Sentences with phrase «higher than the living wage»

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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.

If you are the higher wage earner (with the higher Social Security benefit) and either are older than your spouse or expect your spouse to live longer than you, it may make sense to delay taking Social Security to maximize the survivor benefit if you pass away prematurely.

The club said it pays permanent employees the Voluntary Living Wage, which is higher than the statutory national figure.

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

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.

That makes the living wage more than # 2 per hour higher than the national minimum wage.

Cuomo proposes that since the cost of living is higher in New York City than elsewhere in the state, the city have its own minimum wage: $ 11.50, compared to $ 10.50 elsewhere in the state.

In this, and other areas, Miliband's thinking shows clear signs of influence by the campaign group London Citizens, which is calling for a «living wage» of # 7.60 — higher than the current minimum wage at # 5.80.

Grandin's battles in the slaughter industry have nearly all been waged with higher management, not with workers or floor managers, simply because they're office bound, their thinking determined more by the paper that surrounds them than by living animals and working plants.

Over the past 30 years, however, the ratio of resident employment to wage and salary jobs located in the District has never been higher than 47.8 percent (in 1985, a time when DC had 17 percent of the region's population, 33.6 percent of the region's jobs, and had more people living in the city than working in it).

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.

Providing competitive wage career development opportunities is especially important considering the fact that half of all public school students are now living at or below the poverty line and in light of recent studies which suggest students receiving paid internships receive more job offers and higher salaries than their unpaid counterparts.

Geraldine Morris, head of family at LexisPSL, says: «It's no surprise that divorces are being delayed in the current economic climate; with high cost of living, increasing property prices and low wage rises many families are feeling under significant financial pressure, a pressure that would be increased further if resources were stretched across two households rather than one.

The opportunity for employment is equally high, with a lower than average wage being compensated by a lower than average cost of living.