Sentences with phrase «condition of a working person»

Historically, of course, this meant that it held its ideological commitments lightly, recognising that doctrine and dogma — secular or religious — could blunt its effectiveness as a political movement dedicated to an improvement in the material conditions of working people.

Not exact matches

As the health of our organizations becomes increasingly dependent on the engagement of our workforce, it's clear we need more reliable ways to assess how managers impact the day - to - day working conditions of our people.

Apple is working with partners to test whether its smartwatch can be used to detect common heart conditions, an effort that would make its device a «must have» for millions of people worldwide.

«People are frustrated and concerned that Toyota can unilaterally make changes to any part of their working conditions,» he says.

Charles Duhigg, one of the reporters who worked on the newspaper's iEconomy series in January, was asked if people should feel bad for buying iPads, iPhones and other gadgets, given that they're made under tough working conditions.

According to McGonigal, the appeal of SuperBetter (which is played by 125,000 people worldwide) is that unlike many medications that treat such conditions, it has no side effects — and people always want to see what works better than current protocols.

«People seem to have a more stable view of economic conditions, which is causing an influx of work coming our way,» says Eric Weishaar, president of the Breckinridge Landscape Group, a company in New Berlin, Wisconsin, with revenue between $ 5 and $ 6 million.

«One - size - fits - all» solutions don't work when they are taken too literally, or when they become yet another reason to blame parents (or children), or because they don't allow for the diverse conditions of real people's lives.

«The point of this bill in those states that get a waiver to do what they need to do to make it work better in their particular states has support exactly for that very person who, if, in the course between a year, get extra aid for support for pre-existing conditions,» Ryan explained, citing what he said were successful examples in Wisconsin and Maine.

Part of that decline has been due to difficult economic conditions after the financial crisis of 2008, but part of it is also due to simple demographics: The baby boomers are hitting retirement age, and young people are more likely to go to college or graduate school, meaning that fewer people will want to work.

«Current treatments for depression work for many people but there is still a significant unmet need for a large number of patients living with this very challenging condition.»

The idea of May 1 as a day for workers» rights was born in the US city of Chicago, where on May 1, 1886 hundreds of thousands of people walked off the job to protest long hours and harsh working conditions.

According to the International Labor Organization, nearly 25 million people work in forced - labor conditions worldwide, with 47 percent of them in the Asia - Pacific region.

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Working people with little disposable cash who are nervous about the condition of the global economy can hedge against instability, systemic risk and currency debasement by acquiring a small allocation of silver.

The agency's mission includes oversight of work - related benefits and rights and improving working conditions for people at all levels of the U.S. labor force.

You should provide help and encouragement to the person who's struggling with addiction, no matter their condition, but ultimately it is the work of Jesus to break the bondage that is suppressing them (Luke 4:18).

Unless you worked out a heck of a lot of wrinkles, the problem here is that you get into a state where very quickly people are forced into situations that require either consent for things they don't want of very unpleasant conditions.

Such a society depends on the willingness of large numbers of people to undertake tedious and unrewarding work at low pay and in very poor conditions.

«Whatever insults human dignity, such as subhuman living conditions, arbitrary imprisonment, deportation, slavery... the selling of women and children; as well as disgraceful working conditions, where men are treated as mere tools for profit, rather than as free and responsible persons; all these things and others of their like are infamies indeed... they are a supreme dishonour to the Creator.»

While I could have pointed out that God is at work in the lives of all people to one degree or another (John 16:8 - 15), I first decided to run a spiritual diagnostic to determine his spiritual condition.

Yes, I agree we need to be more mindful of people and their conditions and yes we need more compassion, grace and mercy when we preach the Gospel (because we are told to proclaim the good news) If you are not preaching the Gospel of Repentance, Mercy and Grace through the work of Jesus on the cross, then you (not anybody else) are demonstrating hatred to those you profess to love.

The higher you go and are, the more I suppose you accept and work on certain presuppositions, that condition your enjoyment of power, your actions, and your integrity in dealing with other people.

In a country of about 9 million people, it is estimated there are about a million Haitians in the Dominican Republic living and working in these horrendous conditions.

Let's go back to the «GOOD OLD DAYS» of full churches, when preachers stood up in the pulpits and preached that 1) the Bible says SLAVERY IS OK 2) Blacks are little better than MONKEYS 3) Slavery is the «natural condition» of Black people 4) Integration is the work of the devil, etc. etc..

The historical forces now pushing those issues toward the top of the social agenda — and therefore toward serious consideration by the churches — are different from those of the turbulent 1920s and «30s, when the masses of working people in the United States were struggling for the basic right to have a union, a decent wage and tolerable working conditions.

However, as we look around today and ask what conditions seem on the whole to make for happiness in marriage, we are driven to the curious conclusion that the more «civilized people become the less capable they seem of lifelong happiness with one partner» (p. 135) For a marriage to work requires that there «be a feeling of complete equality on both sides; there must be no interference with mutual freedom; there must be the most complete physical and mental intimacy; and there must be a certain similarity in regard to standards of value» (p. 143).

Because of this more people are crossing borders in search of jobs and in most conditions people are forced to work in inhuman conditions for lower wages.

His chronicle rises above conditions of time and people as does every work which is a «classic.»

As people live longer, thanks to better nutrition, healthcare and improved working conditions, an increasing number of elderly patients are being diagnosed with Alzheimer's disease, involving the long - term loss of memory.

Studies have to be carried concerning the economies, the social conditions of people, their human rights, working conditions, the flow of capital, the ownership of assets in a country and world, the availability and ownership of finance, the operation of agencies like the WB, IMF and WTO.

Rather, the man who had first worked at the intersection of ideas and power during his World War II service at the British Embassy in Washington was a Russo - English exponent of classic American New Deal liberalism: a liberal who believed that government had an obligation to secure the economic, social, and educational conditions under which people could truly exercise their liberty.

In our own country millions of people especially American Negroes are subjected to discrimination and unequal treatment in educational opportunities, in employment, wages and conditions of work, in access to professional and business opportunities, in housing, in transportation, in the administration of justice and even in the right to vote.11

This would work on condition that political evolution in the north and the south of the Mediterranean and the Sahara strengthens the potential for democratic and social affirmation of the people concerned.

The Catholic Church's nuanced teaching on the condition of souls, whether Catholic or Protestant, can help people be charitable toward those with whom they may disagree, but it was never intended to be a license for religious indifferentism or gentlemanly negotiation of acceptance of some status quo, e.g., «You try to accept the Pope and we'll work on accepting Jesus into our hearts as our personal Lord and Savior.»

to coordinate the exchange of information related to the coeliac condition, gluten intolerance, dermatitis herpetiformis Duhring and the suitable diet and work for the social welfare of all people affected by these conditions

My first job was in the local meat processing plant, working with people described as «salt of the earth, working class», who had historically toiled in appalling conditions because they had no choice.

The herd immunity to which you refer is to protect the small percentage of people on whom the vaccine doesn't work, people who have conditions that contraindicated vaccines, and also an effort to eradicate the disease the way smallpox has been.

Dweck has found that people with «growth mindsets» are more resilient and tend to push through struggle because they believe that hard work is part of the process and they do not believe that failure is a permanent condition.

The mystery remains: Why have the number of celiac diagnoses been on the rise, and why does the treatment for celiac disease work for people who don't have the condition?

A growing number of camps are offering leadership training experiences for young adults, and organizations such as Global Works and Onshore Offshore Expeditions have created camping experiences that include community service programs where young people can work to improve the human condition and preserve the environment.

All agreed it was a wonderful program, although Cuba itself was found to be a country of contradictions and beauty: from the modern city of Havana to the oxen working the fields; comfortable air - conditioned bus to people travelling by horseback along the highways; from tiny Bee Hummingbirds to giant anoles.

Some people are concerned about the production of these cloth diapers since they are manufactured overseas and working conditions are mostly unknown.

The condition of slavery makes the society fundamentally unjust and people can not be said to have duties to work — indeed, enforceable duties to work — in a society that is so obviously unjust to them.

While I'm sure people will disagree on what sorts of policies will work best, and there is no data I'm aware of to go by, a good starting point seems to be constitutionally mandated qualification and disqualification conditions for candidates before they can go on the ballot.

«Excessive workload and attacks on teachers» working conditions are having a profoundly negative effect on women teachers» mental and physical health and wellbeing and undermining the quality of education for children and young people.

«It's about hope of decent working conditions across Europe, about hope and free movement of people, about hope on environmental protection across the whole continent - you can't protect the environment within national borders.»

Is someone in your family, is someone you are friendly with, someone you know from work, do you know someone who has died from an overdose... when you look and say how many people meet at least one of those conditions, its nearly six out of 10 New Yorkers, it's an astronomical figure.»

If the workers who dare to down tools over disputes with their employers are threatened with the sack every time they do so, we will end up with an increasing number of people working under unacceptable terms and conditions.

Working class living standards are set to face an onslaught with the deepest public service cuts since the Second World War and the weakening of pay and working conditions of millions of Working class living standards are set to face an onslaught with the deepest public service cuts since the Second World War and the weakening of pay and working conditions of millions of working conditions of millions of people.