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Highest salary religious associate professionals at 30 years of experience: Rs32,477 to Rs224,841 per month
19-Mar-2024 - After 25 years of work experience, religious associate professionals earn a monthly wage that ranges from Rs37,800 to Rs183,269. Since starting their first job, 39% of workers in this occupation have worked fewer than 5 years. This is the conclusion of research carried out by Paycheck.pk, in 2024.
News
14 March 2024 -Among the new cabinet members tasked with leading Pakistan, Muhammad Aurangzeb has stood out because of his previous position as a banker, having worked for both a major Pakistani bank, HBL, and a number of international banks, such as Citibank and JP Morgan. Facing a very difficult economic crisis, with currency devaluing and rapidly growing inflation rates, there are hopes that Aurangzeb can help steer the country in the right direction, especially given his prior experience with the international market system. Find out about the living wages in Pakistan.
Minimum Wage
How are Minimum Wage workers paid in Pakistan? Are they compensated enough to cover their basic needs? Does compensation differ depending on skill level? Unskilled workers make PKR25,000.00 per month, while highly skilled workers earn PKR30,089.00 per month. Learn more about Minimum Wages in Pakistan.
The 2022 Labour Rights Index of Pakistan showcases interesting data regarding the consideration of working people's rights, taking various parameters into account on a worldwide scale to compare the availability and effectiveness of basic rights. In Pakistan, out of a total population of 217 million people, 73.9 million comprise the workforce, but only 20.3% are female.
While parameters like Employee Security and Fair Wages score relatively high, work laws and the environment are not favourable for women. Pakistan has a score of only 40 for Maternity at Work, despite the country's fertility rate being at 3.5. Overall, the country's total index stands at 50.5-60, indicating limited access to decent work in Pakistan. Learn more about the Labour Rights Index of Pakistan and the country's progress towards providing decent work for all.
GIg work in Pakistan
Data on the gig economy in several countries, including Pakistan, has been released by a group consisting of WageIndicator, Leeds Index, and Fairwork. The data was gathered between October 2022 and January 2023 and indicates that 2% of Pakistan's workforce is involved in the gig economy. Additionally, it can be seen that the main gig economy platforms of the country are FoodPanda, GharPar, Uber, Bykea, Careem, Cheetay and Daraz. The former three companies have been rated a 1/10 by Fairwork, and the others have a rating of 0/10.
The gig economy GharPar is the only one which has a rating of 1/10 in terms of fair pay. GharPar makes sure that their employees receive the minimum wage set by the government. An interesting case study of FoodPanda and UN women shows how workplace gender equality is being promoted. FoodPanda aims to empower women, a right which falls under UN Empowerment Principles. Workers take actions too about their working conditions, as can be seen in the case of Bykea’s workers confrontation and FoodPanda’s workers going on a strike. Know more about the data collected, with statistics and visuals on the gig economy of Pakistan here.
Income tax
Will you have to pay tax on your income in Pakistan? If your yearly income is less than PKR 400,000, this means that you do not have to pay income tax. Income can come from a salary or by other means. For salaried individuals, there are different tax rates based on your salary. Learn more about income tax in Pakistan here.
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