Another complex rule with consequences for younger, less affluent workers involves the new $150,000 salary cap for calculating future benefits.

About a decade ago, the local government expanded the program to attract service companies, hoping to draw highly educated, affluent workers to the islands.

Mr. Levy said that the problem, fundamentally, was a shortage of housing across all levels from the extremely affluent to the service worker.

Such an argument finds support in Goldthorpe et al.'s empirical study of affluent workers.

But they are even better for more affluent workers.

Helicopters enable businessmen and other affluent workers to sharply reduce time spent moving around and commuting.

(1969) in their study of affluent workers in Luton.

Apart from the constraints of work life, many of the affluent workers studied actually appeared to prefer their home-centred lives.

With a client base that includes actors, sports stars, and affluent professional workers, the establishment is an invitation-only club.

In earlier decades, the size of the gap was similar among middle-class and affluent workers.