Definition: Monthly earnings
Labour market
Monthly earnings were calculated using Basis 2. In monthly earnings periodic bonuses play a very important part in some member countries, and are known in advance by both employer and employee. For the purpose of analysing monthly earnings, they were calculated on the same basis as monthly earnings (Basis 2), and divided by the number of months work to which they relate. These bonuses were not included in the monthly earnings but are distinguished separately.
Source:
Eurostat, "Statistics on the structure and distribution of earnings: Methods and definitions", Data 1995, 1998 Edition, Office for Official Publications of the European Communities, Luxembourg, 1999, p.13
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