Sentences with phrase «giving workers the right»

On August 30, Georgetown University and Nike announced they had signed a new licensing agreement that will give the Worker Rights Consortium (WRC) access to conduct inspections of working conditions in Nike supplier factories producing university - licensed products.

That could mean extending maternity and paternity leave as well as giving workers the right to take employers to an unfair dismissal tribunal.

Nick Clegg has set out proposals that give all workers the right to demand flexible working, so people can work at home, reduce their hours or take advantage of flexitime arrangements.

Section 7 of the NLRA gives workers the right to «bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing.»

The Working Time Directive gives all workers the right to a minimum 28 day of paid holidays each year, a 20 minute rest breaks after 6 hours work, rest of at least 11 hours in any 24 hours; restricts excessive night work; 24 hours off after seven day of work; and provides for a right to work no more than 48 hours per week over a cycle.

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«EU workers who are here now, working in our businesses, should be given an unconditional right to stay.

Michigan's state legislature is expected to give final approval as early as Tuesday to new laws making it a «right - to - work» state despite protests from thousands of unionized workers.

Transport for London banned Uber for not running a «fit and proper» service after a U.K. court already had ordered the company to give its drivers proper workers» rights.

Options give an employee the right to buy shares of a company at some future time at a price specified in the option, thereby providing workers an incentive to improve performance and raise the stock price.

Employee stock ownership under ESOPs gives workers confidential voting rights on major corporate issues, so that they have some formal corporate governance rights in closely held corporations, and in stock market companies, employee owners have the same rights as other public shareholders.

For the past year and a half, British ministers have been assuring us that the MAI does «not affect the rights of signatories to carry out normal regulation», that it will «weaken neither environmental regulation nor worker protection» and that it contains «nothing... that gives investors the right to be compensated for lost profits».

Nail Hobby Lobby to the wall... give your min wage workers the right to help prevent unwanted pregnancies that would lead to them losing their jobs, sliding into bankruptcy and bringing another undereducated, ill - fed, candidate for early an prison term person into the world.

Maybe someday, when people can again sing, «We shall overcome» with integrity, there will be celebrations and speeches commemorating slain civil rights workers Andy Goodman, Michael Schwerner and James Chaney — and all other who gave so much, yet received so much more from the quiet courage and faith of the people whom they had come to help.

But, Jesus never said any government had the right to steal, at legal gun - point, from its workers to give to anyone.

Farm workers given decent labor rights, housing and healthcare.

Among other things, an adoption worker can help you explore your options, including parenting; give you support; and generally assist you in making a decision that's right for you and your baby.

The union writes that Nestle «massacred the workers» ability to work and robbed them of their rights, but gave them a few miserable dollars so that they can die slowly in misery and squalor».

Women who go back to work right after giving birth might not have the time to establish breastfeeding — and even if they do, they might have trouble finding a place to pump, as only employers with more than 50 workers are required to provide employees with a clean lactation room.

Britain, along with Sweden and Ireland, gave workers from these new member states an unrestricted right to work.

Businesses are likely to move abroad if governments decide to tax financial transactions or insist companies give certain rights to their workers.

«The NASUWT has warned repeatedly, since 2011, that such poor practices would flourish if the Government continued to present equality and the rights of workers as unimportant and gave excessive freedoms, flexibilities and discretion over pay and conditions given to employers.

He is also launching a review of employment laws that could see people on «worker» contracts, such as zero hour terms, be given the same rights as most employees.

We will give public sector workers a new right to form employee - owned co-operatives and bid to take over the services they deliver.

Jeremy Corbyn's latest move — to give reassurance that Labour will campaign to remain in Europe and then, if elected in 2020, reverse from the inside any diminution of workers» rights which Cameron may have secured — is a smart move when it is linked with pushing through the # 50bn financial transactions tax on almost -LSB-...]

«A system of free movement is the best way to protect and advance the interests of all workers, by giving everyone the right to work legally, join a union and stand up to their boss without fear of deportation or destitution.»

The Christchurch School of Medicine review found over 90 % of sex workers believed the Prostitution Reform Act gave them additional employment, legal, health and safety rights.

And we believe that, with the right policies, we can raise the floor on workers» wages, develop and preserve more affordable housing and give families a shot to make it here.»

Given this, I really can» t see why they would want to roll back on the right of workers to free movement.

More than a third of surveyed American workers (34.98 percent) say they would give up their right to vote in all elections...

«A constitutional convention would give well - funded special interests the ability to control a process that can negatively impact those rights including the right to organize, funding for education, and care for injured worker,» said state AFL - CIO President Mario Cilento.

«Hilary strongly supports Jeremy's call in Brussels today for the UK to remain in the European Union because of the jobs, growth, investment and workers» rights it has given us.»

The Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) has welcomed a recommendation in a report by the House of Commons Work and Pensions Committee that the «self - employed» should be given at least «worker» employment status unless the engager of their labour can prove otherwise.1 This is a recommendation that LITRG made in written evidence to a separate inquiry.2 LITRG believes that the denial of employment rights to people working in the «gig economy» and the exploitation of other flexible workers regarding their taxes share a common cause: the workers» own lack of knowledge, their reluctance to challenge their treatment because they lack confidence or just need the work and the businesses involved apparently having little fear of action being taken against them by public bodies.

It must be acknowledged that the primary responsibility for helping workers get their tax right rests with the authorities, given the confusion around status and the general lack of financial capability within much of the population.

«Therefore, workers» right must be given priority.

Increasing support for low - paid workers through our social security system - cruelly slashed by the Tories - and delivering a revolution in workers» rights to give people a strong voice at work.»

The Daily News has long campaigned for giving farm workers the right to organize and bargain collectively.

She said, in a statement, «We thank Governor Cuomo for elevating this issue to give it the attention it deserves, but we have to get the policy details right so all workers benefit.»

«Something's not right when Governor Cuomo and lawmakers can give a politically motivated tax rebate to people earning up to $ 300,000, but still threaten the very existence of essential services that people with developmental disabilities need and hit the lowest paid workers delivering those services with the brunt of the impact,» Donohue said.

«It is long past time to give farm workers the same basic labor rights as other workers, and Tkacyyk should vote to correct this longstanding injustice,» Hawkins said.

MADISON, Wis. (AP)-- The leader of the state's largest public employee union says the workers are willing to make financial concessions to Gov. Scott Walker but will not give up their collective bargaining rights.

The programme also included a number of previously announced measures, such as giving agency workers equal rights on pay, holidays and basic conditions, and introducing a binding commitment to abolish child poverty by 2020.

As Patrick Wintour and Allegra Stratton report, he will unveil plans to give workers and company shareholders rights to curb spiralling boardroom pay as part of a Liberal Democrat - led drive to champion «responsible capitalism»

George Osborne revived controversial plans to dilute employees» rights by announcing that workers will be offered shares in their companies in return for giving up their legal rights at work.

Speaking in central London, Mr Corbyn rejected claims he was giving only «half - hearted» support for the pro-EU campaign and argued environmental protections, workers» rights and the ability to crack down on tax avoidance would suffer if the UK left the EU.

The precise rights that workers possess at any given moment depend entirely on which body has jurisdiction over their employer, legal experts told Next Wave.

Given that I was unhappy with my current situation (both due to my jaded enthusiasm for the work itself but also the perceived opinion of postdoctoral workers and their rights), I was very happy to see that someone (i.e., the EPSRC) was doing something for me!

but not enough is being said on youtube about workers in the fashion industry, human rights and how we are given the opportunity, every day, to vote for, or against them with our money... Ethical fashion and consumerism in general is so important and I feel it needs a lot more awareness than it currently has.

Louis» story puts him in a position to be present at almost every major event of the civil rights movement, from participating with the Freedom Riders to having no less than Martin Luther King Jr. (Nelsan Ellis) tell him that Cecil's role as a domestic worker gives him one of the best opportunities to fight racism.

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4.1.4) To protect the rights of migrant workers preventive measures should be given equal priority as legal remedy.