In fact, across-the-board wage cuts would almost certainly reduce, not increase, employment.

事实上，几乎可以肯定的是，全面减薪会减少而不是增加就业。

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They had a wage increase of 321 yuan a month across the board.

全体人员都包括在内这月的工资增加321元。

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The worker's wage was increased across the board.

工人的工资全面提高了。

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Further, Burtless points out, the across-the-board wage increase would affect small-business owners equally.

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For example, research has shown that, even in the US, many firms would prefer to reduce wage costs by eliminating some staff rather than affect morale and productivity by introducing across-the-board wage cuts.

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To plug the gap the three governing parties, the conservative New Democracy, PanHellenic Socialist Movement and Democratic Left, may have to rip out a key plank in their joint policy-platform: a deal ruling out further across-the-board wage cuts for the civil service.

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