Scarcity Pay

French translation: surenchère salariale

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English term or phrase:Scarcity Pay
French translation:surenchère salariale
Entered by: Poornima Iyengar

09:15 Jan 17, 2003
English to French translations [PRO]
Human Resources / Human Resources
English term or phrase: Scarcity Pay
I need a few terms translated into French. They don't figure in sentences.
Poornima Iyengar
Local time: 04:22
surenchère salariale
Explanation:
scarcity wages
surenchère salariale n. f.

Déf. :
Majoration des salaires attribuable à la rareté de la main-d'oeuvre spécialisée.

[1987]
I don't realyy know if you can say it like that but that's the meaning
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Louise Dupont (X)
Canada
Local time: 18:52
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Summary of answers provided
4 +1surenchère salariale
Louise Dupont (X)
4salaire non fixe
Nancy Bonnefond
4rémunération liée à (due à) la pénurie (de candidats, de spécialistes)
cjohnstone
2Salaire de rareté
Sophie Ciaramella


  

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14 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 2/5Answerer confidence 2/5
Salaire de rareté


Explanation:
A bit of a guess, but the granddictionnaire has "scarcity" as: rareté
and a google search brought up :
"mais elle différerait profondément du salaire de rareté postulé par..."


    Reference: http://www.cepremap.ens.fr/levy/andreani.rtf
    Reference: http://www.granddictionnaire.com
Sophie Ciaramella
United Kingdom
Local time: 22:52
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in FrenchFrench

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Maureen Holm, J.D., LL.M.: Roughly analogous to 'combat pay.' Either the skills are scarce or the amenities o flife in the locale.
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salaire non fixe


Explanation:
salary given whenever the performance result allows it

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Note added at 2003-01-17 09:50:55 (GMT)
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or

salaire au pourcentage

Nancy Bonnefond
France
Local time: 23:52
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surenchère salariale


Explanation:
scarcity wages
surenchère salariale n. f.

Déf. :
Majoration des salaires attribuable à la rareté de la main-d'oeuvre spécialisée.

[1987]
I don't realyy know if you can say it like that but that's the meaning

Louise Dupont (X)
Canada
Local time: 18:52
Native speaker of: French
PRO pts in category: 4
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Thanks

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agree  cjohnstone
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rémunération liée à (due à) la pénurie (de candidats, de spécialistes)


Explanation:
NA

cjohnstone
France
Local time: 23:52
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