portal-to-portal pay
[ pawr-tl-tuh-pawr-tl, pohr-tl-tuh-pohr-tl ]
/ ˈpɔr tl təˈpɔr tl, ˈpoʊr tl təˈpoʊr tl /
noun
payment, as to a miner or factory worker, that includes compensation for time spent on the employer's premises in preparation for a work shift, in travel from the entrance to the assigned work area and back, etc.: Because workers must change their clothes and pick up tools prior to the work shift, they are demanding portal-to-portal pay.
Origin of portal-to-portal pay
An Americanism dating back to 1940–45
Words nearby portal-to-portal pay
portal lobule of liver,
portal system,
portal vein,
portal-systemic encephalopathy,
portal-to-portal,
portal-to-portal pay,
portamento,
portance,
portative,
portative organ,
portcullis