Sentences with phrase «impacts of a living wage»

During the public comment portion of Wednesday's Common Council meeting, speakers — to the applause of audience members — cited numerous studies in support of the positive impacts of a living wage.

«The staff at Nebraskaland joins fast - food workers as well as state and SUNY employees who experience the transformative impact of a living wage, and I commend the company for leading by example.»

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More than 40 percent of Americans say they would feel a financial impact within six months if the family's primary wage earner died, according to a 2015 survey by Life Happens and LIMRA.

One - half of U.S. households would feel the impact of the loss of a primary wage earner within six months, and one - third would feel it in less than one month, according to a study by LIMRA and Life Happens, a nonprofit that promotes the benefits of life insuraLife Happens, a nonprofit that promotes the benefits of life insuralife insurance.

[67] In January 2014 Miliband extended the concept of reform to include the «big five» banks, in addition to the «big six» utility companies, and discussed the impact of the cost - of - living on the «squeezed middle» saying «the current cost - of - living crisis is not just about people on tax credits, zero - hour contracts and the minimum wage.

«Raising the minimum wage to $ 15 hour by 2018 in New York City is a historic victory that will have a profound impact on the lives of nearly one and a half million working families — largely women and people of color,» said Deborah Axt, co-executive director of Make the Road New York, in a statement.

Councilman Steven Matteo (R - Mid-Island) said it was «difficult» to support any expansion of the living wage without hearings, testimony, public debate or investigations into potential impacts of the change.

We believe that a living wage positively impacts the lives of our students across our city.

Regardless, the impact is significant in terms of savings potential or increased standard of living for those earning minimum wage.

According to Marissa, these bags have real impact: «The producers receive a living wage and are able to start working their way out of poverty.»

[345] Regulators should note, however, that Mr. Gichuru relied on actuarial evidence calculating wage losses not only for the base period of delayed entry into the profession, but for the impact of delayed entry over the applicant's entire working life, in the form of a permanent earnings lag.

These changes are likely to have a large impact on the working lives of low - wage and precarious workers.

Ryan Newell examines how Bill 18's amendments to the Employment Standards Act, 2000 will impact the working lives of low - wage and precarious workers.

A recent survey found more than 3 in 4 Americans said they would feel the financial impact from the loss of a primary wage earner within six months and over half of Americans ¹ say they need more life insurance today.

According to a 2015 insurance study by Life Happens and LIMRA, 29 % of people say they would feel the financial impact from the death of a primary wage earner in 1 month and 45 % say they would feel financial impact within 6 months.

Even though 31 % of people say in just one month they'd feel the financial impact from the death of the primary wage earner, 30 % of American households still don't have life insurance.