We were on our way to visit a crowded jewelry factory which, like many in the area, had recently raised its wages not out of any social obligation but to better draw workers from the countryside, who are being attracted
by comparable jobs and better lifestyles closer to home.
Not exact matches
By reserving 23 percent of all central and state government
jobs for Scheduled Castes and Tribes, with
comparable reservations for school and university admissions across the country, India paved the way for improving dalits» professional and educational opportunities.
Any change in the abortion law should be accompanied
by changes in health - care benefits for women and children, in child care, in
job protection, in
comparable worth and in career advancement.
He says a survey
by the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics finds that union members make on average $ 11,000 more a year for
comparable jobs.
The unemployment rate is a
comparable 5.8 percent, but New York's workforce has shrunk
by almost the same figure as the
job count.
The time commitment required
by athletes can be
comparable to that of a full - time
job.
The agreement, stemming from the union's lawsuit charging that the state discriminated against women workers
by paying them less than men doing
comparable jobs, will affect more than 35,000 employees, including non-professorial and non-administrative workers in state colleges and universities.
In California, the use of other measures in addition to placement exams (known as multiple measures) is mandated
by law — in fact, research shows that measures such as high school achievement data do a
comparable or better
job at predicting college success.
High School diploma or GED; supplemented
by two years of paid experience in the care of animals
comparable to that of a Zookeeper I; or any combination of education, training, and experience which provides the requisite knowledge, skills and abilities for this
job.
«Any climate change legislation must prevent the export of
jobs and related greenhouse gas emissions to countries that fail to take actions to combat the threat of global warming
comparable to those taken
by the United States,» they said.
Pregnant employees are entitled to pregnancy leave (18 weeks in Quebec, 17 weeks in Ontario and British Columbia and 15 in Alberta) followed
by parental leave (52 weeks in Quebec; 35 weeks if pregnancy leave was taken, or 37 weeks if not in Ontario and British Columbia; 37 in Alberta) with the assurance of reinstatement in the same
job, if it exists, or a
comparable position.
By offering Evans his old
job back on the same terms as before, the Teamsters were able to show that a
comparable job was open to an employee who declined it.
One may mitigate her damages
by finding a
comparable job shortly after being dismissed.
Demonstrated to employers the effectiveness and profitability of employing chronically unemployed individuals
by identifying
jobs that could be performed and analyzing salary
comparables as well as employee compensation.
Comment
by social worker — February 21, 2008 # 31 Keep my mouth shut about things nobody wants to know anyway — Army Intel Analyst Comment
by J Smith — February 25, 2008 # 32 My
job is
comparable to a playground monitor, I break up fights, make other play togehter, sent those who don't listen to stand at the wall, to the office or even home (for good sometimes).
If you've got to sell soon because of a
job transfer or you've already purchased another home, it may be necessary to generate buyer interest
by dropping your price so your home is a little lower priced than
comparable homes in your area.
Research
by Peter Gosselin and Seth Zimmerman, of the Urban Institute, found that from 1974 to 1983, about one in seven individuals, ages 35 to 55 who lost a
job or experienced a
comparable income - threatening event lost 50 % or more of their income.