Re: Sallary vs wages

Tony Cooper wrote:
> On Fri, 23 Dec 2005 04:08:18 +0000 (UTC), Salvatore Volatile
><me@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
>>Tony Cooper wrote:
>>> On Thu, 22 Dec 2005 23:20:03 -0500, Spehro Pefhany
>>><speffSNIP@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>Do companies still use physical paychecks (or cash in little
>>>>envelopes, for that matter) much in the USofA?
>>>
>>> Quite a bit, but I suspect it's income-dependent. The higher the
>>> income, the less likely to receive an actual check instead of being
>>> paid by direct deposit. There are many people that don't have a
>>> checking account.
>>
>>Hence the long lines of poor people at check-cashing joints on payday.
>>
>>> As far as I know, anyone can opt to receive a check instead of a
>>> direct deposit.
>>
>>In my experience, there's no "opting" for a check -- the check is the
>>default form of payment for most jobs. If you want direct deposit you
>>always have to opt for that -- filling out (= BrE "filling in") a form
>>therefor.
>>
>
> I think whenever you are presented with a choice, you "opt". If the
> employer, at any time, says "check or direct deposit you opt for one
> or the other. The default only comes into play when you don't make a
> choice.

I don't think that's right, Coop. Traditionally, employees made no choice.
They got paid with a check. At some point the option of having direct
deposit became available. But note how that's generally spoken of --
people see it as a sort of automatic deposit of a paper check into an
account, though it isn't.


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