31.   Almost one in four companies had imposed an outright pay freeze, the company said.

32.   Barclays says there has been no pay freeze, but that workers will be rewarded based on their productivity.

33.   Barclays disputes charges of a pay freeze but says workers will now be rewarded based on their productivity.

34.   For next year, for example, an open-book policy may have to be exercised if employees are to volunteer for pay freezes or cuts.

35.   He exhorted the government to follow the example set by the private sector in downsizing and pay freezes to weather the storm.

36.   Hundreds of workers at a truck plant owned by U.S. company Caterpillar went on strike Tuesday over a pay freeze, the company said.

37.   Officials of the Hong Kong Aircrew Officers Association insisted that Cathay promise them pay increases after they take cuts for two years and pay freeze for another year.

38.   The austerity plan largely targeted public workers through pay freezes and cuts in benefits.

39.   The pilots demand a promise of a pay increase if they promise to take two years of pay cuts and a yearlong pay freeze.

40.   The pilots demand a promise of annual pay increases if they promise to take two years of pay cuts and a yearlong pay freeze.