A salaried worker carries out a work activity in exchange for a salary.
An individual who receives a salary as compensation for the work activity he or she carries out is known as an employee . The salary, also called salary , is the monetary remuneration that the worker receives on a regular basis for his work.
The salaried worker , in this way, transfers his labor power to another person, who pays him a salary in exchange. It can be said that an employee is an employee of a company or entity, unlike independent or self-employed workers.
Characteristics of salaried work
Being an employee means having to respect a series of rules and face duties such as complying with established schedules, respecting colleagues and superiors, carrying out the tasks entrusted to them...
Labor relations must be governed by law through a contract that protects the rights of the employee and stipulates their responsibilities and obligations. However, there is informal or black labor, where the employee lacks protection.
The price of the salary depends on the game of supply and demand in the labor market. The State , in any case, usually establishes mandatory minimum wages so that no employee receives a remuneration lower than that established by law.
Functioning of the capitalist system
In the capitalist system , the majority of workers are salaried. When an employee applies his labor force, he generates a certain wealth (which translates into the manufacturing of a product , the offering of a service, etc.). The employer rewards the employee with the remuneration, which represents a percentage of that wealth, and appropriates the rest: this surplus value is the employer's profit.
It should be noted that, beyond the salary, there are other variables that determine the employee's employment situation , such as hours of rest, paid vacations, bonuses or access to social work.
Labor laws provide protection to salaried workers.
Advantages of being salaried
Among the advantages of being a salaried employee are the following:
-You have the security of having a monthly salary that is fixed, which allows you to have some peace of mind regarding what happens to the self-employed worker.
-Incentives and salary increases as well as extra payments are received periodically.
-There is a fixed schedule as well as paid vacations and days of rest.
-There is a company behind it that assumes the consequences, personal and economic, in the event of a work accident.
Points against this type of contracting
Being a salaried employee also has its disadvantages, such as:
-It is known that only what is established in the contract will be charged per month and nothing more.
-You have to abide by the rules established in the company whether you like it or not.
-When carrying out work, one is at the mercy of what superiors establish and the complementary work of colleagues.
-At any time the company can close or you can be fired.
-In terms of schedule, vacations and days off, you have to respect what is imposed by the company, even if it is not what you like the most.
-It is not so easy to achieve new personal goals or even achieve a salary increase or even a better position within the company.