Sentences with phrase «high wage level»

While he acknowledged there may need to be exceptions to the current restrictive rules (and some bold ways of determining that such as setting a minimum high wage level instead of relying on the government's own National Occupation Classification system as a determining factor), he also laid out the case as to why bold broad steps are necessary.

Credit is a form of infrastructure, and such public investment is what enabled the United States to undersell foreign economies in the 19th and 20th centuries despite its high wage levels and social spending programs.

Industrial and political leaders throughout the world have been so anti-labor that there is little thought of raising domestic living standards via higher wage levels and a tax shift off labor and industry back onto property where progressive tax policies used to be based.

Not exact matches

But they also point out it could inflict further headaches on Employment Minister Jason Kenney if the set salary level is higher than the minimum wage, meaning temporary foreign workers would stand to make better money than Canadians.

Its authors declare that there is «no correlation between federal minimum - wage increases and lower employment levels, even in the industries that are most impacted by higher minimum wages.

The CUPE proposal suggests that there are only benefits and no costs to a higher minimum wage, but then caps the minimum wage hikes to a level where only single - earner full - time minimum - wage workers (with no other sources of income) cross the LIM.

Still, many economists and public policy advocates argue that in states where minimum wage is higher than the federal mandate, the economies fare better than in states where businesses stick to the federal minimum wage, which is currently not indexed to inflation and hence forces some workers to live below poverty level.

Conveniently, that post links to studies, but not the IWPR's analysis, but rather to a brief commentary by a researcher from the Economic Policy Institute in 2011 that doesn't mention what a higher wage will do to poverty levels.

Several states have set their minimum wage rates at a higher level than the federal rate, including California, which has a current rate of $ 10 per hour.

RETAIL property sales are at unsustainably high levels which have outstripped wage growth, says Hegney Property Valuations director Gavin Hegney.

Solar power currently employs more than twice as many people as the coal industry, and entry - level jobs pay a much higher wage than average.

The election takes place amidst an improving global economy with global earnings revision ratios at 5.5 - year highs, global PMI's at their highest levels since early - 2014, Asian exports at 12 - month highs and US wage growth at 7 - year highs.

«However, historically high levels of household debt and low wage growth will offset some of the positive impact of recent strong employment data, so consumers are likely to remain cautious.»

And it shows that old, young, female and black low - skilled workers face the highest levels of unemployment after a minimum wage increase.

Spain's household savings rate fell to its lowest level on record in the third quarter of last year as high unemployment and wage deflation in the latest recession obliged them to devote more of their disposable income to consumption, according to figures released Wednesday by the National Statistics Institute (INE).

«Trade, transportation and utilities» is the largest non-government payrolls sector on the basis of outright level of payrolls, and many investors are focusing on the higher - wage «professional and business services» sector.

One would hardly realize that the problem facing U.S. industrial employment is that wage earners must earn enough to pay for the most expensive housing in the world (the FDIC is trying to limit mortgages to absorb just 32 per cent of the borrower's budget), the most expensive medical care and Social Security in the world (12.4 per cent FICA withholding), high personal debt levels owed to banks and rapacious credit - card companies (about 15 per cent) and a tax shift off property and the higher wealth brackets onto labor income and consumer goods (another 15 per cent or so).

August's labor market report showed annual wage growth stuck at 2.5 %, despite the consistently high level of job creation.

Most of the those big named strikers are already tied up in contracts which only then leaves the «Nearly Rans» or footballing journeymen who just want to finish their illustrious careers earning a big wage based on their previous conquests whilst still playing at the highest level.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

of course no team wants to lose but I can guarantee you that the reaction by the Chelski fans after today's results are nowhere near what would have occurred if we shit the bed on opening day... the difference is they have tasted EPL success on more than one occasion recently, they have won the Champions League and they have done it with 3 different managers in the last 12 years with a similar, if not smaller, wage bill than us... in comparison, we have been experiencing our own personal Groundhog Day with nothing to show for it but a few silvery trinkets that would barely wet the appetite of a world - class club... so it's time for Wenger to stop gloating over our week one escape act and make some substantial moves before this window closes or I fear that things will take a horrible turn when the inevitable happens... living on a knife's edge is no way to go through a full season of football and regardless of what side of the argument you fall on, you could feel high levels of toxicity in the air and that was friggin week one... I would much rather someone tried their best and failed, than took half - measures and hoped for the best

Ronaldo has experienced a minor drop in performance levels since the start of the season, and any move for Neymar is likely to coincide with the exit of the Portugal international, who commands the highest wage package at the European champions.

This may mean taking a hit on a couple of players but as it appears that there won't be a high level of investment from the owner then we need to free up as much of the wage budget as possible and allocate that money to quality players who will improve the side.

Parental leave, currently unpaid, should be paid at a high wage replacement level.

In Germany, where the workforce is highly skilled and high - tech manufacturing jobs have been retained, the price has been continuing stagnation of wage levels.

In his Labour conference speech, McDonnell said a Labour government would legislate for a «real living wage», which he said was likely to be higher in 2020 than the # 10 level he proposed last year.

Cuomo cited recent accomplishments such as a higher minimum wage, free college tuition and paid family leave as an alternative to the policies emerging on the national level.

«But weak wage growth and high levels of unemployment will continue to be a brake on household spending.»

Both Governor Cuomo and the Assembly have proposed measures to raise New York State's minimum wage, including a higher minimum wage level for New York City in the... (read more)

The dire consequences of this on many States of the Federation was made worse by some of the earlier decisions the country took including the 2011 minimum wage increase, which from all indications is unsustainable for most states of the federation considering the huge size of the public service of many of them, low productivity and high level of waste.

Apparently, Buhari is currently waging war against corruption especially on the High Profile Level and for doing this in an open and transparent manner, he should be applauded.

The senator is opposing a higher minimum wage even though he represents portions of the city of Syracuse, one of the poorest cities in America, a place where 50 percent of the children are living below the federal poverty level.

In his statement, Flanagan did not mention the minimum wage, but instead chose to focus on Republican bread - and - butter issues like delivering a sixth timely budget that he said controls spending and offers tax relief and higher levels of school funding.

While supporters are declaring victory over New York's new higher minimum wage for fast food workers, the action, by a state wage board, highlights a larger question: why are so many in the state dependent for their livelihoods on what are essentially entry level workforce jobs?

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Jobs that require high levels of both cognitive skills and social skills have seen the highest levels of employment and wage growth over that time period.

Since 1980, Deming finds, jobs that require a high degree of social skills — consulting, project management, and positions in fields like medicine, dentistry, and the law — have experienced greater employment and wage growth at all levels, relative to other jobs.

According to Deming, positions that require both cognitive and social skills have shown more wage growth in the past few decades than those that require high - levels of mathematical or analytical training but little social prowess.

There is also a commitment to improving vocational education and improving the level of skills in the workforce - training people for «high - skilled, high - wage jobs of the future».

«The tightening labor market, rising wage growth, high levels of consumer confidence and a millennial generation with a pent - up demand for housing should allow the housing market to weather the storm of gradually rising interest rates.»

Despite an average annual wage that's $ 7,080 more than the national average, Alaska has high living costs and student debt levels that make it one of the least affordable states.

We have been decreasing our USD hedge ratio, but the overall level remains high as a reversal in recent inflation softness and a pickup in wage pressures could trigger support for the US dollar.

Vet assistants who have higher levels of experience or additional training can earn a somewhat higher wage when compared to newly employed vet assistants.

If I was in the climate issue for personal monetary gain, I'd be employed at the every least at a wage level higher than what my gift grant breaks down to, and considering my knowledge and skill level, I'd probably be considerably higher up the chain than that.

If the minimum wage was higher, then wage levels would be less vulnerable to migration, and the need for «in - work benefits» would be lower.

The impairment rating is inserted into a mathematical formula which takes into account the level of impairment, (the higher the impairment, the greater the benefits), as well as the injured workers» age, education, post-injury wage level and whether the worker can physically return to the job he / she was performing when injured.

Represent executives and other high - level employees in wage payment litigation to recover unlawfully withheld severance pay, bonuses and commissions.

Plus, a settlement requires resignation which a Virginia State employee would not like as an option because they typically have a high wage earning job, some level of job security, and have retirement benefits that they do not want to forfeit.

The price of defending class, collective, or multi-plaintiff wage and hour lawsuits at both the state and federal levels can be high.

His practice is devoted primarily to the rights of employees, whether they are minimum wage workers or high level executives.