typedef char Date[11];  // e.g. "03-08-2017"
typedef struct {
    char  name[60];
    Date  birthday;
    int   status;      // e.g. 1 (≡ full time)
    float salary;
} WorkerT;

WorkerT w;  WorkerT *wp;
wp = &w;
// a problem …
*wp.salary = 125000.00;
// does not have the same effect as
w.salary = 125000.00;
// because it is interpreted as
*(wp.salary) = 125000.00;

// to achieve the correct effect, we need
(*wp).salary = 125000.00;
// a simpler alternative is normally used in C
wp->salary = 125000.00;