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Workers’ Compensation: What’s payroll got to do with it?

Workers' Compensation Perspectives

A recent study of manufacturing hourly compensation demonstrated a similar pattern for the main components (social insurance, wages or salaries, and direct benefits) paid by employers in Canada and Australia: The main divisions of employer costs for employee compensation under the BLS study are wages or salaries and benefits.

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Labor Code in Iceland

Global People Strategist

Iceland is a country primarily supported by fisheries and manufacturing industries which allow for the harvesting and export of marine products and goods. Overtime work, however, is limited to 48-hours per week. The overtime pay rate per hour in Iceland is 1.0385% of the regular monthly wage. Paid Leave.

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Employee Leave: Setting Your PTO Policy

BerniePortal

Throughout the early 20th century, other industries came to adopt a standardized working week including railroad workers, manufacturers, printing companies, and others. So that’s how we wound up paying employees for 40 hours worked, plus overtime, if necessary. That’s because there are no federal requirements around paid leave.

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The essential guide to payroll in the Philippines

Ascender

While the Philippines is still considered an emerging market, it enjoys a strong and stable economy with low-interest rates, a focus on growing industries such as manufacturing and agribusiness, and a young and educated workforce. This is usually specified in the company’s leave policy. Here’s what you need to know.

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