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  2. Allowance (money) - Wikipedia

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    An allowance is an amount of money given or allotted usually at regular intervals for a specific purpose. [1] In the context of children, parents may provide an allowance ( British English : pocket money ) to their child for their miscellaneous personal spending.

  3. Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 - Wikipedia

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    Sen. James J. Davis (R-PA) and Rep. Robert L. Bacon (R–NY-1), the co-sponsors of the Davis–Bacon Act. The Davis–Bacon Act of 1931 is a United States federal law that establishes the requirement for paying the local prevailing wages on public works projects for laborers and mechanics.

  4. Glossary of construction cost estimating - Wikipedia

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    A Allocation of costs is the transfer of costs from one cost item to one or more other cost items. Allowance - a value in an estimate to cover the cost of known but not yet fully defined work. As-sold estimate - the estimate which matches the agreed items and price for the project scope. B Basis of estimate (BOE) - a document which describes the scope basis, pricing basis, methods ...

  5. Per diem - Wikipedia

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    Per diem (Latin for "per day" or "for each day") or daily allowance is a specific amount of money that an organization gives an individual, typically an employee, per day to cover living expenses when travelling on the employer's business. A per diem payment can cover part or all of the expenses incurred. For example, it may include an ...

  6. PFD allowance - Wikipedia

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    The fatigue allowance is intended to cover the time that the worker should be given to overcome fatigue due to work related stress and conditions. There are three factors that cause fatigue: (1) physical factors like standing and use of force, (2) mental and cognitive factors like mental strain and eye strain , and (3) environmental and work ...

  7. Compensation and benefits - Wikipedia

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    Drive employee performance – the basic idea is that if an employee knows that his/her bonus depend on the occurrence of a specific event (or paid according to performance, or if a certain goal is achieved), then the employee will do whatever he/she can to secure this event (or improve their performance, or achieve the desired goal). In other ...

  8. Business mileage reimbursement rate - Wikipedia

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    The business mileage reimbursement rate is used by some employers for computing employee reimbursement amounts when an employee operates a motor vehicle not owned by the employer for the employer's business purposes. The General Services Administration (GSA) sets the rate for federal jobs. In general, the GSA rate matches the annual rate set by ...

  9. List of executive actions by George H. W. Bush - Wikipedia

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    Facilitating Federal Employees' Participation in Community Service Activities November 5, 1992 154 12821: Improving Mathematics and Science Education in Support of the National Education Goals November 16, 1992 155 12822: Providing for Payment of Separate Maintenance Allowances to Employees Assigned to Johnston Island November 16, 1992 156 12823