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.
Divide the gross semi-monthly salary for a full pay period by the number of calendar days in that pay period. A semi-monthly gross pay of $2,000 equates to a daily rate of $133.33 in a pay period with 15 days. In a pay period with 16 days, the daily rate would be $125. In February a pay period could have 13 or 14 days, which translates to daily rates of $153.85 or $142.86.