Pay Day! -发薪水的一天！,NO. 12,2,Pay check：工资支票 An official form issued by a company which can be cashed at designated financial institutions. Pay stub：工资存根 Basically a receipt for record-keeping. Pay period：工资周期 The time covered between pay checks. Pay rate：工资标准 An agreed amount that the company pays per unit of time worked or unit of work done.,3,Gross：总额 The base employee income for a specified period, based on pay rate. Can be Salary (a fixed amount, daily/weekly/monthly, which is adjusted based on number of days worked/not worked) Wage (an hourly rate adjusted for the number of hours worked) Piece (a certain amount for each unit of work done),4,The gross income can also be adjusted for times such as commissions and bonuses. Commissions：佣金 Money earned on a regular basis on previous sales made. Bonuses：奖金 Money paid by the company for various reasons, such as meeting objectives, productivity incentives, special events (e.g. Xmas), etc.,6,They are also commonly referred to as deductions at source. Some of the more common deductions are: Income tax (federal, state (U.S.) or provincial (Canada), municipal in some locations) Pension (employee contributions for retirement) Medical (to pay for medical insurance) Charity (donations made to a charity of the employees choice),7,Net：净工资 The amount left after all deductions have been made from the gross income. Raise：加薪 Adjustment of pay rate, usually based on performance, cost of living, or promotion. Direct deposit：直接存入银行 Electronic transfer of your net amount to a bank.,8,Usage,The following sentences show how you could use some of the terms dealing with work compensation: （以下的句子是如何运用与工作补偿有关的专业术语的例子：） Have this months pay checks been processed yet? Dont forget to keep your pay stubs. You may need them for your tax return.,9,The companys changing the pay period from bi-monthly to bi-weekly. Our companys pay rates are very competitive. My company just adjusted our gross pay for inflation. Sales staff at our company receive 5% commission on sales.,10,We got a good bonus for beating our year-end targets. I took a $1 deduction on my pay check for the Presidential Election Fund. My take-home pay is much better since the government reduced taxes. I got a good raise when I got promoted. My company doesnt print pay checks. They use direct deposit.,11,Summary,Most people work for a living, and they do it primarily for the compensation they receive. However, remember that, while people usually dont want to work for nothing, companies dont want to pay for nothing, either! A compensation package works both ways, to benefit both the employer and employee.,12,大多数人为生计而工作，他们工作主要是为了得到经济上的补偿。但是要记住，员工不愿无偿工作，公司也不愿无偿付你工钱！补偿是双向的，对雇员和雇主都应该是有利的。,