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GUARANTEED AND REGULAR LESS FREQUENTLY THAN MONTHLY,
COMPILING THE WAGE
IN ADDITION, YEAR-END BONUS AND OTHER BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES THAT ARE PAID ARE CONVERTED TO AN EQUIVALENT MONTHLY RATE WHEN RATE INDEXES.
CASH
PAY
ABOVE AND OTHER
TOTAL PAYROLL, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT
THE PAYMENTS THAT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FROM EMPLOYERS. APART FROM
INCLUDES OVERTIME MENTIONED CASH RECEIPTS, IT NON-GUARANTEED AND IRREGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES.
ALSO
HENCE, STATISTICS ON PAYROLL PER OF NUMBER
PERSON ENGAGED HOURS ACTUALLY
TEND ΤΟ BE WORKED,
THE
OF
SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN THE TIMING OF THE PAYMENT OF BONUSES AND BACK-PAY, AND THE COMPOSITION THE LABOUR FORCE.
AS A
RESULT,
MOVEMENTS
WAGE IN
CONFORM WITH THOSE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.
FINDINGS
ARE
RATES
DO
NOT
NECESSARILY
OF REPORT
WAGES, 1988 WHICH
PUBLISHED IN A THE SURVEY SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS VOLUME I, MARCH WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.
VOLUME
11
THE
DETAILED THE
ISSUE OF
REPORT CONTAINING
OF NORMAL HOURS OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER
DAYS IS
TO EXPECTED
BE STANDARD WORKING NUMBER OF OF WORK AND
AUGUST THIS AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN EARLY YEAR.
THE WAGES ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES CAN BE DIRECTED TO
SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8235024 OR 5-8234747.
TABLE 1:
NOMINAL SECTORS
INDEXES WAGE
BY
SELECTED
MAJOR
ECONOMIC
SELECTED MAJOR ECONOMIC SECTORS
MANUFACTURING
WHOLESALE/RETAIL,
IMPORT/EXPORT TRADES AND
RESTAURANTS AND HOTELS
TRANSPORT SERVICES
INDEXES (MARCH 1982 = 100)
MAR. 1987
JUN. 1987
SEPT. 1987
DEC. 1987
MAR.
1988
142.1
146.2
148.4
149.5
154.6
135.2 137.5
141.5
146.5
151.6
164.0 166.6
170.4
170.3
177.9
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