Abstract
Many different kinds of employees are paid by the hour. When seedy hotels advertise room rates by the hour you can be sure that ladies (and gentlemen) of the night are consulting their clients in that district.
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Furnham, A. (2012). Hourly payments. In: The Engaging Manager. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137273871_24
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