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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。
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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。
3 {! a) {2 @8 i# U! r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。 " q# l0 e! A' \1 ]9 j& Z
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。
1 F" Y6 _" Y+ ~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。) ~5 \+ F b) [+ O& ~9 c4 k
Majority of Canadian employees living paycheque to paycheque, not saving enough for retirement. Younger workers and single parents having most trouble making ends meet.6 f8 i) ^% L2 T* ~, _% |4 m1 A7 ~8 G
TORONTO, 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.
: K/ C a) k) D9 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.
- ` J! X6 Q$ w% u( \1 Q"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. 2 h' W7 d2 s$ P" z3 ~8 c3 M
Financial experts recommend that people keep emergency funds totaling approximately three months of expenses (rent, mortgage, bills, groceries, etc.). ' c& Y' C0 p5 k4 A5 |) @
By 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.
& w8 I: j0 I+ ^1 A, }! g- UThe 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%.
' s4 i2 X5 A2 C8 a"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. 0 v- z4 o( ?' s2 t0 W
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. 5 z, t; a5 v7 e
Those 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.
* U; t0 _8 g0 b( K9 V9 k hA 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.
5 q) n# J6 k+ K2 r i0 IOf 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%). : m& @9 v% }6 v: M" G( S' w
Cash 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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