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Shift allowance

Meaning in job interviews & careers, with examples

nounCommon term

In job interviews & careers, shift allowance means: Additional pay for working specified shifts such as nights or rotating hours.

In Turkish: vardiya ödeneği

How it is used

Check which shifts qualify; the term does not imply the same rate everywhere.

Example sentences

  1. The advertised salary excludes the shift allowance for night work.

    The extra payment sits outside the stated basic amount.

  2. Her shift allowance changed when she moved to daytime hours.

    Eligibility depends on the working pattern covered by the arrangement.

Common collocations

  • night shift allowance
  • qualify for a shift allowance
  • base salaryThe fixed amount of pay you get before bonuses, commission, overtime or benefits are added.
  • salaryA fixed amount of money that an employer pays you for your work, usually agreed as a yearly figure and paid every month.

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