Comments on: Hourly wages model. Will it work in Pakistan?

By: Kashif

Kashif — Wed, 08 Aug 2007 07:25:56 +0000

I am more inclined towards paying lumpsum for outsourced projects cause in case of hourly wages one has to strictly ascertain and maintan the deliverables.

By: sonia

sonia — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 16:42:09 +0000

why not? must try hourly wages idea is cool with me as developer, must be cool with models as well

By: Yasir H. Sheikh

Yasir H. Sheikh — Thu, 02 Aug 2007 08:58:01 +0000

I have experimented with hourly wages idea; but in the end there was confusion and chaos. Yes, it suits our social milieu to have monthly wages model, and peace of mind with it. Hourly wages system kills it all.

By: Asim

Asim — Wed, 01 Aug 2007 18:25:58 +0000

Hourly wages make sense for programming jobs as well as any job available, whether its graphic design, print media design, advertising, or whatever. It depends on the nature of project, the company policies etc. If a project is well managed, with all design done, all tasking/scheduling complete and the company needs additional staff to shorten the timeline, this can be done with hourly-wage employees. These employees are usually paid higher than full-time employees but they do not get health benefits and other benefits. Now one might argue that in Pakistan, most companies don’t give any benefits anyway so what’s the point of having hourly wages – well if a company doesn’t treat its full time different from any other employee, they are effectively paying all employees on hourly basis (just that they never admit it).

My 2 cents..!

By: Nash

Nash — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 19:48:23 +0000

I disagree with your ideas but I agree with your conclusion. Its the cultural difference. Foreigners are amazed when they see the amount of hardwork and time we devout to our work. Its almost as if we have no recreational life Which is true. Hourly wages lead to overtime pay which is prone to abuse. Its Parkinson’s law. Employee’s will stick around longer, task times will inflate. Hourly wages only makes sense when dealing with non-creative tangible labour.

By: mansoor

mansoor — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:31:45 +0000

Daily labourers in the city often earn on a daily basis, so the system is already working here. Which is why you see so many labourers not liking holidays nor strikes cuz it means no money for the day, and why they go in hordes when called for a rally cuz they’re usually paid more than at their jobs for it.

Secondly, daily wages would lead to a breakdown of the already barely present family system, as in the greed to earn more money, quality time with family will be all but sacrificed.

Just my two cents

By: Munir Usman

Munir Usman — Tue, 31 Jul 2007 12:18:49 +0000

I think this problem can easily be solved by having monthly wages paid on the basis of worked hours in the whole month. More you work, more you get. This will encourage employees to work extra hours in order to save more at the end of the month.