There are typically four methods by which an employee is
compensated. One is by piece. This type of compensation is
primarily used in manufacturing environments. If the employer
contracts to produce different products for a variety of
companies, the piece rate may change. An employee may also be
paid hourly. This is simply payment based upon a dollar amount
per hour for a forty-hour work week. Another means of payment is
by contract. This method is used by contractors, setting a
dollar amount for the completed project. Finally, there is the
salary. This method compensates an employee predetermined dollar
amount to be paid weekly or annually. There are those who enjoy
learning the history of almost any subject, this particular
subject being no exception. Although this occupational therapy
salary of compensation may not qualify as a salary in the true
sense of the word, clay tablets dating back to 3100 BC tell of
workers who were paid with a daily allotment of beer for their
labor. Actually, I would imagine the