s living wage won’t affect wages for IHSS workers because their union negotiated a new contract in June that increased the pay to $19 per hour.Richard Halstead, The Mercury News, 25 Nov. 2024
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Throughout the nation, thousands of construction industry tax cheats fail to pay their workers fair living wages and rarely provide medical coverage, while also failing to pay federal, state, and local taxes, overtime, and workers’ compensation benefits.William C. Sproule, Baltimore Sun, 14 Nov. 2024
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Hayden Tully, De La Salle water polo: The senior scored the golden goal in De La Salle’s 14-13 overtime win over Miramonte in the NCS Open Division title game.Nathan Canilao, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
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The move coming out of a bye week arrives after Jones led the Giants to their fifth straight loss on Nov. 10, an overtime defeat to the Carolina Panthers.Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 18 Nov. 2024
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“Time and a half.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/time%20and%20a%20half. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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