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.
But what if an employer pays salaried employees semi-monthly? In that scenario, the employer divides the employeeâs salary into 24 semi-monthly pay periods. However, because the pay period is no longer tied to the workweek, different pay periods can have different numbers of working days.