Sentences with phrase «in wage cuts»

The government requested $ 2 billion in wage cuts within the civil service through forced unpaid leave — and the judiciary was not exempt from this request.

Not exact matches

In contrast, the workers most subject to cuts are unable, given their wage rates, to scrape together that level of financial freedom.

This spring, he spent two weeks running the numbers and battling insomnia before making a dramatic announcement to his 120 - member staff on April 13, inviting NBC News and The New York Times to cover it: Over the next three years, he will phase in a minimum wage of $ 70,000 at Gravity and immediately cut his own salary from $ 1.1 million to $ 70,000 to help fund it.

Some women shy away from jobs in fields that require long workweeks, knowing they won't have the time: a 10 percent cut in free time for women reduces their share in high - hour occupations by about 14 percent relative to men, according to the researcher's model.In total, that difference in time spent on at - home labor results in an 11 percentage point gender wage gap, their analysis estimates.

To try and secure the deal, the government announced an austerity plan to raise taxes and slash US$ 20 billion in public spending — including cuts to social welfare and public jobs, and a lowering of the minimum wage.

In October it started a 12 - week consultation to consider cutting the stake to between 50 pounds and 2 pounds, from the current 100 pound wage.

She cut spending in the budgets to below the levels of inflation plus population, strong - armed teachers and doctors into taking wage freezes.

In February, the Bank of England cut its forecast for British wage growth, which Governor Mark Carney named as a key determinant of future interest rates in a speech at the start of the yeaIn February, the Bank of England cut its forecast for British wage growth, which Governor Mark Carney named as a key determinant of future interest rates in a speech at the start of the yeain a speech at the start of the year.

Ontario's economic development minister said the province has already cut the small business tax rate to help ease the transition to a higher minimum wage, but said Ford's plan favours those who are already among the most profitable in the province.

He also voted against raising the minimum wage, against tax cuts for the middle class, and most importantly to entrepreneurs, against the Small Business Jobs and Tax Relief Act in 2012.

Republicans argue that cuts contained in the bill will spark business investment, hiring and wage growth.

The GOP contends that the more than $ 1.4 trillion in tax cuts contained in the bill will spark business investment, hiring and wage growth.

Economists had said January's wage gains might have been a one - time jump, fueled by increases in the minimum wage that kicked in at the start of the year in several states, as well as raises spurred by tax cuts enacted at the end of 2017.

In her recent post, Frances drew attention to the province's public finances via the public sector wage bill and the public - private sector wage differential and that cutting the public sector wage bill may certainly be an option pursued in the futurIn her recent post, Frances drew attention to the province's public finances via the public sector wage bill and the public - private sector wage differential and that cutting the public sector wage bill may certainly be an option pursued in the futurin the future.

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.

Race to the bottom: A term for dog - eat - dog competition by which countries compete by cutting wage levels so as to produce in the cheapest market, not by raising wages and labor productivity.

The 2018 minimum wage increase to $ 14 an hour in Ontario, expected to rise again in 2019, for example, might cause some small businesses to have to cut hours or reduce staff to make up for the expense.

The Canadian Federation of Independent Business expressed concern Monday about that possibility, noting that some employers are cutting back employee hours in response to Ontario's recent minimum wage increase.

Mr. Price, who started the Seattle - based credit - card payment processing firm in 2004 at the age of 19, said he would pay for the wage increases by cutting his own salary from nearly $ 1 million to $ 70,000 and using 75 to 80 percent of the company's anticipated $ 2.2 million in profit this year.

Uber cuts prices relentlessly and has fought tooth and nail in court to avoid classifying its drivers as employees, a status that confers both minimum - wage protection and benefits.

Nevertheless I do worry that the fall in exports from a strong dollar is a bit stronger than the rise in exports from a weak dollar: I suspect because there is a hysteresis effect: Once a factory is shut down, it stays shut down — and if firms don't continuously invest to stay at the cutting edge of technology, it can be hard for a high - wage advanced economy to stay globally competitive.

But the same can be said for other policies designed to improve economic outcomes for the bulk of citizens — increasing the minimum wage, increased spending on infrastructure, establishing a guaranteed minimum base income, regulatory reforms, increased spending on R&D, cuts in corporate taxes, whatever your favorites may be.

They include value - added tax hikes, lower jobless benefits, wage cuts for state employees and billions of euros in savings from local government reforms.

Recent measures such as changes to the Canada Pension Plan, the rollback of planned cuts to Employment Insurance premiums, the introduction of carbon levies and cap - and - trade programs, and significant minimum wage hikes in Ontario and Alberta have a cumulative impact on investment returns and business competitiveness.

«The recompense of those who wage war against Allâh and His Messenger and do mischief in the land is only that they shall be killed or crucified or their hands and their feet be cut off on the opposite sides, or be exiled from the land.

Back in 1980, Kemp's across - the - board tax cuts offered relief to many wage - earners.

According to Pew Research Center, only a third are working for a «good wage» of $ 45,000 a year, which sounds like hitting the jackpot for some college grads but has been cut in half since 1990.

(32) The punishment of those who wage war against Allah and His Messenger, and strive with might and main for mischief through the land is: execution, or crucifixion or the cutting off of hands and feet from opposite sides, or exile from the land: that is their disgrace in this world, and a heavy punishment is theirs in the Hereafter.

«If the Senate passes this important legislation we, as some of the nation's largest employers, commit to invest more in Australia which will lead to employing more Australians and therefore stronger wage growth as the tax cut takes effect.»

The findings of the investigation, which began in March after Fairfax Media exposed wage fraud and a business model that pushed some franchisees to cut corners by underpaying workers, will be made public early next year.

The report also states that the Chelsea left - back will take a significant wage cut to seal a return to Madrid — in a «goodwill gesture», AS write, to his former club in following through with their negotiations this summer.

Garde came in and drastically cut the Lyon wage bill, selling the likes of high profile players Michel Bastos & Lisandro Lopez, and giving youth an opportunity - moving Lacazette from the wing to his youth team position of striker (taking a page out of Arsene's book with TH14).

Oh and he has said AFC was willing to not have a fee for him but he will not take too much of a wage cut and happy to collect a wage in a year players want to prove themselves to the national team.

In an effort to cut the club's wage bill Jose Mourinho will also allow two of the club's big earners leave when their contracts expire in the summeIn an effort to cut the club's wage bill Jose Mourinho will also allow two of the club's big earners leave when their contracts expire in the summein the summer.

Cutting the squad down for wage reasons is important but loans can cover partial wages and if AFC show the appearance of not needing to sell if they can loan then they have a stronger hand in negotiations and asking for more for our players.

keeping walcott at an absurd increase in wages, cutting wage bill elsewhere by unloading fringe players and convincing the idiot fan base that in giroud, walcott, coquelin and ramsey he had 150m dollars worth of footballing talent to unleash was what defined the summer window.....

I very much doubt that Real would pursue Sanchez unless they were contemplating moving Bale, planning to play Ronaldo centrally this season and willing to upset their delicate wage structure... of course anything is possible, but this appears to be unlikely... the bigger question is the fact that Wenger was willing to risk losing the first few games of the season because he hasn't settled the Sanchez dilemma in a timely fashion... no one believes he was too injured to play so this is not too dissimilar from the Liverpool game last season, except for the fact that Sanchez was in street clothes and not in his warm - ups (much like Coutinho for Liverpool today)... we're existing in such a fragile environment because of Wenger and Kroenke... in the game yesterday, when Leicester scored to make it 3 - 2, you could cut the tension with a knife... can you imagine just for a second what the reaction might have been if we had failed to score in the last 10 minutes

Roberto Mancini is keen to cut costs at Eastlands and he will is looking to get rid of some of his unused players and whilst the Magpies would prefer to bring in the former Chelsea man on loan it appears that Man City want a permanent deal so that they can remove the 29 year old from their wage bill entirely.

According to the 25 - year - old Marseille are in the midst of some financial trouble, which could mean that some players will need to take a wage cut.

Former Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini is lining up an audacious raid on his former club to seek the signing of world class box - to - box midfielder Yaya Toure, report the Mirror, with Inter Milan believing that the Ivory Coast international is willing to accept a 50 % wage cut to abandon the Etihad Stadium in favour of a surprise move to the San Siro.

i bet if the offered his same wage hed resign he'd probably admit he does nt yet deserve a raise, but a cut is a slap in the face.

With Rob Holding, Laurent Koscielny, Shkodran Mustafi and even Nacho Monreal moving ahead of him in Arsene Wenger's plans at the back, an exit seems to be the most sensible solution for both parties as the Gunners continue to try and cut their wage bill.

# 2.8 million was spent on Paraguayan forward Nelson Valdez only to see him sold to Abu Dhabi outfit Al Jazira in July for a similar amount as the club looked to cut costs, Aly Cissokho was sent on a season - long loan deal to Liverpool as they sought to ease the wage bill after missing out on the Champions League.

With United back in the Champions League (at least for the group stage) and the club's wage bill cut despite the signing of a number of new, exciting players, Woodward continued to push hard on the commercial front to tie - up new partners, sponsors and endorsements for the club.

It is interesting to hear Wenger state in the last few days that he hoped Cesc will be with us for a good 2 or 3 seasons, just when it coincided with Barcelona declaring that they are making drastic cuts to their wage bill on and off the field.They literally have no cash to spend and though asset rich, the effects of the Spanish economy are taking affect.I think Cesc has accepted that and will show full commitment to Arsenal.He is pivotal to any success we may achieve.His whole body language has changed, he looks generally much more content, and he can put to the back of his mind, at least for the time being any proposed move, and that for us is a good thing.Barca are disguising their troubles by saying yet again they have made no official approach to our club, purely to save face.

In an address at Bayern Munich's ribbon - cutting ceremony for their new, 70 - million - euro ($ 82.5 million) youth facility in northern Munich, Hoeness (pictured above) suggested the club's emphasis on youth development could be an answer to «transfer madness and wage explosion.&raquIn an address at Bayern Munich's ribbon - cutting ceremony for their new, 70 - million - euro ($ 82.5 million) youth facility in northern Munich, Hoeness (pictured above) suggested the club's emphasis on youth development could be an answer to «transfer madness and wage explosion.&raquin northern Munich, Hoeness (pictured above) suggested the club's emphasis on youth development could be an answer to «transfer madness and wage explosion.»

The rumour that quickly gathered pace was that the supermarket had deliberately replaced permanent South African employees with «scab» foreign labour in order to cut the wage bill.

We need a plan for social security reform, stronger protection for workers and a repeal of the trade union act, and a wide review on workers rights, a real living wage, investment in local services, and reversing Tory cuts to policing.

Spitzer took issue with Cuomo's strategy of putting health care players with a vested interest in the Medicaid debate — namely GNYHA and SEIU 1199 — onto the redesign team that hashed out a reform and cost - cutting strategy that included sweeteners for the industry (the indemnity fund, living wage) in exchange for accepting spending cuts.

The Syracuse Republican insisted the conference had to remain united on the minimum wage vote, which was packaged with a boost in school aid and an elimination of education cuts GOP lawmakers had pushed for since last year.