1 Nokia (NOK) is in talks to buy Alcatel-Lucent (ALU) in a deal that would create a group worth around 40 billion euros ($42 billion). 2  The Finnish and French companies said in a statement that at this stage there was no certainty that a merger would go ahead.
PAYCHECKS Hourly Employees â Based on a Monday through Friday work schedule, a semi-monthly payperiod can have 9 to 12 workdays (72 - 96 hours), resulting in a varying number of work hoursin different pay periods and changes in net pay received each payday for hourly employees.
Confidence votes 13. Semi-monthly payroll means that employees will get their paychecks twice a month, or 24 times per year. Common dates for pay are the 1st and 15th, or 15th and the last day of the month, but an employer may choose any two dates that are roughly half a month apart.