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Functions of money
Medium of exchange
Store of value
Unit of account
Standard for deferred payment
Wage factors
Wages
Overtime aka moonlighting
Bonuses
Commission
Non-wage factors
Job contentment
Working conditions
Fringe benefits
Location and size of the firm
Chances of promotion
Differences in earnings
Male/female
Skilled/unskilled
Private/public
Agricultural/manufacturing/services
Male/female earnings
The reasons male earn more than female are:
Male devote more working hours
Males are always part of labor force, so they have more experience
Males are better at negotiating salaries
Discrimination
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Skilled/Unskilled earnings
Skilled workers earn more than unskilled workers because:
Skilled workers have greater productivity
Their supply is low
They have special skills to perform a particular job
Their job requires a qualification
Private/Public earnings
Private sector employees get higher wages than public sector employees
Reasons:
Main aim of private sector is profit
So they can give money to motivate
Public sector employees get other benefits
Public sector workers may also get higher wages by the help of trade unions
Agricultural/manufacturing/services earnings
In the third world countries the agricultural workers are paid less than
manufacturing worker because the supply of agricultural workers in third
world countries is high.
Workers belonging to the services industry earn more than the workers in
manufacturing industry
Trade unions
An organization of people who represent and protect the rights and interests
of it members
Trade unions demand:
Higher wages
Better working conditions
If demands are not met they may take an industrial action (strike)
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