But the actual definition of bi-monthly is every two months so the term is being used incorrectly.




Many graduate students get paid once a month (when I was in my Master's program we were paid every two weeks but in my PhD program they paid once a month). And I don't know how they do it now, but several years ago when I worked in IT The Bay's head office in Toronto was one of my clients and the people I dealt with there got paid monthly (and yes, they hated it).

Employment standards in every province require employees to be paid bi-weekly or more frequently. This is the law. Only contractors and self employed can be paid differently to this.

I thought bi monthly was every two months and semi monthly which is also a term used here was every two weeks.

Until I moved to Canada I was always paid monthly. Never new any difference so being paid twice a month was a luxury

http://www.oxforddictionaries.com/wo...ery-two-months

In terms of wages it's almost guaranteed to be "every 2 weeks".

I had a job a couple years ago in a hotel that got paid weekly, and on Wednesday instead of Friday, it was pretty sweet being paid every week.

Only job I have ever encountered to pay weekly, everywhere else has been bi-weekly or twice a month (15th and 30th).

Pay frequency seems to be the only labor standard related to pay that employers follow, I am amazed at how many I've worked for that flat out refuse to pay legitimate OT.

Every two weeks isnt the same as twice a month. There is an extra pay period or two if you are paid strictly every two weeks over the year.

Bimonthly is one of those strange words that can mean one of two things:

- every two months
- twice a month

I'm sure they mean that you will be paid twice a month.

true i am paid bi weekly and that works out a cpl times a year i get paid 3 times in a month. for example 1st, 15th & 29th.

I've been paid weekly, twice a month and monthly.

I think I preferred monthly the most.

Yep, joys of bi-weekly pay. This year for me anyhow Jan and August are 3 check months.

+1

The various changes over the years made me a bit OCD about budgeting, which lead to the creation of multiple spreadsheets & a deeper understanding of Excel. Which was a bonus I think.

SB

I think it's a transatlantic variation. The term means twice a month in NA, but once every 2 months in the UK. NA "bi-weekly" is of course "once a fortnight" in the UK.

There are many such similar divergences such as "bill", "pavement" and best of all "pants"

Construction firm - pays everyone weekly from the top to the bottom!

When I started work here the HR girl said I would be paid Bi-weekly,
"oh every fortnight" I said,
she didn't have a clue what I meant and said " NO you will be paid Bi-weekly like everyone else"