New Payday System

• Added dedicated payday.json event pool.
• Payday events now occur only on Workday 5 (Friday morning).
• Removed payday dialogue from the regular morning event pool.
• Expanded payday event variety to reduce repetition.

Job Balance

• Rebalanced hourly wages across all promotion levels to better fit the game's late-80s/early-90s economy.
• Lower starting wages with gradual increases throughout the career ladder.

Payroll System Overhaul

• Replaced the flat 40-hour paycheck with a true prorated payroll system.
• Players now earn 8 hours per completed workday at the wage they held that day.
• Promotions no longer retroactively increase pay for days already worked.
• Friday's scheduled hours are automatically included before payroll is issued.
• Duplicate payroll exploits from save/loading are prevented.

Weekly Payroll Reporting

• Weekly report now displays a full payroll breakdown.
• Shows hours worked at each hourly rate.
• Displays subtotals for each pay rate.
• Shows final paycheck total.
• Weekly report is informational only—it never pays twice.

Save System

• Added weekly payroll ledger.
• Added workday payroll tracking.
• Added paycheck breakdown history.
• Older saves automatically migrate to the new payroll system.

Internal Improvements

• Payroll ledger automatically consolidates identical hourly rates.
• Payroll ledger resets cleanly at the start of each new week.
• Additional validation and duplicate protection added around payday processing.