41.   They have closed some of the gap on basic pay rates.

42.   They could stick with their utility and pay rates that reflect the average cost of power the utility will buy in a wholesale market, called the Power Exchange.

43.   They note that temps typically receive a higher hourly pay rate than permanent employees.

44.   Advertisers also agreed that union members should be used in online ads, though no pay rates were negotiated.

45.   And in the end the status quo remained, although with higher pay rates.

46.   Mercedes workers do Saturday shifts only in periods of strong demand, and then only at overtime pay rates.

47.   She also said the commission hopes to launch an equal pay forum to spread information among employers on tackling unequal pay rates.

48.   The industry also agreed that any ads made exclusively for the Internet would include union actors, although no pay rates were negotiated.

49.   The practice is not illegal, but the pay rate must mesh with minimum wage and overtime laws.

50.   French lorry drivers have staged several nationwide stoppages in the last years over pay rates, pensions, working times and European regulations.