Sentences with phrase «[organised labour»

However, the distribution of the UKIP vote may lead to the Tories» piling up votes in areas where they are too far behind Labour for it to make a difference.

A superficial analysis might point to Canadian government investment incentives and labour costs, relative to those in parts of the U.S. and in certain emerging economies.

Both are Tory bastions which were flagship councils under Margaret Thatcher, but factors including the EU referendum have pushed up support for Labour, which advocates a softer position on Brexit than the Conservatives.

This has much to do with a historically large and active organized labour voice, especially in textile - producing states, and a more combative media in both markets.

Labour, is predicted to make big gains in London — where a majority of voters backed Remain.

Given that the opinion polls at the moment have a small Conservative lead and given that four years ago when most of the seats were up for grabs there was a small Labour lead, if indeed the Labour party is gaining ground in London it must be losing ground somewhere else.

«There's been a process of very careful, graduated movements while the labour market has continued to outperform people's expectations,» Poloz said.

STAFF turnover is costing Western Australian companies billions of dollars and needs to be addressed to combat labour shortages and improve productivity.

Another good sign noted by Dawn Desjardins, assistant chief economist at RBC, is an improvement in labour market conditions in the U.S.

Reducing seasonal workers» EI access would also improve labour - mobility incentives, although this is obviously a highly charged political issue.

There does not seem to be any obvious economic reasons for large job and labour - force losses that would be isolated to these five cities.

Every month, Statistics Canada releases their Labour Force Survey, a barometer of the health of labour markets at the provincial and metropolitan levels.

In December 2010, Barrie, Sudbury and Abbotsford all experienced significant declines in both the size of their labour force and the number of employed persons.

The monthly census metropolitan area (CMA) data in the Labour Force Survey (LFS) stretches back 170 months to 2001.

At last year's general election the party fell short of gaining the sort of Leave - voting Labour seats they needed for a majority.

A war erupted inside the Labour Party, the government's official opposition, over leader Corbyn's decision to make the party's parliamentarians vote in favour of May triggering Article 50.

Strangely, Labour leader Corbyn called for May to trigger Article 50 the day after the referendum, despite supporting «Remain.»

They are made to silence the objections of organized labour and make the government of the day appear as if it's acting in the national interest.

Organized as a follow - up to January's Women's March on Washington, the one - day walk - out — called the International Women's Strike, or A Day Without A Woman in the U.S. — will see participants opting out of paid or unpaid labour, curtail spending (unless it's at women - or minority - owned businesses) and wear red.

April's numbers are rather dramatic, with five CMAs (of 33 total across Canada) in three provinces seeing unusually large declines in both employment and the size of their labour forces:

There have been similar lawsuits in Canada, along with high - profile cases like HootSuite, a Vancouver tech firm, amending its call for unpaid help after accusations of violating B.C. labour laws.

Matt Kellway, the federal NDP Member of Parliament for Beaches - East York will be adding to Canadian efforts in Bangladesh as he accompanies media and labour reps from UNIFOR, CUPE, PSAC, the UFCW and USW there later this month.

There was the collapse of the Rana Plaza factory complex outside of Dhaka, Bangladesh last April 24, the continuing labour unrest in nearby Cambodia, factory fires in Pakistan and a renewed focus on child labour in Uzbekistan's annual cotton harvest.

Their costs for capital, labour, land, energy and other resources are subsidized such that they generate huge retained earnings, much of which is being reinvested in foreign real assets like Canada's oilpatch, says U of T's Dobson.

One Scottish Labour party MP, Ian Mearns, called the idea «bizarre» and said that it proved Ukip was «dangerously extreme.»

«Watch out for Remain - voting areas swinging towards Labour and Leave - voting areas swinging towards the Tories, much as happened last year,» said Curtice, professor of politics at the University of Strathclyde.

On Monday, the Detroit carmaker's South Korean unit reached a preliminary deal with its local labour union, winning concessions on pay and bonuses.

So if you have a work habit you've been meaning to start with the best of intentions — getting in earlier, whipping your inbox into shape, getting up from your desk for an hourly stretch — the day after Labour Day is a better time to start than most.

A RECENT flurry of layoffs in the resources sector is unlikely to provide any reprieve for employers, with the labour market expected to remain tight in the near to medium term.

There is no reason why the April employment data should show such a massive decline in the labour market conditions of five cities in three provinces.

Kitchener - Cambridge - Waterloo had a record setting month for both job loss (6,200) and persons leaving the labour force (5,000).

It suggested Labour could pick up 51 % of the vote, a positive swing of 5.35 % compared to the last time elections were fought in 2014.

The most well - known employment release in Canada is the Labour Force Survey (LFS).

Update: It was revealed Thursday that the Ontario Ministry of Labour will begin cracking down on unpaid interns at magazines, starting with Toronto Life and The Walrus.

WESTERN Australia's construction sector is warning of impending labour shortages amid indications of a revival in the home building market.

During the 1970s, Britain's Labour government actively discouraged foreign investment, he says.

This list excludes Barrie, which lost 1,800 jobs (5th worst showing ever) but had a modest 500 - person decline in the size of their labour force.

Labour shortages have intensified in the automotive, electrical, engineering and food trade sectors while the situation has improved in construction, according to new data.

Would they use the same labour and environmental practices they're familiar with back home?

The Great Stagnation: In «Why the global economy may be doomed to lower growth — maybe forever,» Simone Foxman gives four reasons why economic growth may be much slower in the future: scarce resources, an aging labour force, stagnant technology growth and externalities from climate change.

That brings us to gross margins — a measure of the difference between revenue and the cost of goods sold, such as labour and materials.

A fun way to celebrate Labour Day is to think about all the ways in which robots are making human jobs and tasks easier or better.

Labour is currently marginally behind in the national polls but appears to be gaining popularity in London, suggesting they are losing ground elsewhere, he said.

innovation results — i.e., evidence of the impact of research, innovation and commercialization as captured in patents, and overall labour productivity.

Labour had a 9.4 % lead over the Tories at the 2015 general election, the Centre for Cities estimates.

The Fair Labor Association (FLA) and Worldwide Responsible Accredited Production standard (WRAP) both grew out of U.S. market reactions to labour abuses in Central America during the 1990s, while the Business Social Compliance Initiative (BSCI), the Supplier Ethical Data Exchange (SEDEX) and Ethical Trade Initiative (ETI) worked to address early European concerns with the fair treatment of workers across North Africa, India and Bangladesh.

It's a sensitive topic that even managers sensitive to the cause find tricky to navigate — especially if they operated in non-union environments and are unaccustomed to labour disruptions.

But it's not the firms wooing young talent that dominate the news — it's the ones using interns as slave labour.

London also saw a record 5,000 people leaving the labour force, but their employment decline of 3,700 was only the 5th worst on record.

The Australian Institute of Geoscientists has appealed to the federal government for the inclusion of the geoscientist profession on the list of jobs to which labour market testing applies under the 457 visa program.