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FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1987

HE POINTED OUT THAT WHILE WAGE RATES PROVIDE A MEASURE UNIT PRICE OF LABOUR, PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED IS A MEASURE CAPITA EARNINGS.

OF THE OF PER

AMOUNT OF REMUNERATION FOR NORMAL WAGES AND SALARIES, COMMISSION AND TIPS, GOOD

WAGE RATES REPRESENT THE HOURS OF WORK, AND ARE DEFINED TO INCLUDE BASIC COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCE, MEAL BENEFITS, ATTENDANCE BONUS AND NIGHT SHIFT ALLOWANCE.

GUARANTEED AND REGULAR FREQUENTLY THAN MONTHLY,

IN ADDITION, YEAR-END BONUS AND OTHER BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES THAT ARE PAID LESS ARE CONVERTED TO AN EQUIVALENT MONTHLY RATE WHEN RATE INDICES.

COMPILING THE

WAGE

CASH

ABOVE AND OTHER

TOTAL PAYROLL, ON THE OTHER HAND, IS THE AMOUNT OF DIRECT

THE PAYMENTS THAT EMPLOYEES RECEIVE FROM EMPLOYERS. APART FROM OVERTIME PAY ALSO INCLUDES MENTIONED CASH RECEIPTS, IT NON-GUARANTEED AND IRREGULAR BONUSES AND ALLOWANCES.

HENCE, STATISTICS ON PAYROLL PER

NUMBER

PERSON ENGAGED OF HOURS ACTUALLY

TEND ΤΟ BE THE WORKED,

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

IN WAGE

RATES

DO

NOT NECESSARILY

CONFORM WITH THOSE IN PAYROLL PER PERSON ENGAGED.

ARE FINDINGS

OF

PUBLISHED IN A THE SURVEY

REPORT

WAGES, VOL. I, JUNE 1987 WHICH SALARIES AND EMPLOYEE BENEFITS STATISTICS WILL BE ON SALE SHORTLY AT THE GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS CENTRE.

DETAILED II ISSUE OF THE REPORT CONTAINING

OF NORMAL HOURS OCCUPATIONAL STATISTICS, SUCH AS WAGE RATES, NUMBER

DAYS IS EXPECTED

BR PUBLICATIONS CENTRE IN EARLY

VOL. THE

STANDARD NUMBER OF OF WORK AND AVAILABLE AT THE GOVERNMENT 1987.

WORKING

ΤΟ NOVEMBER

WAGES

FOR ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE WAGE INDICES, PLEASE CONTACT THE

SECTION OF THE CENSUS AND STATISTICS AND LABOUR COSTS STATISTICS DEPARTMENT ON 5-8234746 OR 5-8234747.

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