Are the following non-wage benefits available to any part-time employees at this location?

With respect to job quality, it is expected that "good jobs" offer a package of non-wage benefits.

Starting in 1999, several questions on non-wage benefits such as insurance and pension coverage were added.

Improvements were made in other non-wage benefits as well.

Non-wage benefit compensation may now be commonplace, but is it common to all employees?

• Good jobs went hand in hand with access to non-wage benefits.

The employer must make similar attestation regarding non-wage benefits offered.

There was also a strong union movement that ensured higher wages and more non-wage benefits for ordinary workers.

Clearly, not all differences in wage and non-wage benefits can be attributed solely to union status.

Of the 41 remaining provisions, he classified 24 as giving the same or an equivalent non-wage benefit to each group.

In addition to lower earnings, temporary workers are less likely to receive non-wage benefits and protections.

For details on this and other non-wage benefits in the workplace, see Akyeampong (1997).

Generally, in all sectors, non-wage benefits were most frequently offered to employees with full-time and longer tenure.

The greater the number of years employed in the current job (tenure), the higher the rate of access to all non-wage benefits.

Furthermore, each major type of non-wage benefit was available to a higher percentage of workers in permanent jobs.

Associated with these "good jobs" are high wages and substantial non-wage benefits, including health and dental plans.

Efforts should be made to encourage the establishment of workplace pensions and non-wage benefits programs to cover contingent workers.

Are workers who receive non-wage benefits also likely to receive high monetary remuneration?

One can envisage a need for government leadership in areas such as working conditions, employer-employee relations, or non-wage benefits.

Workers in agriculture are often not unionized, but may be compensated for lower wages through non-wage benefits such as free room and board.

Does your employer have any non-wage benefits such as pension plan, life insurance or dental plan?

Firms may also skimp on non-wage benefits, trim the number of hours worked by low-paid staff, or cut other costs.

Wages could, however, vary considerably in some occupations depending on experience, location, non-wage benefits and other factors.

Summary Non-wage benefits originally emerged in response to, and continue to be affected by, social, economic and demographic issues.

Non-wage benefits are often used by companies to attract and retain good employees, and thereby remain competitive.