What Impacts Payroll When Considering Gross Pay?

• Payroll Schedule/ The Pay Frequency

Each country has different payroll frequencies based on agreements and employment laws.

Pay periods can vary from weekly (52), semi-monthly (24), and monthly (12) and will also differ in each country and from one customer to another.

The pay frequency that an organization chooses will depend on the industry, employee size, and classification of employees.

US employees are more likely to be paid bi-weekly 🇺🇸

Some countries that pay monthly may have an additional 13th & 14th salary payment as mandatory. The annual salary will be paid over 13 or 14 installments instead of 12.

• Working Week

The standard working week and working hours will vary from country to country.

In most countries, like the US and Europe, the standard working week is Monday to Friday. However, the working week runs from Sunday to Thursday in countries such as Israel and Bangladesh.

The standard working hours can vary from:

• 35 hours/ week in France
• 40 hours/ week in Spain or US
• Up to 48 hours/ week in India
• Employee Classification

Employee or Contractor or Intern or Consultant, the different types will have different legislations and requirements surrounding how they are processed.

• Employment Law

Countries will have varying country and regional minimum wage laws that must be adhered to.

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