Hourly worker
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An hourly worker or hourly employee is an employee paid an hourly wage
for their services, as opposed to a fixed salary
. Hourly workers may often be found in service and manufacturing occupations, but are common across a variety of fields.
Hourly employment is often associated but not synonymous with at-will employment
.
Wage
A wage is a compensation, usually financial, received by workers in exchange for their labor.Compensation in terms of wages is given to workers and compensation in terms of salary is given to employees...
for their services, as opposed to a fixed salary
Salary
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....
. Hourly workers may often be found in service and manufacturing occupations, but are common across a variety of fields.
Hourly employment is often associated but not synonymous with at-will employment
At-will employment
At-will employment is a doctrine of American law that defines anemployment relationship in which either party can break the relationship with no liability, provided there was no express contract for a definite term governing the employment relationship and that the employer does not belong to a...
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