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  • What is a piece rate?
    Wages based on number of items completed e.g. worker in clothes factory
  • Is a bonus an example of regular or irregular income?
    Irregular (only received if targets are reached!!)
  • Give an example of BIK
    Company Car, Company Phone, Health Insurance paid for by employer
  • Time and a half vs Double time - explain
    Time and a half: your standard wage for an hour x 1.5 (€10 x1.5 = €15) Double time: Double time is double your standard wage (€10 x 2 = €20)
  • What is a salary?
    It's a fixed annual payment made to an employee for an agreed amount of work
  • What is overtime?
    When an employee works for longer than their set hours - they may earn a higher rate of payment for those extra hours
  • Explain disposable income
    Income left after all taxes have been paid
  • What is the living wage?
    It is the lowest hourly rate an employee needs to earn to have a basic but acceptable standard of living
  • What is gross pay?
    Total pay before ANY deductions
  • What are statutory deducations?
    Compulsory deductions - you have no choice in the matter - you have to pay them by LAW
  • Explain discretionary income
    Income left over after taxes and essential spending
  • What is a wage?
    A wage is payment received for work done (actual work completed or time spent working) It isn't always the same every week!
  • What is a payslip?
    A payslip is a document that shows pay earned and amounts deducted. It can provided on paper or electronically - your employer has to provide you with a payslip
  • Net Pay = Gross Pay - _________?
    Total Deductions!
  • What is a bonus payment? Give an example
    Extra payments or rewards for working hard or for reaching targets e.g. Christmas Bonuses
  • Define Emploment
    Doing work for payment
  • Give two examples of statutory deductions
    PAYE | PRSI | USC
  • Give an example of non-money income
    Benefits in kind (BIK)
  • What is minimum wage?
    This is the lowest hourly rate that an employer has to pay an employee by law
  • What is income?
    Money received by a person or coming into a household
  • Give two examples of Voluntary Deducations
    Pensions | Savings | Loan Repayments | Private Healthcare | Trade Union Membership
  • What is a time rate?
    Wages based on number of hours worked.
  • What is net pay?
    This is your take-home pay - the money left after all deducations are made
  • What is commission?
    It's payment a worker receives on top of their salary for goods and services sold - it gives employees incentive!!
  • What are voluntary deductions?
    Not compulsory - you have a choice if you want to pay them or not!