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.
Don't count on saving on energy bills with daylight saving time. Even though DST in the United States came about in the Energy Policy Act of 2005, the leading author on daylight savings time said it only cuts electrical use by 0.5 percent -- if that. A study in Indiana in 2008 showed little change in energy use when parts of the state went to daylight saving time. Similar results were found in Australia in 2000, when part of the country switched temporarily to daylight saving time to extend the hours for Summer Olympics events.