This thesis takes an exploratory approach to On Demand Pay, an upcoming technology and employer benefit that allows employees to take out part of their earned salary before payday. With the technology relatively new, the academic literature around On Demand Pay is still in its infancy and we know little about how it affects employees beyond the financial benefit. Based on qualitative and exploratory interviews, the goal of this thesis is to explore ways in which On Demand Pay could affect employees and employer in a small Swedish software consultancy. The results indicate that the financial aspect of being able to take out a salary advance and having more flexibility around when to receive a salary might not affect software developers in the mid- to high-earner range in a particular positive or negative way. It could however negatively affect developers temporarily, as it can interfere with established budgeting habits. Still, there are indications of On Demand Pay positively affecting job satisfaction coming from a feeling of increased recognition and appreciation by the employer.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-55145 |
| Date | January 2022 |
| Creators | Michelon, Basil |
| Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för Urbana Studier (US) |
| Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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