Sentences with phrase «create living wage»

As state lawmakers huddle with the governor this week to hash out a final spending plan — the final budget is due on Saturday — both the Assembly and Senate proposals include an initial $ 45 million toward a six - year plan to create a living wage for direct care workers.

Both the state Assembly and Senate budget proposals include an initial $ 45 million towards a six - year plan to create a living wage for direct care workers.

Both one - house budget bills include an initial $ 45 million for a six - year plan to create a living wage for home care workers.

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Not paying a living wage lowers worker productivity and creates stress on employees who should be viewed «as human beings, not just workers,» and the practice, she says, «doesn't serve the company or its brand.»

The objective was to create an industrial surplus and, in the process, raise productivity, wage levels and living standards.

With the intention of showing that there is an alternative to the 9 to 5 indoctrination, I have decided to interview 10 people who have taken control of their own lives, 10 people who don't care about minimum wage nor government social programs because they have created their own jobs.

Developers pitch their plans partly in terms of the number of «living wage» jobs that they will create.

To help them avoid the trap of poverty, Open Arms employs them at a living wage and uses repurposed t - shirts to create one of a kind scarfs and skirts for sale.

Plus, forcing people to work part - time creates «more», «good - paying» (meaning minimum wage) jobs, none of which anyone can actually live on.

Our Healthy School Food venture brings award - winning, farm - to - school menus to low - income schoolchildren across DC, all while creating living - wage careers for unemployed adults who have completed our Culinary Job Training program.

We've worked to create a situation where the middle class is suddenly within reach of gaming workers... not a bunch of minimum - wage jobs where people have to live on the dole to survive.»»

At Pratt, he led many successful community - planning efforts, as well as campaigns to expand affordable housing and create NYC's «inclusionary zoning» program, which requires developers seeking tax breaks to set aside 20 percent of their units for low and moderate income families and pay a living wage to their service workers.

«That's the way to guarantee not just a minimum wage, not just a living wage but a fair wage, and fair shares of the wealth workers help create.

During separate and recent evenings on the campaign trail, the candidates offered up the usual political fare: use environmental technologies to create jobs (Kessner); give teachers more time to implement the Common Core teaching standards (Stott); ensure more workers have a living wage.

The average white legislator lived in a household income that was 10.7 times their county's living wage, based on cost of living estimates created by a Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor.

He added that the chancellor had created a «risk of confusion» about what the living wage now meant.

«The hard cash argument I don't entirely buy because I don't think it takes into account the dynamic effect, it doesn't take into account the extra hours that people work, it doesn't take into account the extra opportunities that you're giving people by creating jobs that through the National Living Wage are paid better than they were previously being paid.»

«Unions and the working poor have opportunities to come together and create a society where everybody has an opportunity for a good, solid - paying Living Wage job and everybody has an opportunity to reap the benefits of the social programs that are administered by government and particularly by the State of New York,» Peoples - Stokes explained.

Its bid to support the activities of Thoughtful House Foundation, which among others, is focused on providing education and therapy to children living with autism, create awareness for children and families, and wage a battle to beat autism in Nigeria and beyond.

By signing this newly enacted amendment to the original law, and thereby closing the loophole, Erie County is standing behind the apprenticeship program's goal of creating a well trained workforce that can earn a living wage and the contractors that administer these programs.

Likewise, I strongly support raising the minimum wage to $ 8.50 per hour so that all New Yorkers have a chance to create a better life for themselves and their families.

«Our law will require developers who receive major taxpayer - funded subsidies pay a living wage for the jobs they create,» she said.

They are creating public policy on important issues including civil rights, a living wage, affordable housing and alternative voting systems.

That's why Labour needs to offer hope: a living wage, for instance; letting councils build Britain out of its housing crisis; an industrial strategy to create the renewable energy jobs of the future; turning the bailed - out banks into accountable public investment banks; tax justice; and public ownership of our key utilities.

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Aurora students should be able to access the jobs being created in the community, and earn a living wage.

She prefers this combination of a steady income with periodic spikes as it «creates an overall living wage.»

Under Tamara's direction, Vancity achieved the highest profits in the organization's 70 - year history and became the first Canadian financial institution (FI) invited to the Global Alliance for Banking on Values; the first carbon - neutral FI in North America; the largest Canadian private - sector living wage employer, and one of the first to create an alternative product to high - interest payday loans.

The riots waged against the WTO convention in Seattle in 1999 protested the use of corporate sweatshops, where low - wage laborers have literally worked their lives away while creating commodities for Western capitalist markets.

And in the Bay Area, where we will soon launch a ten-fold expanded bike share system, Ford GoBike, we're well on our way to creating over 200 living - wage, «green collar» jobs.

To create «2,000 living - wage jobs in Seattle and retrofitting 2,000 homes in poorer neighborhoods.»

Bonnie writes «There are so many communities across Africa, Asia and Latin America that are benefiting from the [Fair Trade] movement's commitment to paying a living wage by teaching people to create products that are useful, use local materials, and

For starters, that means reconstruction that doesn't just create jobs but jobs that pay a living wage.

• Accurately processed payroll as well as monitored vacation / benefit accruals independently • Actively managed wage garnishments and processed termination checks • Accepted accountability for the overall teamwork and stood responsible for meeting the deadlines • Assisted HR department with compensation and benefits for payroll related tasks like processing benefits premiums, wage ceilings, long term disability claims, life insurance, group health insurance, fringe benefits, and overtime pay analysis • Assisted internal and external auditing procedures related to payroll by following company standards and policies • Monitored and reviewed complete payroll accounts for verification of accuracy and in case of any discrepancies made appropriate corrections and updates, at the end of every month • Communicated effectively with all staff responding to their requests and inquiries related to payroll information • Correctly made payroll related general ledger journal entries for each record • Created and dispersed payroll vouchers to the company employees every month on the pay day • Created benefit audits and reports for terminated / retired employees • Maintained perfect reconciliations of balance sheet accounts related to the payroll • Executed special research projects regarding payroll management and for detailed analysis of financial facets of payroll • Gave suggestions to the management for the policy and procedure updates and refreshers related to payroll management and its financial aspects • Organized and maintained outstanding payroll checks and lists in coordination with the HR department • Managed contacts and communicated regularly with all the internal and external stakeholders ensuring effective flow of information • Organized files, accounts, ledgers, records, employee books for payroll documents and other related purposes • Prepared SDLs — Salary Distribution Journals and other distribution journals every month for payroll accounts • Processed and prepared corporate payroll using Pay Expert Application, managing all paperwork for the wire transfers and generated return funds • Processed payroll changes for new hires and terminations ensuring accuracy and timeliness of the process • Proficiently used PRG (Millennium) payroll and TMx labor scheduling software applications for effective payroll management • Resolved all issues related to payroll tax payments and reported after every pay run making sure that all filings were accurately represented by the tax service provider • Reconciled tax payments for federal, state and local payroll as well as returns for multiple authorities on monthly basis.

The Chasm Group, LLC and Chasm Institute, LLC (San Bruno, CA) 1997 — 2008 Business Operations Manager • Managed all daily operational tasks for leading multi-million dollar high - tech market strategy consultancy, while providing executive administration to C - level executives and venture capital partners • Developed and managed the firm's annual budget, proposing and implementing expense cuts, producing monthly reports and financial statements, and coordinating with CPA firm for accurate and timely filings • Oversaw all client relationship management efforts while cultivating new business efforts from concept to implementation, providing high - quality service in sales efforts while utilizing new lead tracking system • Negotiated and managed all contracts, stock grants, and financing arrangements, working closely with outside counsel to draft legal documents and resolve LLC - and proprietary - related issues • Led three office space build - outs and two office relocations, managing all aspects of each process under aggressive timeline and budget expectations • Reduced firm telecom expenses by 22 % by streamlining IT objectives, including migration to VOIP phone system, software / hardware purchases, domain renewals, and outsourced technical support • Directed all phases of staff recruitment while creating and implementing all HR policies and programs, including comprehensive employee benefits plans • Supervised multiple administrative staff members, conducted performance appraisals and wage / salary surveys in comparison to incentive program guidelines, and maintained HR files in accordance with legal mandates • Produced all out - going client invoices in an accurate and timely fashion to increase, cash flow and reduce aging receivables, providing consistent attention to overhead costs and vendor arrangements • Administered all company insurance policies, including E&O, general liability, bonds, partner life and disability, conducting annual benefits reviews and employee / company insurance audits • Obtained necessary certificates for consulting contracts while processing federal, state, and local business reporting requirements to maintain licenses and incorporation status • Directed all marketing efforts and oversaw logistical aspects of national educational workshop series, utilizing sponsorship arrangements to offset production costs • Transformed «brochure» website into a dynamic tool to better illustrate company opportunities through relevant case studies, as well as maintaining all other promotional media, including press kits and video Association of California School Administrators (Burlingame, CA) 1993 — 1997 Issues and Planning Committee Coordinator • Executed all phases of event planning and implementation for a membership - driven organization including 23 state committees, 5 task forces, 6 strategic planning conferences, and a conference of 1,500 attendees • Focused on facility evaluations, bid requests, site visits, contract negotiations, and all pre - and post-conference planning processes • Produced statistical and financial reports, including budget projections and cost monitoring for developmental training efforts • Oversaw all participant - level responsibilities, including inquiries, eligibility, registration, correspondence, and billing statements • Managed all legal professional standards calls for Northern California regions, including the processing of attorney authorizations, the preparation of legal assistance letters, and liens on cause of action • Served as second point of contact for computer inquiries and troubleshooting efforts as well as provided back - up executive administrative support for Executive Director, Committee Chairs, and the State Superintendent of Public Instruction • Held responsibility for software installation and hardware configuration while performing weekly AS / 400 backup and report generation