Certainly in Norway and Sweden I've never even heard of anybody being paid on any other schedule than once a month (normally on the 25th). Until right now it never really crossed my mind that people with 'regular' jobs would get paid any other way.
It's common to get your first paycheck ~6 weeks after starting a job, and then always one month in arrears.
I've noticed that employers like to offer bridging "loans" to appear kind and generous, but then this identifies cash-poor employees who are set up for unfair treatment later.
Your employer is struggling to make payroll and can't pay you? You won't find out until you've worked out the whole month.
This situation is not right.
I'm surprised to learn that the US has more a employee-friendly practice in this sense.
