IMHO all depends on the employee's work ethics, the company's work environment, possibilities to learn, autonomy in your work, feeling you do something interesting, etc, etc.
I can offer my situation as an example: I work as a senior lead dev in Rails in a hourly basis (US East Coast). Interesting job with a lot of autonomy, possibilities to learn (there is a complex mix of technologies here). I know it is not easy to find someone with my skills set and I know they are more than happy with my performance. The job is hourly just because that was the initial deal, a 'contract to hire'.
They've just offered me a fixed salary and benefits, but with a lower pay from what I am doing hourly (even if my hours are cap to 8h/day). You know, business side tries to push down. So I am seriously considering to start sending resumes and just leave if I can't continue hourly, just because of the pay cut.
So I think all depends. Flexibility in the hours, if it's possible, is a good thing, but fixed salary has also some advantages (if the salary is attractive): health insurance, benefits, paid vacations,... and you may get a higher degree of identification with the company.
So again, it all depends.
I can offer my situation as an example: I work as a senior lead dev in Rails in a hourly basis (US East Coast). Interesting job with a lot of autonomy, possibilities to learn (there is a complex mix of technologies here). I know it is not easy to find someone with my skills set and I know they are more than happy with my performance. The job is hourly just because that was the initial deal, a 'contract to hire'.
They've just offered me a fixed salary and benefits, but with a lower pay from what I am doing hourly (even if my hours are cap to 8h/day). You know, business side tries to push down. So I am seriously considering to start sending resumes and just leave if I can't continue hourly, just because of the pay cut.
So I think all depends. Flexibility in the hours, if it's possible, is a good thing, but fixed salary has also some advantages (if the salary is attractive): health insurance, benefits, paid vacations,... and you may get a higher degree of identification with the company.
So again, it all depends.