When do you get paid?

9 April 2012

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The days of a weekly cash paypacket are long gone for most. Most payment is now electronic, yet how and when you’re paid still varies and a confused pay schedule can cause havoc if it’s out of kilter with your bills. When do you get paid?

The days of a weekly cash paypacket are long gone for most. Most payment is now electronic, yet how and when you’re paid still varies and a confused pay schedule can cause havoc if it’s out of kilter with your bills.

When do you get paid?

Results

I work casually and paid as & when		184 votes (1 %)
I'm paid every four weeks		2,188 votes (9 %)
I'm paid fortnightly		114 votes (0 %)
I'm paid weekly		2,356 votes (9 %)
No payday (e.g. self-employed / unemployed / retired / homemaker)		2,862 votes (11 %)
Other payment system		364 votes (1 %)
Paid monthly: 1st week of the month		1,122 votes (4 %)
Paid monthly: 2nd week of the month		897 votes (4 %)
Paid monthly: 3rd week of month		2,918 votes (12 %)
Paid monthly: 4th or 5th week of month		12,146 votes (48 %)

                   25,151 votes received.

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