In a 2020 study referenced by Statistics Canada’s latest release, 31% of employed recent immigrants in February 2020 had worked in their positions for less than a year. Additionally, 22% of recent immigrants worked in low-wage occupations where hourly wages...
This is actually down from $21 per hour in 2014/15, likely due to the influx of new freelancers from emerging economies, where hourly rates tend to be lower. However, it’s still very high compared to the average wages seen in traditional employment. For example, the average hourly wage ...
Minimum wage is the lowest hourly rate that employers are legally required to pay their employees. In the United States, the federal minimum wage is 7.25 U.S. dollars per hour which, when adjusted for inflation, is approximately 40 percent lower than what it was in 1970. To offer a global...
China’s manufacturing is predicted to move to the inland provinces This will happen as wages continue to rise in the wealthier coastal provinces. The Economist writes, “The next China may instead lie closer to home: within China’s borders, but away from its coasts.” A map showing the ...
This has led to an increasing need for translation services and interpreters, demonstrated by mean hourly wages within this profession having been on the rise since 2015 in the United States. Show more - Description Published by , Dec 5, 2024...
Well, here we can say a bit more about money as it does make an indirect appearance. It’s more about income instability, though, rather than hourly wages. And it’s actually a lack of traditional employment-related benefits that keep people up at night. The runner-up is irregular working...
Many hourly workers prefer to receive their pay on the same day they work. According to the cited Onbe survey, 70% of employees would opt for this option if their employer offered it. Employers are also keen on assisting their employees with this preference. As the data suggests, almost 9...
Lawyers ranked 28th out of more than 800 occupations for average wages in 2023. The average wage for all U.S. workers was $65,470. What’s the average hourly rate for lawyers? As reported in Clio’sLegal Trends Report,the average hourly billable rate for lawyers in 2024 was $341. ...
A survey has revealed that 43% of hourly workers have embellished their work hours. (Workforce.com, 2021) An extreme case of time theft involved a US Postal Service worker in Washington DC who claimed $40,000 in wages for jury duty. The said worker claimed that the jury service lasted fo...
Remuneration (pay, wages) of a worker or group of workers for services performed during a specific period of time. The term usually carries a defining word or phrase, such as straight-time average hourly earnings. Because a statistical concept is usually involved in the term and its variations...