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WAGES AND SALARIES IN CASH

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French Equivalent: Salaires et traitements en espèces

Definition:
Wages and salaries in cash consist of wages or salaries payable at regular weekly, monthly or other intervals, including payments by results and piecework payments; plus allowances such as those for working overtime; plus amounts paid to employees away from work for short periods (e.g. on holiday); plus ad hoc bonuses and similar payments; plus commissions, gratuities and tips received by employees.

Source Publication:
SNA 7.33.

Cross References:
Wages and salaries in kind

Hyperlink:
http://esa.un.org/unsd/sna1993/introduction.asp

Statistical Theme: Labour statistics - Labour compensation statistics

Created on Tuesday, September 25, 2001

Last updated on Tuesday, May 21, 2002