Sentences with phrase «in wage cost»

«To put this in the context of the broader group, allowing for the earnings from the international divisions, our estimated increase in wage cost is around 23 per cent of group profitability in 2015 - 16.»

Southwestern Ontario certainly does not have a competitive advantage in wage costs for low - skilled labour, as manufacturers from China to Mexico can always significantly undercut the region.

Not exact matches

Puzder named ethanol regulation, which has resulted in higher beef costs, a rising minimum wage and higher labor costs due to Obamacare as three obstacles that make doing business in the U.S. more difficult than in the past.

One is their baseline production cost data, which we've based on the existing minimum wage in Bangladesh of US$ 42 / month ($ 3,000 taka at the January 1, 2011 exchange rate).

Because many companies employing low - wage workers face too much competition to pass the increased labor cost on to customers, a higher minimum wage would mean lower small business profits or costly investment in labor saving equipment.

We then use that to build out two additional scenarios: one assuming a doubling of the current minimum wage plus factoring in the cost of fire and building safety improvements based on data from the Worker Rights Consortium; and another using a «living wage» figure from the East Asia labour organization Asia Floor Wage, which is considered at the high end of labour reform demawage plus factoring in the cost of fire and building safety improvements based on data from the Worker Rights Consortium; and another using a «living wage» figure from the East Asia labour organization Asia Floor Wage, which is considered at the high end of labour reform demawage» figure from the East Asia labour organization Asia Floor Wage, which is considered at the high end of labour reform demaWage, which is considered at the high end of labour reform demands.

A new University of Washington study that found that the hourly wage hike could in fact be costing jobs.

«We're not still seeing real wage growth, but we are seeing some of the cost of living move up when you get into what does it cost to own a home and operate your life in general,» he said.

Further rises in the cost of basic inputs such as energy have since driven consumer inflation up, even though the country has the same weak wage dynamics as those seen elsewhere in the developed world.

Wage and transportation costs are getting higher in China, Cao says.

Similarly, the National Federation of Independent Business, in a study released in December, claims a proposed wage increase in New York to $ 8.50 from $ 7.25 with an index to inflation would cost the state 22,000 jobs and $ 2.5 billion in revenue.

(The recent slowdown in productivity could arguably be because of the low cost of labor and, therefore, reduced incentives to invest in capital and would likely rebound as labor markets get genuinely tight and start pushing wage - growth up.)

Economists treat parental leave, both for women and men, as a simple cost - benefit problem: in theory, at least, if a woman's wage is greater than the cost of replacing her in the home, then she should spend her time working and hire someone else to care for her children.

Colorado's lowest - in - the - nation unemployment is creating worker shortages, driving up wage costs and may be inhibiting hiring.

Some people said the screed, directed at CEO Jeremy Stoppelman, drew attention to prevalent wage issues in the area; others accused the employee of acting entitled and failing to find better or more work or a place to live that costs less than her current $ 1,245 rent.

«We agree with her remarks about the high costs of living in San Francisco, which is why we announced in December that we are expanding our Eat24 customer support team into our Phoenix office where we will pay the same wage,» read a company statement, echoing CEO Stoppelman's comments on Twitter over the weekend that the cost of living in San Francisco was excessively high.

Food is a restaurant's most expensive cost after labour, said Rilett, who anticipates another bump in prices when the minimum wage impact ripples into the price of food as farmers, processors and others also face increased costs.

Business owners might be tempted to try to minimize costs by using lower - wage employees — by locating support staff in a low - cost state, for example.

Globalization has tightened the cost screws on U.S. employers, health care costs have taken a bite out of paychecks, a kind of new norm of the 1 % to 3 % wage increase has taken hold in the country, unions have been in decline.

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Wage and benefit increases of 15 to 20 percent per year at the average Chinese factory will slash China's labor - cost advantage over low - cost states in the U.S., from 55 percent today to 39 percent in 2015, when adjusted for the higher productivity of U.S. workers.

But it has failed to recover in recent years because of a series of policies that increase the burden on small - business owners — higher taxes, increases to health - care costs, more costly regulations, and now the minimum wage increase proposal

It compelled me to justify myself, to explain to my interrogators how I planned to live in New York City on so little — less than minimum wage after accounting for the cost of my uniform and unpaid training time.

She noted that with the $ 15 minimum wage (a frequent point of comparison in the discussion) Safeway chose to absorb the cost of the minimum wage instead of cutting jobs or passing the costs on to consumers, but that made Seattle Safeway stores» profit margin half as much as stores in other locations.

The slowdown in job growth and the absence of any significant wage pressure could strengthen the arguments of those who see little risk in keeping borrowing costs exceptionally low and waiting not just for more encouraging data but also for unruly markets to settle down.

Healthcare is cannibalizing every other industry and has eaten up basically all wage gains in the past ~ 30 - 40 years — largely cuz we don't ration, have any kinda cost controls, and force everyone to pay for a fat - tail via high premiums.

And while GWNFA has complained that head office is not allowing franchisees to raise their price points in response to the minimum wage increase in Ontario, their biggest operating region, head office might fear that «if customer counts are down and franchisees raise their prices to cover the labour cost increase, that will drive more customers away,» Fisher said.

Total compensation per employee consists of many different elements, including not only negotiated / imposed wage settlements, bracket creep (employees moving up within their pay range), composition of employment (professional vs clerical), pay equity, pension and other future employee benefit costs driven in part by market conditions, Canada and Quebec Pension Plan contributions (which increase by the annual increase in the industrial wage), among others.

From my perspective, that look would tell them several things: 1) the U.S. economy is in recession, 2) the combination of weak producer prices and rising wage and benefits costs means that profit margins continue to be under pressure.

U.S. wage gains are feeding higher inflation and solid consumer spending, supporting profits in the face of rising labor costs.

If the deficit is due to an economic recession, defined as two consecutive quarters of negative growth in real gross domestic product, or to «extraordinary events», such as a natural disaster or war, that results in an «cost» of more than $ 3 billion, then the operating budgets of departments and agencies would be automatically frozen to pay for any wage increases.

In any case, smaller stocks will probably be most vulnerable to earnings shortfalls in the coming year or two, stemming from either slower economic growth, rising real wage costs in excess of productivity growth, or most likely, botIn any case, smaller stocks will probably be most vulnerable to earnings shortfalls in the coming year or two, stemming from either slower economic growth, rising real wage costs in excess of productivity growth, or most likely, botin the coming year or two, stemming from either slower economic growth, rising real wage costs in excess of productivity growth, or most likely, botin excess of productivity growth, or most likely, both.

Buffalo Wings, for instance, implemented price increases on alcohol in the third quarter to help offset hourly wage hikes and other rising costs such as health insurance in states such as California and New York.

The median rent in the San Jose metro area is $ 3,500 a month, yet the median wage is $ 12 an hour in food service and $ 19 an hour in health care support, an amount that won't even cover housing costs.

Exchange rates no longer reflect relative wage levels, «purchasing power parity» or living costs as in times past.

A $ 20.91 hourly wage is needed to cover the costs of raising a family in Metro Vancouver, up from $ 20.61 per...

The company said its profits rose «despite a more than 8 % increase in operating costs from a year ago — mainly due to the wage increases and increased spending on e-commerce.»

McDonald's and low - wage employers everywhere are making billions of dollars in profit and pushing off costs onto taxpayers, while leaving people like us — the people who do the real work — struggling to survive.

The Wage Cost Index (WCI) for total hours (excluding bonuses), an indicator of movements in average wage rates, increased by 2.8 per cent over the year to the March quarter 2000, which is close to the previous readings for this indicator (Graph Wage Cost Index (WCI) for total hours (excluding bonuses), an indicator of movements in average wage rates, increased by 2.8 per cent over the year to the March quarter 2000, which is close to the previous readings for this indicator (Graph wage rates, increased by 2.8 per cent over the year to the March quarter 2000, which is close to the previous readings for this indicator (Graph 41).

The Wage Cost Index continues to record wages growth at an annual rate of around 3 1/4 per cent, and there has been little change in the wage increases being negotiated under enterprise bargaining, which continue to yield average annualised increases in the 3 1/2 to 4 per cent raWage Cost Index continues to record wages growth at an annual rate of around 3 1/4 per cent, and there has been little change in the wage increases being negotiated under enterprise bargaining, which continue to yield average annualised increases in the 3 1/2 to 4 per cent rawage increases being negotiated under enterprise bargaining, which continue to yield average annualised increases in the 3 1/2 to 4 per cent range.

Strong productivity growth, combined with moderating wage growth and ample spare capacity in the economy, led to unit labour costs falling by 1.7 per cent over the year to the December quarter.

In the December quarter, the wage cost index (WCI) for total pay increased by 1.0 per cent, to be 3.7 per cent higher than a year earlier (Graph 72).

The slowing in wage growth across all industries has meant that firms have experienced relatively slow growth in their labour costs.

Likewise, the NDP called for a higher minimum wage and a tax structure that shares the cost of running a province fairly, both items that are expected to be in today's throne speech too.

One possible channel people have mentioned is that of higher wage claims, pursued as a result of the pick - up in CPI inflation, which then add to costs and prices, and so on.

This will include an investment of approximately $ 120 million in wage increases that will be allocated on regional cost of living and entry wage laws that vary from state to state.

Looking forward, I expect to see stronger wage gains in the near future, given the wage improvement that has been displayed by other indicators in recent quarters, such as the Employment Cost Index (ECI).

First comes tomorrow and it «s not GDP, it «s the employment cost index which is a very good measure of wage and benefit cost in the United States.

Settlements, as they occur, are covered in complete detail with pertinent information on wage adjustments, paid holidays, vacations with pay, shift premiums, medical benefits, dental plans, weekly indemnity, life insurance, pension plans, cost - of - living allowances and rates of pay.

In social policy, the Party is committed to fighting poverty by gradually raising the minimum wage to $ 10 per hour, and indexing it to the cost of living thereafter; implementing rent guidelines and close loopholes around condo conversions to protect rental tenants; ensuring that provincial contracts and grants enable organizations to provide a living wage to employees.