Sentences with phrase «as equal pay for equal work»

In turn, the businesswomen involved in the Collaborative are informing the LIA about issues important to them and the region's economic vitality, such as equal pay for equal work and making child care and early education opportunities more affordable and accessible to working families.

Not exact matches

At a time when working women must still fight for equal pay, outperform to be taken seriously in the boardroom, and hustle over the mere fraction of all investment spending open to them, a Trump presidency is seen as a blow for many.

British supermarket chain Tesco is facing legal claims that it is paying women less than men for work of equal value, in a case that lawyers estimate could ultimately cost it as much as 4 billion pounds ($ 5.6 billion) in compensation payments.

He is AGAINST equal pay for equal work, as is his Vice Presidential running mate.

Your companion this time is a white executive, known as a liberal who pays blacks and whites alike for equal work.

«As a lifelong progressive, he's fought for equal pay for equal work, reproductive freedom and ending discrimination against women by insurance companies,» James said in a statement released by the senator's campaign.

Though speeches were generally brief — in part as a kindness to those who attended the outdoor ceremony on a bitterly cold day — each speaker managed to hit on that idea of fairness as the goal for the next four years, whether by creating and preserving affordable housing or ensuring that «equal pay for equal work» isn't merely a slogan.

Elise Stefanik would have more credibility running as a feminist — if she actually agreed with woman on the need for equal pay for equal work, with a guaranteed minimum wage that allowed a single mom to feed her family.

Teachout has also been called out for repeatedly lying about Faso's voting attendance record while serving in the state Assembly as well as asserting that he opposed equal pay for equal work.

«Let it be known as we have proven today that women will get equal pay for equal work in the Town of Oyster Bay,» Saladino said at the meeting.

It's time for a party whose singular goal is equality for women, a party that knows women work as hard as men do and is committed to getting them equal pay.

These bills don't require equal pay for equal work, as their titles suggest.

«I have always been and always will be an unwavering advocate for equal pay for equal work, and this Order ensures that all vendors doing business with Erie County embrace that concept for their employees as well.»

If there is evidence that employers pay women less for working at the same level as men, in the same organisation, on the same hours, then it's a simple matter of enforcing the 1970 Equal Pay Act, which has outlawed such practices for the past 45 yeapay women less for working at the same level as men, in the same organisation, on the same hours, then it's a simple matter of enforcing the 1970 Equal Pay Act, which has outlawed such practices for the past 45 yeaPay Act, which has outlawed such practices for the past 45 years.

«The real substantive issue with respect to equal pay is about family, is about flexibility in the workplace, providing various vehicles for parents to be able to juggle home life as well as their working responsibilities,» he said.

Obviously I think equal pay for equal work is just as big if not bigger.»

In Nigel Cole's crowd - pleasing «Made in Dagenham,» we already know Sally Hawkins is a solid contender in a dense lead actress field for her work as Rita O'Grady, a composite character representing a number of ladies who stood up for equal pay in late - 1960s England.

As reported by the Radio Times, Benedict Cumberbatch has announced that he's going to start taking a more active stance in the fight for men and women working in film and TV to receive equal pay.

Maybe one day the idea of equal pay for equal work will seem as obvious a notion as women having the right to vote.

«Made in Dagenham» is similar in quality to «The King's Speech,» featuring a splendid performance by Sally Hawkins as a factory worker in the 1960s who helped bring the issue of «equal pay for equal work» among the sexes to the forefront of labor relations.

Touted as the next Full Monty, Nigel Cole «s tough, funny account of a game - changing strike at a British Ford plant in 1968, where 300 women walked out demanding equal pay for equal work.

It's easy to argue that the current system provides equal pay for unequal work, as two teachers with the same education and experience can vary widely in their effectiveness in the classroom.

Authors carve the creative control over their work, and they've come to realize that self - publishing affords them an almost equal chance for income potential as a traditional publishing deal, as evidenced largely by the fact that 24.8 % of those who responded said they'd published through a traditional publisher who offered a royalty split, but who did not pay them an advance.

However, as I have matured and evolved, I have tried to learn about the «feminist movement,» but I'm still not sure what that is beyond ideas of wanting equal pay for equal work and to be treated as a deserving and equal partner in the world.

Equal pay for work of equal value: This is also known as pay eqEqual pay for work of equal value: This is also known as pay eqequal value: This is also known as pay equity.

Yes equal pay for equal work; but there may be larger issues at work as well.

The sale of the artwork funds an equal investment in each rival firm as the artist is paid for the work in common stock to become a one millionth of one percent owner of both companies, thereby rendering him a fractional owner of what the artist considers a conceptual merger.

Taking and reinventing classicist and old masters paintings as principal elements and focal points for his work in this show, he uses angular forms inspired by and abstracted from his historical outdoor use of the alphabet to compliment the figurative work that he pays homage to and slices - up in equal measure.

These seemingly internecine art world problems are mirrored in culture at large, where branded feminism appears in the guise of once - radical gestures: from Lynda Benglis's phallic woman, to the indiscriminate schlong - wagging of Miley Cyrus; from the mantra «the personal is political,» to countless «lady blogs» microscopping the daily minutiae of celebrities through a «feminist lens»; from the fight for equal pay to the «Lean - In» ideology espoused by Facebook executive and self - styled activist Sheryl Sandberg, which rethinks «revolution» as a greasy ladder that can be scaled through technocratic efficiency and a 24/7 work ethic.

The Bill proposes adding «new equal pay for equal work» provisions that mandate paying casual, part - time, temporary and seasonal employees at the same rate as regular full - time employees who perform the same job for the same employer.

These include laws on information and consultation on collective redundancies; rules on working time; some of the EU - derived health and safety regulations; parts of the regulations which protect workers in the event of a transfer of undertaking; legislation protecting agency workers and other «atypical» workers; and, some elements of discrimination law to which businesses object most strongly such as liability for equal pay.

Further, as the derogation provides an exemption only in relation to pay, drivers working for Tesco through contracts with Mainstream will still be entitled to the same rest breaks and annual leave entitlement as Tesco employees after 12 weeks in an assignment, and Tesco will be obliged to provide them with equal access to communal facilities and relevant vacancies from their first day.

Additionally, companies of any size must adhere to paying everyone equally for doing equal work as outlined in the federal Equal Payequal work as outlined in the federal Equal PayEqual Pay Act.

His work in the past few years in the High Court, the Court of Appeal, the Supreme Court, and the employment tribunal has been in some of Europe's largest ever equal pay cases, including for Birmingham City Council and for Asda; in the unfair dismissal litigation known as «Trojan horse»; and in some of the UK's leading discrimination cases, including advising in Lokhova v Sberbank: link to BBC article.

Update: Equal Pay For Equal Work is in Effect, as of April 1, 2018 As part of the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act,.as of April 1, 2018 As part of the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act,.As part of the Fair Workplaces, Better Jobs Act,...

The right to equal treatment for agency workers under the Directive could only extend to basic working conditions, such as hours and pay.

The Equal Pay Act 1970, s 1 (5) should be moulded to be read: «A woman is to be regarded as employed on work rated as equivalent with that of any men if, but only if, her job and their job have been given an equal value or her job has been given a higher value, in terms of the demand made on a worker under various headings (for instance effort, skill, decision) on a study undertaken with a view to evaluating in those terms the jobs to be done by all or any of the employees in an undertaking or group of undertakings, or would have been given an equal value, or her job would have been given a higher value, but for the evaluation being made on a system setting different values for men and women on the same demand under any heading&raEqual Pay Act 1970, s 1 (5) should be moulded to be read: «A woman is to be regarded as employed on work rated as equivalent with that of any men if, but only if, her job and their job have been given an equal value or her job has been given a higher value, in terms of the demand made on a worker under various headings (for instance effort, skill, decision) on a study undertaken with a view to evaluating in those terms the jobs to be done by all or any of the employees in an undertaking or group of undertakings, or would have been given an equal value, or her job would have been given a higher value, but for the evaluation being made on a system setting different values for men and women on the same demand under any heading&raequal value or her job has been given a higher value, in terms of the demand made on a worker under various headings (for instance effort, skill, decision) on a study undertaken with a view to evaluating in those terms the jobs to be done by all or any of the employees in an undertaking or group of undertakings, or would have been given an equal value, or her job would have been given a higher value, but for the evaluation being made on a system setting different values for men and women on the same demand under any heading&raequal value, or her job would have been given a higher value, but for the evaluation being made on a system setting different values for men and women on the same demand under any heading».

Following up on what my friend (hereafter referred to as «Lawfriend») told me yesterday about programs that help lawyers pay off school loans if they go into non-profit work: Check out Equal Justice Works (formerly the National Association for Public Interest Law, or NAPIL).

Canada ratified an International Labour Organization convention in 1977 that recognized «equal pay for work of equal value» as a fundamental human right.

As we reported in June, Ontario Bill 148 proposes adding «new equal pay for equal work» provisions that mandate paying casual, part - time, temporary, and seasonal employees be paid the at the same rate as regular full - time employees who perform the same job for the same employeAs we reported in June, Ontario Bill 148 proposes adding «new equal pay for equal work» provisions that mandate paying casual, part - time, temporary, and seasonal employees be paid the at the same rate as regular full - time employees who perform the same job for the same employeas regular full - time employees who perform the same job for the same employer.

As a way of celebrating women, this year's International Women's Day's focus is on highlighting the combat for ending gender inequalities in the work place by promoting diversity and equal pay for female workers.

We deserve equal pay; we bust our butts in school, work, home, and play, and we deserve to make the same as men for doing the same work.

(As an example, someone who works in an office setting will often pay less for AD&D coverage than someone who works with heavy construction equipment — with all other factors being equal).

With the advancement of equal - pay - for - equal - work initiatives all over the world, disparity between the incomes of men and women is not as large a factor in career viability; in fact, it's often the women in traditional marriages who bring home the larger paycheck.