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MONDAY, JULY 17, 1989
A SPOKESMAN FOR THE CENSUS AND
ATTENTION
STATISTICS
DREW INDEXES
DEPARTMENT TO THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN THE WAGE INDEXES AND THE OF PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED WHICH ARE ALSO PUBLISHED INTERVALS.
UNIT
AT QUARTERLY
HE POINTED OUT THAT WHILE WAGE RATES PROVIDE A MEASURE OF PRICE OF LABOUR, PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IS A MEASURE OF CAPITA EARNINGS.
THE
PER
HOURS
WAGE RATES REPRESENT THE AMOUNT OF
REMUNERATION
FOR NORMAL AND SALARIES,
TIPS, GOOD
OF WORK, AND ARE DEFINED TO INCLUDE BASIC WAGES COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE, MEAL BENEFITS, COMMISSION AND ATTENDANCE BONUS AND NIGHT SHIFT ALLOWANCE.
IN ADDITION, YEAR-END BONUS AND OTHER GUARANTEED BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES THAT ARE PAID LESS FREQUENTLY THAN MONTHLY, ARE AND REGULAR CONVERTED TO AN EQUIVALENT MONTHLY RATE WHEN COMPILING THE WAGE INDEXES.
RATE
TOTAL PAYROLL, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT PAYMENTS THAT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FROM EMPLOYERS. MENTIONED CASH RECEIPTS, IT ALSO INCLUDES OVERTIME PAY AND OTHER
APART FROM THE GUARANTEED AND IRREGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES.
HENCE,
CASH
ABOVE
NON-
TEND ΤΟ BE WORKED, THE OF
STATISTICS ON PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED SENSITIVE TO CHANGES IN THE NUMBER OF HOURS TIMING OF THE PAYMENT OF BONUSES AND BACK-PAY, AND THE COMPOSITION
ACTUALLY THE LABOUR FORCE.
AS A RESULT, MOVEMENTS IN WAGE RATES DO NOT NECESSARILY CONFORM WITH THOSE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.
PAYROLL SLIGHTLY THE
AS THE LABOUR MARKET TIGHTENS, THE RATE OF INCREASE IN PER PERSON ENGAGED CAN NORMALLY BE EXPECTED TO EXCEED RATE OF INCREASE IN WAGES.
HOWEVER, THERE MAY BE OCCASIONS WHERE, ON LABOUR TURNOVER AND ACUTE LABOUR SHORTAGE, MORE EXPERIENCED AND BETTER ACCOUNT OF RAPID PAID WORKERS ARE TEMPORARILY SUBSTITUTED BY THOSE WITH LESS EXPERIENCE AND LOWER PAY, RESULTING IN THE LATTER RATE OF INCREASE EXCEEDING FORMER RATE.
THE
WILL BE GPO
THE SURVEY FINDINGS ARE PUBLISHED SALARIES AND
IN A REPORT OF EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS VOL. I, MARCH 1989 ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS BUILDING, CONNAUGHT PLACE, CENTRAL.
WAGES, WHICH CENTRE,
VOL.
CONTAINING DETAILED
THE
II ISSUE OF THE REPORT OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER OF NORMAL WORK AND NUMBER OF STANDARD WORKING DAYS IS EXPECTED TO BE AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN EARLY AUGUST.
HOURS OF AVAILABLE
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDEXES MAY BE MADE TO THE LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS SECTION OF THE DEPARTMENT ON TEL. 5-8234744 OR 5-8234747.
CENSUS AND
WAGES
AND
STATISTICS
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