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最新调查显示，如果工资支票迟到一周，将有近60%加拿大人无法支付账单。 / `. |# {7 R' m% d$ e a
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加拿大工资管理协会(Canadian Payroll Association)调查发现，大多数加拿大人不仅手头拮据，而且基本无力为退休储蓄。若工资迟发，约59%加拿大人无法支付账单。
* J. ~: ?% V% ?年轻上班族们尤其捉襟见肘。如果工资迟发，18至34岁的年轻人中有4 5%难以或很难维持生活。72%单身父母们表示工资迟发会导致他们无法支付账单。尽管理财规划师建议人们预留三个月的房租、食品和水电等应急费用，但显然加拿大人们没有遵照这一点。
8 ?, d9 V1 m N) [调查还发现50%加拿大上班族们无法拿出5%的净收入做退休储蓄。工资管理协会的主席兼CEO库哈尼(Patrick Culhane)说，由于近期股市的动荡，为退休储蓄就更难了。
) q( M4 D1 l/ W/ a* s约52%加拿大人认为若想退休生活舒适安逸，需要75万到300万元的资金。然而，约1/3表示努力比去年拿出更多钱来储蓄，但无法做到。另有42%表示无法拿出更多钱来储蓄。, t( [& X/ T$ w8 o1 m9 \( ~' H1 n
Majority of Canadian employees living paycheque to paycheque, not saving enough for retirement. Younger workers and single parents having most trouble making ends meet.
1 f* X& h0 {: E9 m/ m( QTORONTO, Sept. 14 /CNW/ - Results from a new nationwide survey show that a majority of working Canadians are cash-strapped and have little ability to put money away for their retirement.
, w, R+ e" h' n' S( N) wAccording to the 2009 National Payroll Week Employee Survey, conducted by the Canadian Payroll Association (CPA) and released today, 59% of Canadian employees report they would have trouble making ends meet if their paycheque was delayed by even one week. - q: N; k+ Y0 [. s
"We were shocked by that number. So many Canadians are now living so close to the line that if they miss a single paycheque, the majority will find themselves in financial difficulty," says Janice MacLellan, Chairman of the CPA. $ D; m7 Y7 A* K$ ~8 I
Financial experts recommend that people keep emergency funds totaling approximately three months of expenses (rent, mortgage, bills, groceries, etc.).
3 J; `1 [# [1 ~4 m& T' p2 c4 ?: S! c5 tBy age group, the younger workforce is feeling the greatest pinch, with 45% of those aged 18-34 saying it would be difficult or very difficult for them to meet their current financial obligations if a paycheque were delayed, and a further 21% stating that it would be somewhat difficult. By household, the situation is most precarious for single parents, with 72% saying they would have some trouble making ends meet if their pay were delayed.
* y5 Y' M& o4 J2 G) j z6 {8 _The survey also found that 50% of Canadian workers are unable to save more than 5% of their net pay for retirement. Financial experts generally recommend a retirement savings rate of about 10%.
- m. \- N. r5 r) j"Canadians are living paycheque to paycheque, and there's precious little left that they can put away for retirement," notes Patrick Culhane, CPA's President and CEO. 1 _- c# ]; H9 |* U2 l, h+ Q
About one-third of Canadian workers say they have been trying to save more money than a year ago because of the economic uncertainty but have been unable to do so. Another 42% say they aren't even attempting to save additional funds. Yet, the majority (52%) feels they'll need between $750,000 and $3 million to live comfortably in retirement.
" X* A% u+ W/ ]. e. F1 j; [. hThose finding it most difficult to put money aside are single parents, with 65% saying they're saving only 5% or less of their net pay.
S# `* B8 v( Y8 I5 b oA majority of Canadians (70%) say their first priority if they were to win $1 million in the lottery would be to pay off their debt, followed by contributing as much as possible toward retirement (35%) and investing (30%) as the next priorities. 1 s4 o6 k9 g: {1 W1 m
Of all regions, Quebecers would be more likely to use some of their lottery winnings to have a party (7%) than people living elsewhere in Canada (3%). Maritimers would be more likely to share their lottery winnings with family members (37%) than would the rest of the country (26%).
$ e$ E+ N( w/ ^$ K! B- Z+ Z8 ICash is king for Canadians when it comes to remuneration. A whopping 65% of those who responded said it's more important that they receive higher wages from their employer, compared to better health benefits (25%), and education funding (10%). |
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