What is an hourly employee?

Answer 1

An hourly employee is a worker who is paid by the hour. There are several ways to pay employees. One way is by the job. You can say to a painter, "If you will paint my room, I will pay you one hundred dollars." That is paying by the job. The worker gets paid for doing a particular task. He may do it fast or slow. A salesman may be on commission. He may get 5% of the value of every car he sells. If he sells 10 cars for $ 20,000 each, he sells $200,000 worth of cars. His commission would be $ 10,000. An hourly worker may work at Mc Donalds. He may get $8 an hour. If he stands behind the counter for 2 hours selling food, he would earn $ 16.