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.
Semi-monthly is one of the most common pay schedules. Employees are paid two times per month, or 24 times per year, usually on either the 1st and the 15th of every month, or the 15th and the last day of the month. This method is usually preferred by accountants over the biweekly schedule because it makes monthly voluntary deductions easier.