Sentences with phrase «changes in the labour»

Certain changes in the labour market also played a role in helping to increase the number of people ineligible for EI.

However, total factor productivity, which allows for changes in both labour and capital inputs into the production process, and is therefore a better measure of efficiency, is growing faster in the current recovery than in the corresponding phases of either of the two previous cycles (Box 2).

It appears that the extensive changes in the economy over the past decade — including a structural fall in the inflation rate, productivity - enhancing changes in the labour market, corporatisation and privatisation of public - sector enterprises and substantial falls in the barriers to international trade — have led to an improvement in Australia's underlying rate of productivity growth.

Correspondingly, the change in the Labour share since last year is negatively correlated with the percentage of routine manual workers.

Although Kinnock had a hard time laying the foundations for the changes in the Labour Party that Blair would finally push through, the one thing he had going for him when fighting his internal battles was the outcome of the 1983 election.

Leonard benefitted from a rule change in the Labour Party which meant that sitting MSPs were no longer guaranteed top spots on the regional list.

Unfortunately, as you say, actually nothing has changed in Labour's detailed «policy offer» so far — and won't unless the Left gets its collective act together and intervenes in the, deliberately Byzantine complexity, of Labour's policy making processes.

Ed Miliband has signalled a change in Labour's immigration policy by disclosing he wants to change the economic rules to do more to help people already living and working in Britain.

The CIOT argues that the system for exempting from tax employees» employment expenses and certain employer - provided «benefits» needs to be simplified if it is to keep pace with changes in the labour market and the move away from «traditional» employment.

«Growth of self - employment is one of the biggest and most important changes in the labour market,» declared shadow digital minister Liam Byrne at the Labour Party fringe on modern work practices.

The MSP told party members that he was «absolutely determined» to bring about change in the labour market and the economy, saying he was «angry about the callousness of the Tories and the complacency of the SNP».

It is worth noting that the change in Labour's approach to the private rented sector started before Corbyn's leadership of the party.

I've made my peace with that (honestly) but there is the prospect of this changing in Labour circles, albeit for a short period, with the contest for the leadership of the party in Wales.

• Over the summer of 2008, after David Miliband's rallying cry for change in a Guardian article, Blair said that a change in the Labour leadership would be inevitable unless Brown improved.

It could be because of changes in the labour market dampening the effects of recent economic downturns — or it could also be due to trends in crime prevention measures, such as growth in use of burglar alarms, CCTV and car immobilisers.»

There are a lot of changes in the labour and employment law market these days — both already happened and on the horizon — but Howard Goldblatt of Goldblatt Partners LLP, which made our new Top 5 Union - side Labour and Employment Boutiques list, says that's par for the course.

Not exact matches

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 changIn «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 changin the future: scarce resources, an aging labour force, stagnant technology growth and externalities from climate change.

«Adding modest changes to points for language, age, and work experience would help refine the grid to put weight where it counts in the labour market, and select applicants that are younger and have strong language proficiency,» the analysis said.

The issue stems, in part, from year - old changes to Canada's express entry system which makes it impossible for someone in the PGWPP program to gain express entry without a Labour Market Impact Assessment, as chronicled by Nicholas Keung:

«These changes will reflect the relative value Canadian employers place on foreign work experience, and redirect points to language and age factors, which are better indicators of success in the Canadian labour market.»

Such factors include, among others, general business, economic, competitive, political and social uncertainties; the actual results of current and future exploration activities; the actual results of reclamation activities; conclusions of economic evaluations; meeting various expected cost estimates; changes in project parameters and / or economic assessments as plans continue to be refined; future prices of metals; possible variations of mineral grade or recovery rates; the risk that actual costs may exceed estimated costs; failure of plant, equipment or processes to operate as anticipated; accidents, labour disputes and other risks of the mining industry; political instability; delays in obtaining governmental approvals or financing or in the completion of development or construction activities, as well as those factors discussed in the section entitled «Risk Factors» in the Company's Annual Information Form for the year ended December 31, 2017 dated March 15, 2018.

«When you change your trading relationship and population movements with the world, it has to change everything from the cost and supply of labour, the cost of good (exchange rate), the availability of market access (in and out), government finances (fiscal policy) or as we know very well monetary policy.

Beset by labour disputes and an inability to adapt to changing markets, the country's largest firms merged in 1968 as British Leyland before being nationalized in 1975.

Although a similar agreement was signed in 2012 in Indonesia, labour advocacy groups said the Bangladeshi agreement is unprecedented because not only is it legally binding, but it commits brands and suppliers to changing their pricing and sourcing practices.

He'd like to increase military spending, sign free trade deals with other Asian countries, make it easier for companies to hire and fire workers, change immigration laws, get more women in the labour force and much more.

The survey was issued in response to a recent report from the C.D. Howe Institute that recommended changes to EI to address imbalances in the labour market.

His «Common Sense Revolution» in the 1990s slashed spending and pushed ahead with controversial changes to public services that sparked widespread labour unrest and sometimes violent demonstrations.

Technology Change Not the Culprit in Wages Falling Behind U.S. Productivity Gains (Naked Capitalism) Since 1973, there has been divergence between labour productivity and the typical worker's pay in the U.S. as productivity has continued to grow strongly and growth in average compensation has slowed substantially.

«And despite the overwhelming evidence that one's field of study is the most important factor determining labour market outcomes, today's students have not gravitated to more financially advantageous fields in a way that reflects the changing reality of the labour market.»

Hassan Yussuff, head of the Canadian Labour Congress, said legalization wouldn't change anything in regards to how workplaces deal with impaired employees: «The law is very clear that you can't come to work in an impaired fashion to work and if your employer should find you (impaired), they of course can take whatever steps are necessary.»

The overall youth unemployment rate was 12 per cent, little changed from previous jobs reports, as more young people participated in the labour market.

The review comes in the wake of a report from an expert panel the government struck last year that came up with 13 recommendations to help young Canadians get into and thrive in a changing labour market.

When the main so - called Labour Market Agreements with the provinces come up for renegotiation in 2014, Flaherty said they will be changed so that much of the federal money goes directly to businesses.

The reason fairness would require that this ratio be equal to one is that, as argued by the Italian economist Luigi Pasinetti in his 1981 book, Structural Change and Economic Growth: A Theoretical Essay on the Dynamics of the Wealth of Nations, a fair interest rate is such that the purchasing power of one hour of labour stays constant through time even when its monetary equivalent is lent or borrowed.

Yussuff and one of the other task force members, Alberta Federation of Labour President Gil McGowan, were at the centre of the effort to secure McKenna's commitment to set up the task force and ensure financial support for laid - off coal miners, after the minister led the formation of the Powering Past Coal Alliance during last year's UN climate change conference in Bonn.

But in busting assumptions about female workers, the strike also represented a broader change in attitude toward gender that affected the entire labour movement.

The slowing in 2015 results from a further decline in the growth of trend labour input coupled with no change in the growth rate of trend labour productivity.

As widely speculated in the media, the government is proposing changes to the Labour Market Development Agreements (LMDA).

In their 2015 election platform, the Trudeau Liberals identified a number of items related to Employment Insurance (EI) that they would change: reversing the Harper EI reforms defining «suitable work»; reducing the waiting period for EI benefits; reducing EI premiums; introducing more flexible parental leave; providing better access to compassionate care; and increasing funding for employment and training programs managed by provinces, territories and Aboriginal labour market organizations.

Just in from Paris, some fascinating quotables from the OECD: Governments must do more to help workers adapt to new global economy, says OECD Rather than seeing globalisation as a threat, OECD governments should focus on improving labour regulations and social protection systems to help people adapt to changing job markets.

The headline measure is of most value in charting the direction of change, but even with this objective it is important to understand whether employment or labour force participation decisions are the drivers.

In December, labour minister Yasir Naqvi announced changes to labour legislation that would bring unpaid workers under the Occupational Health and Safety Act and boost workplace inspections this spring.

In an interview in April, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuck expressed interest in making dedicated paternity leave a part of the promised changes to come from the federal governmenIn an interview in April, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuck expressed interest in making dedicated paternity leave a part of the promised changes to come from the federal governmenin April, Labour Minister MaryAnn Mihychuck expressed interest in making dedicated paternity leave a part of the promised changes to come from the federal governmenin making dedicated paternity leave a part of the promised changes to come from the federal government.

But in an industry where cheap labour is an essential component in providing inexpensive food, a shortage of workers is changing the equation upon which fast - food places have long relied.

When the Canadian labour market is functioning normally, there are large flows of hires into employment and not - quite - so large flows of separations out of employment: the relatively small difference between the two is the change in total employment.

By using the known rates of increase in the money supply and the population and a «guesstimate» of the rate of increase in labour productivity we can arrive at a theoretical rate of change for the purchasing power of money.

The Trade Justice Network joined over 30 labour, environmental, social justice and faith - based organizations in signing an open letter on NAFTA, the environment and climate change.

This change in relative wages and the relatively modest adjustment in overall wages have been helped by the combination of well - anchored inflation expectations and a more flexible labour market, particularly in comparison to earlier terms of trade booms.

The national accounts measures of compensation both grew by 0.2 per cent in the March quarter, but these relatively low outcomes appear to have been affected by the recent changes to the Labour Force Survey.

The participation rate has returned to around 63 3/4 per cent in recent months, following the bedding down of the changes to the Labour Force Survey.