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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. 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 ...

  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. Salary - Wikipedia

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    Personal finance. A salary is a form of periodic payment from an employer to an employee, which may be specified in an employment contract. It is contrasted with piece wages, where each job, hour or other unit is paid separately, rather than on a periodic basis. Salary can also be considered as the cost of hiring and keeping human resources for ...

  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. Wages and salaries - Wikipedia

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    Wages and salaries. Wages and salaries are the remuneration paid or payable to employees for work performed on behalf of an employer or services provided. Normally, an employer is not permitted to withhold the wages or any part thereof, except as permitted or required by law. Employers are required by law to deduct from wages, commonly termed ...

  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 ...