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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。 % ]1 Y5 r9 _ D0 k( D, j
: q2 }/ r" J V; B& w) }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。
4 k) M3 P9 g9 e4 p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。 + o, z( F% o. D+ K
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。
- ^2 ^: Q; O5 |/ H% f* x3 }3 n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。 K4 Q8 @- l0 a* S" ~5 z5 U9 C- p
Majority of Canadian employees living paycheque to paycheque, not saving enough for retirement. Younger workers and single parents having most trouble making ends meet.3 ]: B( T. k4 R$ w+ |3 e$ S
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. : `3 {" m9 l( k3 n3 W9 c0 R
According 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. 5 _, r9 d- _% a
"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.
+ {8 Q/ Y+ x5 s7 d f& V2 ~Financial experts recommend that people keep emergency funds totaling approximately three months of expenses (rent, mortgage, bills, groceries, etc.). 6 V/ q( v+ `, f( z' J, c* G+ _
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.
4 g9 p( v: O3 H& MThe 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%. P! ~ c7 K, 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. : e- v/ z8 F0 n# G% Z3 M6 v
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. 8 z2 }- J; J2 J4 l7 t& z7 R
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. ; b" g r+ \8 a* c8 | q8 l, D
A 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.
, b9 w; d1 d- W- M' @. S7 R8 WOf 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%).
0 s7 d! @3 Z2 z8 ~! Q: vCash 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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