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  2. Prevailing wage - Wikipedia

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    Prevailing wage. In United States government contracting, a prevailing wage is defined as the hourly wage, usual benefits and overtime, paid to the majority of workers, laborers, and mechanics within a particular area. This is usually the union wage. [1]: 1. Prevailing wages are established by regulatory agencies for each trade and occupation ...

  3. Piece work - Wikipedia

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    When paying a worker, employers can use various methods and combinations of methods. [2] Some of the most prevalent methods are: wage by the hour (known as "time work"); annual salary; salary plus commission (common in sales jobs); base salary or hourly wages plus gratuities (common in service industries); salary plus a possible bonus (used for some managerial or executive positions); salary ...

  4. Padrone system - Wikipedia

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    Forced labour and slavery. The padrone system was a contract labor system utilized by many immigrant groups to find employment in the United States, most notably Italian, but also Greeks, Chinese, Japanese, and Mexican Americans. [1] The word 'padrone' is an Italian word meaning 'boss', 'manager' or 'owner' when translated into English.

  5. Human resource management - Wikipedia

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    Business and economics portal. v. t. e. Human resource management (HRM) is the strategic and coherent approach to the effective and efficient management of people in a company or organization such that they help their business gain a competitive advantage. It is designed to maximize employee performance in service of an employer's strategic ...

  6. Living paycheck to paycheck statistics - AOL

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    Thirty-three percent of workers earning between $50,000 and $79,999 annually say they’re living paycheck to paycheck, compared to 36 percent of workers earning between $80,000 and $99,999 and 24 ...

  7. 20 Jobs You’re Most (and Least) Likely to Live Paycheck to ...

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    This job typically requires a bachelor's degree and five years of experience.With a median annual salary of $151,154, computer and information systems managers would still have $126,503 left after ...

  8. Lowell mills - Wikipedia

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    The Lowell system, also known as the Waltham-Lowell system, was "unprecedented and revolutionary for its time". Not only was it faster and more efficient, it was considered more humane than the textile industry in Great Britain by "paying in cash, hiring young adults instead of children, and by offering employment for only a few years and providing educational opportunities to help workers ...

  9. Paycheck - Wikipedia

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    Paycheck. A paycheck, also spelled paycheque, pay check or pay cheque, is traditionally a paper document (a cheque) issued by an employer to pay an employee for services rendered. In recent times, the physical paycheck has been increasingly replaced by electronic direct deposits to the employee's designated bank account or loaded onto a payroll ...