Sentences with phrase «for certain workers»

To make it easier for parents to bond with their new children, the federal Family and Medical Leave Act allows for twelve weeks of unpaid leave for certain workers when a child is born or adopted.
Though the federal Family and Medical Leave Act provides for unpaid leave for certain workers, only about half the workforce is guaranteed leave for a new child under the law.

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Of course, human resource managers have always contributed to overall business processes in certain respects -; by disseminating guidelines for and monitoring employee behavior, for instance, or ensuring that the organization is obeying worker - related regulatory guidelines.
A spat among airlines over which deserved the contract to fly U.S. government workers on certain routes intensified on Tuesday, with the chief executive of JetBlue Airways calling rivals hypocritical for protesting its award.
Kaplan looks for certain skills when hiring remote workers, stressing that, «those who are the most successful in remote roles are often strong communicators who understand the value of connection and shared ideas to drive innovation and results.»
Remember, though, individual tax rates have generally gone down as of Jan. 1 and a new 20 percent deduction on certain income for small businesses (which includes solo workers) could reduce your tax burden even further.
«While enhanced training of UK nationals and automation might be a solution in certain sectors if we look 10 - 20 years ahead, realistically they're unlikely to make up fully for any large reduction in EU migrant workers over the next 5 - 10 years,» said Julia Onslow - Cole, global head of immigration at PwC.
The fact that there may be reimbursement to the worker for certain expenses, such as travel, won't nix the relationship spelled out in the agreement.
Even so, the researchers aren't making broad pronouncements that remote work always trumps office work in terms of productivity, but rather suggest certain kinds of workers might be better suited for it, such as solitary, hourly folks whose output can be measured — call - center reps, proofreaders, developers, and the like.
The USTR's Ambassador Michael Froman said in a statement, «Our GSP [Generalized System of Preferences] statute requires certain basic standards for worker rights and worker safety as a condition of eligibility.
Companies aren't only playing catch - up but «over-resourcing» for these positions, she said, because they know they will have to «upscale» certain workers and create new skill sets in the future.
For example, in California, certain types of delivery drivers, salespeople, and construction workers are designated as statutory employees, regardless of their classification as an employee or independent contractor and are therefore eligible for unemployment insuranFor example, in California, certain types of delivery drivers, salespeople, and construction workers are designated as statutory employees, regardless of their classification as an employee or independent contractor and are therefore eligible for unemployment insuranfor unemployment insurance.
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Interactive © on behalf of CareerBuilder among 5,708 workers (employed full - time, not self - employed, government and non-government) between May 18 and June 8, 2011 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions).
Some researchers argue that it is impossible to determine when a contractor is truly working for a company during the times when the worker is waiting to pick up a ride, because the driver could be using two applications at once or attending to personal business.100 However, as noted in a 2016 report by the Economic Policy Institute, both Uber and Lyft already have guaranteed pay plans that they use in some markets during certain hours that pay workers guaranteed minimum earnings per hour based on their entire time logged into the system, including waiting times.101
The Global Talent Stream is now available to employers in the province of Quebec, allowing them to hire certain skilled foreign workers quickly with a two - week processing time standard for applications.
The Canadian Experience Class (CEC) is an immigration program for certain temporary foreign workers and foreign student graduates with professional, managerial and skilled work experience.
And there are a host of call centers located in the Las Vegas area, which provides experienced workers for a certain kind of business.
The long - awaited proposed regulations (RIN: 1615 - AC04) would allow the DHS secretary to temporarily admit, on a case - by - case basis, entrepreneurs who meet a certain set of defined criteria related to the success of their startup companies and how many jobs they generate for U.S. workers.
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 3,022 workers ages 18 and over (employed full - time, not self - employed, non-government) between February 10 and March 4, 2014 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions).
This survey was conducted online within the U.S. by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder among 2,138 hiring managers and human resource professionals and 3,022 workers (employed full - time, not self - employed, non-government) ages 18 and over between February 10 and March 4, 2014 (percentages for some questions are based on a subset, based on their responses to certain questions).
Certain industries in particular, such as computer and IT, medical and health, and education and training, increasingly offer compensation for flexible employees that is on par with salaries and benefits paid to traditional workers.
Concerns over negative economic impacts, such as a widening trade deficit with China, increased control of certain sectors by Chinese state - owned enterprises (SOEs), and intensified competition in the labour market for mid-skilled and less educated Canadian workers in particular; [1]
Certain matters discussed in this press release are forward ‐ looking statements, including that Everstream Energy Capital Partners, North Sky Capital and New Energy Capital are planning to invest more than $ 67 million in a fund to support utility ‐ scale projects in Central and Southern California developed by SunEdison; that the projects will generate over 320,000 MWh of electricity annually, and create hundreds of jobs or up to 250,000 hours for California electrical and construction union workers.
Again, as it is done in Nevada (in certain counties), they «tax» it, «regulate it», and monitor the workers for diseases, and at least in Nevada... apparently, they don't mind much, and the law says it's o.k..
You cant run America like a business at a certain point «The Workers» have to mean more then the bottom line, or China will be the model of our future, a form of marshal law «Life Credits for eating well, working well, and precedent of making $ 2.00 per hour!
As demand for certain types of labor fall, demand for other types of labor will increase and workers will need to gain skills in other areas in order to maintain employment or for their own businesses to succeed.
Relaxing certain criminal background offense restrictions for workers at charitable gambling operations.
City officials said the budget reserves are relatively high, at $ 5.25 billion, and de Blasio said that he's instituting a partial hiring freeze for certain managers and administrative workers.
The key changes to the abatement — from the version that expired in 2016 — include wage requirements for construction workers on certain projects and a 35 - year break from property taxes (up from 25) on large projects that pay these wages.
«It's utterly unprecedented in the United States,» said Paul Sonn, legal co-director of the National Employment Law Project in Washington, D.C. «We're not aware of any state that has adopted a tax credit remotely resembling this one, which will have the taxpayer pick up the tab for the cost of the minimum wage increase for a certain category of worker
«What I can say for certain is it that the compact makes it clear that during the first five years of the compact, probably until 2022, every worker has his or her job guaranteed unless the person commits a crime or any serious misconduct.
Activist Mark Dunlea works with the Campaign For A Real Minimum Wage Increase: «We do agree his [Cuomo's] idea of trying to do it just for fast - food workers but particularly only for fast - food workers for certain large companies, 30 franchises, does raise some legal questions about his strategy.&raqFor A Real Minimum Wage Increase: «We do agree his [Cuomo's] idea of trying to do it just for fast - food workers but particularly only for fast - food workers for certain large companies, 30 franchises, does raise some legal questions about his strategy.&raqfor fast - food workers but particularly only for fast - food workers for certain large companies, 30 franchises, does raise some legal questions about his strategy.&raqfor fast - food workers for certain large companies, 30 franchises, does raise some legal questions about his strategy.&raqfor certain large companies, 30 franchises, does raise some legal questions about his strategy.»
The council is also preparing for a potential vote on requiring a certain percentage of contract workers to be hired from within the city.
There's NO law in NYS that says a state entity must do such and such by a certain date... unless somebody is out sick, somebody takes maternal leave, workers are too busy having a retirement party for a co-worker, it's somebody's birthday or the dog ate their homework.
To prevent the impending lapse of mayoral control over New York City schools, the state Legislature and Governor Andrew Cuomo passed a two - year extension Thursday as part of a larger omnibus bill, which included a pension enhancement for certain uniformed workers, special recognition for former Governor Mario Cuomo, and several benefits for upstate areas.
Members of New Yorkers for Beverage Choices were joined by city council members and representatives from a local soft drink and beer workers» union to speak out against the proposal to restrict the size of sweetened drinks sold at certain stores to 16 ounces.
It was a good week for supporters of raising the minimum wage, as a state appeals board upheld Governor Cuomo's planned increase to a $ 15 per hour minimum wage for fast food workers, disputing arguments that certain factors weren't adequately analyzed before making the decision to raise the wage.
If passed, the legislation would require state - approved training for workers involved in projects of a certain size that receive $ 1 million or more of government funding.
Mayor Bloomberg has long opposed the bill, which is supported by Quinn, and would mandate higher pay for workers in certain city - subsidized projects.
«I applaud our elected officials for another on - time budget, and for the wisdom they have shown in certain areas, such as removing the retiree health care increases, stopping the proposed Workers» Compensation reforms and restoring the proposed cuts to the SUNY hospitals, as the services provided by these hospitals are valuable to their communities.
Other bills that were introduced, but not voted on, included measures to create new penalties for those who fail to report construction fatalities, a requirement for construction companies to give the city detailed reports about scheduled construction activities months in advance, and a mandate for drug and alcohol testing of construction workers at certain job sites.
Last year, the Retail, Wholesale and Department Store Union successfully defeated the $ 310 million Kingsbridge Armory project in the Bronx, which would have meant hundreds of jobs for construction workers, when the developer failed to agree to certain wage demands for employees who would work at the resulting retail mall.
Longevity payments are factored into employee salaries after workers have been with the county for a certain number of years.
DiNapoli has been especially critical this past week of certain aspects of the budget, including the Tier VI proposal for new state workers.
CITY HALL — Mayor Michael Bloomberg struck down legislation that would mandate higher wages for certain buildings workers Wednesday, warning that it and a similar measure would destroy jobs.
The others are a financing deal for a new $ 500 million Milwaukee Bucks stadium and how dramatically to change a prevailing wage law setting minimum salaries for construction workers on certain public projects.
They include more pay for certain work shifts and a new salary scale that would ensure raises for entry - level employees each year instead of the current salary scale that denies workers raises in their first three years of county service.
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For years, certain lobbyists and public relations types have been promoting the idea that the United States doesn't have enough workers in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).
Early next year, ergonomist Susan Hallbeck will investigate whether standing desks improve health in workers with and without certain risk factors for disease — and, if so, what the optimal ratio and schedule of standing and sitting is.
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