oct/nov 2009
25
DOLLARS & SENSE
Employees Chasin
g Higher Salaries
New statistics suggest that employees are still seeking
higher salaries and prospects of promotion in the
current market. The figures come from a survey of 270
employees and job-seekers from a range of industries by
Aequalis Consulting, a respected accounting and finance
recruitment firm.
When asked which factors were most important when
considering a career move, 32 percent of respondents
indicated higher salaries and 36 per cent prospects of
promotion. Only 19.5 per cent nominated flexible work
hours, 1.6 per cent bonus payments, and 5.7 per cent
benefits packages.
A Tall Order
Taller people are
able to earn more
money than their
shorter counterparts
simply because taller
people are perceived
to be more intelligent
and powerful, this
according to a study
published in The
Economic Record
by Wiley-Blackwell.
The study entitled
"Does Size Matter in
Australia?" uses newly
available data from the
Household, Income
and Labour Dynamics
in Australia (HILDA)
survey to estimate the
relationship between
hourly wages and two
aspects of body size:
height and BMI. It
finds that taller people,
particularly men, earn
more money with
every five centimetres
of height being worth
about $950 per annum.
According to the recent Urban
Lifestyle study, Australians
working in the CBD of major
cities spend an average of
$13.50 per day on lunch.
Try bringing your lunch to
work twice a week, and you
could be saving
$1,296.
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Now that's enough to
see you jet setting to
Bali for a few lunches.