Underpay
verb
To pay someone less than what they should receive or less than what their work is worth.
The company was sued by workers for underpaying them.

Often appears as...
- underpay an employee
- underpay for work
verb
To pay someone less than what they should receive or less than what their work is worth.
The company was sued by workers for underpaying them.

Often appears as...
- underpay an employee
- underpay for work
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Work Value
Underpay implies the work's value exceeds the compensation given.

Despite long hours, the chef felt underpaid.
Deserved Amount
Underpay suggests a person receives less than they deserve based on agreement or fairness.

She was underpaid compared to her colleagues.
Wage Issues
Underpay often deals with wage problems and can cause employee dissatisfaction.

After realizing how much he was underpaid, he requested a raise.
Work Value
Underpay implies the work's value exceeds the compensation given.

Despite long hours, the chef felt underpaid.
Deserved Amount
Underpay suggests a person receives less than they deserve based on agreement or fairness.

She was underpaid compared to her colleagues.
Wage Issues
Underpay often deals with wage problems and can cause employee dissatisfaction.

After realizing how much he was underpaid, he requested a raise.
Work Value
Underpay implies the work's value exceeds the compensation given.

Despite long hours, the chef felt underpaid.
Deserved Amount
Underpay suggests a person receives less than they deserve based on agreement or fairness.

She was underpaid compared to her colleagues.
Wage Issues
Underpay often deals with wage problems and can cause employee dissatisfaction.

After realizing how much he was underpaid, he requested a raise.
Quote examples
Letitia James
American Public Servant
Some contractors force workers to provide paybacks to keep their jobs. Others intentionally misclassify workers in order to underpay them - by, for example, paying a skilled construction worker as a general laborer.

Quote examples
Letitia James
American Public Servant
Some contractors force workers to provide paybacks to keep their jobs. Others intentionally misclassify workers in order to underpay them - by, for example, paying a skilled construction worker as a general laborer.

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