Sentences with phrase «even minimum wage jobs»

I owe about $ 6k in back taxes, and simply don't have the money — it's hard for me to find even minimum wage jobs in the current economy, and I am burdened with consumer debt.

The alternative is probably taking an unpaid internship or even a minimum wage job.

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A review of studies suggests even where the impact of minimum wage increases is not «benign,» job loss evidence has to be weighed against what happens to the purchasing power of the remaining workers.

A 2016 study examining 78 years of federal minimum wage hikes in the U.S. (between 1938 and 2009) showed no correlation between those increases and job losses, even in sectors most affected by such policies.

Thousands of low - paid workers striking in hundreds of cities across the country, demanding a minimum wage of up to $ 15 per hour to replace the current $ 7.25 minimum wage, showing that an increasing amount of those even in jobs are unhappy with their lot.

Some business owners argue that raising the minimum wage will lead to higher prices for consumers, and some economists argue that it could depress job growth or even end up eliminating positions as it leads to more automation.

However, as long as there is not significant job loss or reduction in economic growth, there does not appear to be a great deal of harm in having a higher minimum wage even if the benefits are relatively modest.

One might have some reduction in minimum wage employment, and more better paid jobs, perhaps causing some transitional unemployment if those on the minimum need upskilling (though in fact many are grossly overqualified) but even this doesn't occur that often.

It estimates that a minimum wage increase of $ 7.15 to $ 8.25 an hour (which is even less than the 21 percent hike proposed in the Executive Budget) would cost a total of 28,990 jobs in New York.

Cuomo's proposal to potentially end the state's minimum wage tip credit could cause food service workers to lose money and restaurants to cut jobs and even close — hurting those the proposal is intended to help, employees and restaurant owners say.

Mr. Cuomo and lawmakers should look at his ideas — his Green New Deal plan to boost employment through sustainable energy jobs; to raise the minimum wage; to develop an even more progressive tax system; and to promote a statewide, single payer health care program.

Scharff, with Citizen Action believes that even without a law to raise the minimum wage for all sectors of the economy, retail businesses will pay their workers more, or risk losing them to higher paying fast food jobs.

An inventive Tory party could even couple the huge business tax cut with an increase in the minimum wage well above any amount that Labour would introduce to show that they are both protecting jobs and ensuring that the saving makes it way down to those most in need.

Dee has enough problems just getting on with life - trying to raise her children, with her children's deadbeat dad and his abusive girlfriend in the same building, and yet even after her conviction is overturned, her subsequent case (spearheaded by the A.C.L.U.) puts her in the D.A.'s crosshairs - who uses his substantial infuence to not only prevent her from returning to her job of 7 years, but even makes sure that she is terminated from the minimum wage job she finally manages to procure.

The opportunity to harvest long - term capital gains at 0 % rates can be highly appealing, even if it must be done opportunistically when a low - income situation presents itself — which might be a year of low income between jobs, or simply for those who haven't grown their income enough to exceed the threshold, or perhaps after retirement when other wage income goes away (but before required minimum distributions begin).

It is a world where jobs pay less than the minimum wage, and sometimes nothing at all; where employers do not pay overtime for 60 - hour weeks, and deny meal breaks that are required by law; where vital health and safety regulations are routinely ignored, even after injuries occur; and where workers are subject to blatant discrimination, and retaliated against for speaking up or trying to organize.

The pay for unskilled jobs is extremely low, often at the minimum wage of $ 208 per month and sometimes not even that.

It used to be that only companies offering minimum wage or retail job positions required that you fill out a job application form, but now many corporations are having even the most professional applicants fill out the form.

I was working at a corporation, I worked over 5 years and worked very hard up to make over $ 16 an hour and now I can't even get a minimum wage job.

Ontario employers routinely exploit lax employment laws to avoid paying people in precarious jobs basic entitlements such as overtime pay and even minimum wage, according to a new report by the Workers Action Centre.