Sentences with phrase «giving raises based»

The report explains: «Merit still matters most, with 50 % of employers giving raises based on performance.

In Cleveland, Oh., public school leaders did away with the outmoded salary scale that gives raises based on only on tenure and college coursework and replaced it with a more modern system that gives raises based on performance and specialized qualifications.

«I don't really think someone can rank me or give me a raise based on my subject matter.»

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Another is Montreal - based iNovia Capital, which raised $ 110 million for its third fund in December 2011, $ 10 million of that coming from Alberta Enterprise, an Alberta government - funded corporation formed in 2008 that gives money to VC funds.

The comprehensive defence bill Obama signed will give military personnel a 1 per cent pay raise and also covers combat pay, ships, aircraft and bases.

The company did a sort of trial run earlier this year, by giving its blessing to a quasi-affiliate called Maiden Lane (named after the street in San Francisco where AngelList is based), which raised $ 25 million to support select syndicate deals with up to $ 100,000 each.

Money raised will be given to Puerto Ricans in Action, a Los Angeles - based Puerto Rican group.

Given that the nine - year - old San Francisco - based company has raised north of $ 600 million in capital it is extremely well funded.

«it could be given on an individual, probationary basis; it could be part of a promotion; or it could be granted in lieu of a raise or a bonus.

Zillow Group raised more than $ 33,000 between employee contributions, a $ 10,000 Zillow Group donation and sales of Give a Hand to Houston shirts among our employee base.

▪ Show me the money: The majority of Miami entrepreneurs said they provide wage increases and promotions, with most raises given on an unscheduled basis (52 percent) driven by either employee performance or positive business growth.

Given the strong labor market, it is likely the Federal Reserve will raise short - term rates by 25 basis points at their June meeting.

Even as the Fed has sought to give much clearer signals about its intentions to raise base rates, the performance of US risk assets has continued to improve, suggesting that markets are comfortable with the prospect of a small rise in base rates in December.

However, after eight years, they reverted back to largely cash - based appropriations, given concerns raised by both Parliamentarians and department heads.

An agreement recently reached between Jensen Meat and the Montana - based nonprofit organization American Prairie Reserve (APR) will help support the group's wildlife - friendly ranching and conservation efforts while also giving the company access to domestic, naturally raised and grass - fed beef.

The study into a vegan America, published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences and based on data on what Americans ate and how they farmed between 2000 and 2010, looked at how much US soil is given over to raising animals to create food for humans, and then worked out how much food Americans could create if they cut out the middle - cow — and simply grew food to eat themselves.

Give him a pay raise based on performance.

Whether he will have games like this on a regular basis or he will miss chances like Dortmund and Spurs is yet to be found out, but i do enjoy the way the Man United boy raised with so much love is now scoring goals for Arsenal and mocking United at not giving him the chance to shine as a forward.

It's the fans that keep sacrificing because this team can't get their head out of their own ass... please give me some examples when a top club ever let their best player leave for free at the end of a season... Wenger needs to go to PSG and get some money and talent for Sanchez so that we can end this nonsense once and for all... then he needs to publicly apologize for the way in which they handled the whole situation... if they allow Sanchez to go for free there is no way this club, under the tutelage of Kroenke and Wenger, will ever layout the necessary coin to replace such a talented player, especially considering that Wenger will be a lame - duck manager once again in the final year of his contract and we know how well that went last year... open your eyes people, Wenger has spoken publicly about how he hopes that the next manager can take this club to the next level... WHAT?!?... he then went on to speak about leaving them in the perfect position to be successful, which is one of the reasons why several pundits felt Wenger would leave after last season based on the financials and the fact that so many players had only one year left on their respective contracts... who says this shit??? If you believe you're leaving things in the best possible shape for your potential successor to achieve greatness it raises a couple of serious questions: Why can't you take things to the next level if everything is as great as you say?

I'm not normally one to give too much stick to Tottenham — after all, I'm from Australia and the rivalry doesn't really hit home the way it would if I was born and raised in London — but I'm sure the current situation puts a smile on the faces of my UK - based readers.

We hear it from our family members, our schools, our pediatricians, our politicians, parenting books that continue to be published influenced by this old - fashioned thinking despite the mountains of research to the contrary — ideas of how children should be raised, based on personal opinion rather than research - backed fact, subtle revelation of how our society is still scared of giving «too much» nurturing to our children.

How To Stop Beating Yourself Up In Your Parenting * Why Mamas Have A Hard Time Giving Up Guilt * The Shadow Side Of Conscious Parenting * How Feeling Like A «Good» Mom Can Lead To Acting Like A «Bad» Mom * Why Controlling Behavior Is a Bad Idea * How Emotional Baggage From Childhood Keeps Moms From Staying Present With Their Child Leslie Potter is the founder of Pure Joy Parenting, a joy based parenting model based on her experience raising her daughter as a single mom as well as working with families.

Given my business experience, which I understand is limited, I think that the gvmt recommendations for raising the base price of a lunch for those who can afford it are perfectly reasonable.

Most western parents today were raised using a model where we were given or withheld love based on our behavior.

The opportunity to buy the land was made possible by partnering with The Conservation Foundation based in Naperville, a private nonprofit that will purchase and hold the land while giving the park district time to figure out how it will raise the $ 1.5 million needed to buy it.

Every parent is doing the very best they can, at any given moment, based on the knowledge and resources they have on hand as well as the inner emotional work they've done to prepare themselves for raising their child.

So based on the latest research and the confusion we heard from parents, we want to give parents access to the resources they need to raise a happy and healthy baby.

Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver reiterated today that there's no talk of a pay raise, but gave a lengthy defense of a part - time Legislature that allows state lawmakers to collect an outside salary on top of their $ 79,500 base pay.

More than anything else, though, it's Boehner's skill at raising cash that gives him his power base in the House.

Working on a bipartisan basis, we passed a budget giving minimum wage workers three raises over the next two - and - a-half years.

Schneiderman says lawmakers, who earn a base salary of around $ 80,000 a year, should get a pay raise, in exchange for also giving up their travel allowances.

Now it is pro-Nato and anti-Trident, which raises serious issues, given the Nato strategic concept, agreed only last year, says: «Deterrence, based on an appropriate mix of nuclear and conventional capabilities, remains a core element of our overall strategy».

Mr. Cuomo, a prodigious fund - raiser who has long preferred collecting fewer big checks to cultivating a small - donor base, raised only 0.2 percent of his money from donors who gave less than $ 200.

The amount of GHS2, 667,215 was raised from the event but it was released on a need basis, he said, disclosing the Chief Director of the Ministry was given GHS3, 000 to facilitate a retreat.

Another group that gave up to $ 20,000 to Adams» group is Broadway Stages, a Brooklyn - based firm that is being questioned as part of the wide - ranging probe of de Blasio's fund - raising.

Other lesser - known names statewide include new Lt. Gov. Kathleen Hochul, who some say is a force but doesn't have a broad enough fund - raising base and is considered too conservative to win a Democratic primary; Syracuse Mayor Stephanie Miner; and Zephyr Teachout, the Fordham law professor who gave Cuomo a surprisingly credible challenge in last year's Democratic primary.

Since lead dust and paint chips inhaled and eaten by children often come from raising and closing old windows, the county is also earmarking $ 436,838 in leftover funds from earlier years of the lead prevention and remediation program to give out low - interest loans or grants for window replacements, based on a sliding income scale, over the next five years.

Lift Labs is now developing other attachments for the Liftware device, and working with the International Essential Tremor Foundation to raise money to give devices to people with essential tremor who can not afford the $ 295 price of a base unit.

Given the whooping cranes» recent plunge towards extinction, it wouldn't be surprising if the birds need to re-learn how best to raise their chicks, said Patuxent - based scientist Sarah J. Converse of the U.S. Geological Survey, a co-author of the paper.

The report urges Spain to raise the government's «contribution to science and innovation» — currently at 0.61 % — «to 0.7 % of the gross domestic product (GDP) and argues for the creation of a national funding agency that gives out merit - based grants, more autonomy for the universities, and a major overhaul of Spain's national research centers.

One concern repeatedly raised by critics who don't want the FDA to give the transgenic fish the green light: What would happen if these fish got out of the land - based facilities where they're grown and escaped into the wild?

This kind of works at first; the small areas are more conductive to the tight, combo - based nature of the gameplay — every «naughty» act gives you points and raises your combo, and chaining your behaviour into one long spree of mayhem is the key to the elusive in - game Platinum trophy.

If tenure is to be given at all, the public thinks it should be based on demonstrated success in raising student performance on state tests.

This led some economists of the time to conclude that «input - based» policies such as providing more money to schools, reducing class sizes and improving teacher qualifications had «failed», and that improvements in schools now depended on giving teachers direct incentives to raise student performance:

With the nationwide efforts to raise graduation standards and the increasing use of standardized testing, the idea of basing promotion and graduation decisions on portfolios of students» work has fallen out of fashion as swiftly as slide rules gave way to calculators.

• Test - based incentive programs have not raised student achievement in the United States to the level achieved in the highest - performing countries (and) incentives / sanctions can give a false view of exactly how well students are doing.

States can get up to 500 points in the competition by proposing specific plans such as expanding charter schools, giving raises to top teachers or basing a significant part of teacher evaluations on their students» performance.

From sponsoring high school - based programs to donating resources to raising awareness, our partners play an essential role in giving passionate young people an opportunity to explore the teaching profession in authentic and meaningful ways.

This much we know: Mayor de Blasio gave in to the union's demands for sizable raises but got very little in return - no premium sharing of health - care costs, no higher co-pays, no guaranteed dismissals for ineffective teachers who don't even teach full time, no changes to the rigid seniority - based salary schedule, nothing.

The author gives practical tips and raises important issues on how to encourage the classroom relationships that are the basis for successful democratic classrooms.