World Health Survey 2003

Ghana, 2003

Reference ID

GHA_2003_WHS_v01_M

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World Health Organization (WHO)

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Apr 25, 2019

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Apr 25, 2019

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Total workers with basic pay (BP_TOTAL)

Data file: ows_partab

Overview

Valid: 0

Invalid: 0

Type: Continuous

Decimal: 2

Range: -

Format:

Questions and instructions

Literal question

TOTAL, Basic Pay

Question post text

sum of cols. 2, 4, and 6

Description

Definition

Time unit - basis of computing, determining or fixing the basic pay or allowance, i.e., hour, day or month. This is different from frequency of payment such as twice a month.
Time-rate workers on full time basis - those paid on the basis of a time unit and who work at jobs with hours of work equal to or more than those considered as normal or regular to the establishment.
Wage rate - refers to the sum of basic pay and regular/guaranteed cash allowances.

Basic pay includes:
• Pay for normal/regular working time before deductions for employees social security contributions (e.g. SSS/GSIS, PhilHealth, PAG-IBIG) and withholding taxes, etc.

Basic pay excludes:
• Overtime, night shift differential and other premium pay
• Commissions, tips and share of employees in service charges
• Payments in kind
• Allowances
• Bonuses and gratuities