Sentences with phrase «cent of workers say»

The survey also found that 75 per cent of workers said they were proud to tell people they worked for Ofsted, up by five percentage points from last year.

Not exact matches

«About 30 per cent of all workers» compensation claims are to do with manual handling, for example back injuries,» Ms McGowan said.

Comparing full - time, year - round workers, women earn 77 cents for every dollar men earn, said Dana Britton, director of the Center for Women and Work at Rutgers University in Newark, N.J..

Nearly four in five (78 per cent) of workers and retirees with pension plans said the availability of pension benefits is a critical factor in deciding whether or not to accept a job, found a survey of 2,750 people in the United States and Canada.

But, overall, most current and retired workers — 77 per cent — said they wanted more knowledge and understanding of their retirement options.

Mr Agyapong said even though he was an Akan, about 80 per cent of workers in his real estate business were from the Volta region, «because they can do the job.»

'' On the basis of their consistency in the contribution, Nigerian workers become eligible for mortgage loans at a concessionary interest rate of six per cent,» he said.

Today's pamphlet, Raising Lazarus: The future of organised labour, says that 62 per cent of workers support a collective voice in the workplace, but many potential union members are put of by the rhetoric of strife and struggle.

Eighty - nine per cent of politics.co.uk users said the purpose of legislation should be to keep sex workers safe.

GMB general secretary Paul Kenny said the claim was unacceptable at a time when thousands of public sector workers were having pay rises capped at three per cent.

However, a Home Office spokeswoman rejected the criticism, saying that 97 per cent of registered workers were in full - time work and therefore were contributing to the UK economy, not putting extra strain on public services.

Wages have been depressed, with the Bank of England saying the semi and unskilled services sector has seen two per cent pay falls for every 10 per cent increase in immigrant workers.

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The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ) said the potential of the bottom 20 per cent of British workers had been wasted for years — hitting our economic potential.

Almost six in 10 (57 per cent) agree that the health of hospitality workers has improved, and almost four in 10 (38 per cent) say their own health has also benefited from the reduced exposure to second hand smoke.

Using a mathematical model of the global economy, the World Bank said in a 2006 report that if 14.2 million workers moved from poor to rich countries between 2001 and 2025, raising the rich countries» labour force by 3 per cent, the world's yearly wages would grow by $ 772 billion by 2025.

Using a mathematical model of the world economy, the World Bank said in a 2006 report that if 14.2 million workers moved from poor to rich countries between 2001 and 2025, raising the rich countries» labour force by 3 per cent, the world's yearly wages would grow by $ 772 billion by 2025.

Habits by Outdoor Activity Workers A recent national sun protection survey by the Myfanwy Townsend Melanoma Research Fund, investigating sun protection habits in the UK, reveals that a quarter of those who work outdoors with children admit to a child having sunburn whilst in their care, and a worrying 40 per cent say children still turn up to outdoor sessions without any sun protection whatsoever.

Additionally, 68 per cent of respondents said they had not been made aware of the 12 week rule under the Agency Workers» directive, which states after 12 weeks in a workplace they are entitled to the same pay and conditions as teachers on permanent contracts, with 11 per cent saying that agencies had asked them to waive these rights.

The cost of the compensation system was at 50 per cent fully - funded, said Peter Page, an advocate for injured workers and past president of ONIWG, but it has risen up to 82 per cent fully - funded over the last five years.

So people are looking at downsizing and new workers are coming in, thus helping to boost condo sales, which now account for over 20 per cent of the real estate market in Ottawa, compared to less than five per cent a decade ago, Bennett says.