Sentence examples for pay was docked from inspiring English sources

The head of Ferrovie dello Stato, Mauro Moretti, threatened to quit if his pay was docked.

When he slipped and broke a rib, his already meager pay was docked for the days that he had missed.

Weakness in Microsoft's Windows division and the slow progress of its Internet unit were among the reasons Mr. Ballmer's pay was docked then.

They are separately seeking status as a class on behalf of "at least 80" employees whose pay was docked, according to the complaint.

I went to work by bus and came home by bus". A couple of times bus delays made him late for work and his pay was docked.

A few years ago, Mr. Serra's pay was docked for "conduct unbecoming" related to his campaign activities, said Thomas Antenen, a spokesman for the Department of Correction.

Beyond that, pay is docked.

An anonymous care worker in Glasgow Pay is docked, or incorrect, and often not corrected until months later.

Elves who turn down shifts to look after sick children or to attend school plays are blacklisted; pay is docked for those who turn up more than two minutes late for work.

Those who choose not to attend are charged with a day off anyway, leading the writer to wonder: "What if we are late or leave early -- will our pay be docked?

Pay is docked for failure to appear because that is what an employer would do; benefits do not vary with family size, because neither do wages; mothers are expected to be available for work when their child is 12 weeks old, because that is the norm in the job market.Is this too stern?