why are more employers paying employees bi-weekly?

@Turtlepower I wonder why more jobs are doing that

@Hanginginthere Probably cheaper payroll wise. Also, time recording varies a lot and two weeks allows easier changes to be made.

@Turtlepower what is the difference between every two weeks and twice a month?

@BittersweetPotato 24 paychecks vs 26-27 paychecks (sometimes a year has a weird starting point in terms of when you get paid).

@Turtlepower I don't think I understand what you are saying

@BittersweetPotato There are 52 weeks in a year. Every two weeks you get 26 paychecks in a year. There are 12 months in a year so I only get 24 paychecks.

So the day of the week I get paid varies significantly at times. I've never had a job that pays like the one I'm currently in.

@Turtlepower But the total pay won't change, right. You are still getting your yearly salary whether over 26 or 24 pay cheques. Although, very weird that pay day varies. Any accounting dept should a cut off date and should release payroll on a specific date. How do they even function and cloae their books that way.

@BittersweetPotato yeah, the pay ends up being the same, but it's really weird and inconsistent. It's never late so idc but it's odd. That was my only point originally.

@Turtlepower Same. For the first 2 decades, everyone was paying me bi-weekly. Weekly pay has only been more recent for me, and it's so inexpensive now that many employers use it as a hiring incentive.