Unlike a salary where you make the same amount regardless of how much time you work, hourly workers are paid for exactly the amount of time they spend working. A fixed hourly rate of pay means you have a set amount you're paid for each hour of work you perform.
Today, Daylight Saving Time (DST) is used to save energy and make better use of daylight. The idea has been suggested in ancient times and later by famous scientists. Benjamin Franklin suggested waking up earlier. US founding father Benjamin Franklin suggested waking up earlier to economize candle usage.
â¢ More than 70 countries observe daylight-saving time. No one is sure just how much daylight is saved, globally, each year, though physics indicates none. â¢ It is daylight-saving time, not daylight-savings time. So it is decreed by those who spend inordinate amounts of time policing words. MORE: Daylight-saving time and Arizona: Why they don't mix | Why one donut of Arizona observes daylight-saving time | Is Arizona great or crazy for ignoring daylight-saving time?