White Collar Worker

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White Collar Worker

An office worker, especially an educated or respected one. White collar works include (but are not limited to) clerical employees, salespersons, retail managers, bankers and so forth. White collar workers are usually salaried (though many others work primarily on commission). White collar workers contrast with blue collar workers, who generally perform manual labor of some kind and/or have less education. Stereotypically, white collar workers earn more than blue collar workers, but this varies by job, industry and experience.

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Workers at the installation in Cumbria, run by British Nuclear Fuels (BNFL), voted overwhelmingly on Monday for industrial action over a long-running grievance relating to pay differentials between blue and white collar workers.

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