Glossary entry

Spanish term or phrase:

salario mínimo, vital y móvil

English translation:

adjustable minimum living wage

Added to glossary by Taña Dalglish
Mar 29, 2010 13:50
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Spanish term

salario mínimo, vital y móvil

Spanish to English Bus/Financial Economics
Hello, friends, how do you say this in English: salario mínimo, vital y móvil? I am translating an article about the 2001 financial crisis and unregistered labour.
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Mar 29, 2010 14:01: Cristina Heraud-van Tol changed "Language pair" from "English to Spanish" to "Spanish to English"

Mar 30, 2010 15:14: Taña Dalglish changed "Edited KOG entry" from "<a href="/profile/684940">Natalia Betiana Manfredi's</a> old entry - "salario mínimo, vital y móvil"" to ""Adjustable Minimum Living Wage""

Discussion

Muriel Vasconcellos Mar 29, 2010:
minimum vs. living wage The 'minimium wage' is usually legislated; a 'living wage' is one that the person can live on. Both terms are necessary.

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Adjustable Minimum Living Wage

http://www.ilo.org/dyn/travail/travmain.sectionReport1?p_lan...

MINIMUM WAGE FIXING
Procedure
Minimum wages set directly by tripartite negotiations
The National Council for Employment, Productivity and the Adjustable Minimum Living Wage (NCEPAMLW) periodically determines the adjustable minimum wage. This Council consists of an equal number of government, workers’ and employers’ representatives.
National Employment Act §135, 136, 139
Minimum wage set through decentralized collective bargaining
Wages are also set by collective agreement. Collective bargaining aims to determine basic professional salaries. Wage rates may not be lower than the minimum wage determined by the government or the National Council for Employment, Productivity and the Adjustable Minimum Living Wage.
Law No. 20.744 on Employment Contracts §8

HTH!

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Muchas gracias, Natalia.
Note from asker:
Thank you Taña, your answer has really helped me!
Peer comment(s):

agree Jackie Bowman : Absolutely (though I'd do it in lower case, like Margaret).
12 mins
Thank you, Jackie. Appreciate your input. Abrazos.
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
18 mins
Thank you so much, Jenni. Abrazos.
agree Muriel Vasconcellos : I always vote for the answer with good references.
8 hrs
Thank you so much, Muriel. Un abrazo.
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minimum wage, essential, mobile

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disagree Jackie Bowman : Not even close. Strangely, though, you were even more confident than one of the answerers who actually got it right.
18 mins
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mobile minimum salary for living (expenses)

OR: Living (expenses) and mobile minimum salary
OR: Sustainable living and mobile minimum salary.
Mis sugerencias.
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adjustable minimum living wage

Natalia, de lo que veo, este es un concepto particular de Argentina. Sin embargo, te dejo este enlace de la Gobal Legal Information Network que traduce este término de esta forma.

www.glin.gov/view.action?glinID=208469

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It seems it is also translated as "Minimum wage". Pls see:

www.spanish-translator-services.com
Note from asker:
Thank you for your answer, Margaret. You have been very helpful.
Peer comment(s):

agree Jackie Bowman : Without question.
12 mins
Thanks, Jackie.
agree Jenni Lukac (X)
19 mins
Thanks, Jenni.
agree Eileen Banks
27 mins
Thanks, Eileen.
agree Cecilia Rey
51 mins
Gracias, Cecilia.
agree Carl Bahnson
4 hrs
Thanks, Carl.
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minimum, living and mobile wage (salary)

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minimum wage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Minimum_wage
A minimum wage is the lowest hourly, daily or monthly wage that employers may legally pay to employees or workers. Equivalently, it is the lowest wage at which workers may sell their labor.

Living wage
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Living_wage
Living wage is a term used to describe the minimum hourly wage necessary for shelter (housing and incidentals such as clothing and other basic needs) and nutrition for a person for an extended period of time (lifetime).

Flexible (mobile) wages
http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1O19-flexiblewages.html
Wages which are free to move up and down as necessary to preserve equilibrium in labour markets.
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