Sentences with phrase «longer hours»

Three other kids will do that to a woman, I know, but my husband also had a job change that meant he was working longer hours.

As more people have to work longer hours in order to sustain their levels of consumption, leisure is declining.

When real wages are falling, when the gap between rich and poor grows wider every quarter, when parents across the board are working ever - longer hours at jobs that are increasingly insecure, we need to remember that the resulting problems are inevitably amplified in the lives of the young.

Median family income has risen only about 0.5 percent per year - and as far as we can tell from somewhat unreliable data, just about all of that increase was due to wives working longer hours, with little or no gain in real wages.

Even the All - Poland Alliance of Trade Unions opposed it, arguing that it would just push employees to work longer hours on Fridays and Saturdays and that the work would be harder because there would be more customers.

In order to survive, managers often ask sacrifices of their team members, whether it's shouldering a larger proportion of health insurance costs, working longer hours, or forgoing raises.

Middle class Canadians are working longer hours and falling further behind.

As the demands of the workplace keep rising, many people respond by putting in ever longer hours, which inevitably leads to burnout that costs both the organization and the employee.

Productivity is often a concern of employees and employers, with both typically thinking that working longer hours with fewer breaks will increase output.

With workers putting in longer hours, further job gains may be in the offing.

The fact that those with jobs are working longer hours may eventually lead to an uptick in hiring, but few expect rapid improvement.

While you might be thinking you'd love to work from home in your pajamas in front of the TV, the study goes on further to show that telecommuters put in longer hours and have more ambition.

This will ensure a much smoother flow to the day so you do not need to work longer hours.

The new overtime rule the Obama administration issued Wednesday could mean thicker paychecks for some Americans who work longer hours — or, just reduced time on the job.

This can make it all too easy to work far longer hours than you should.

Entrepreneurs there tend to work longer hours daily, but are wary of niche markets — they're 30 % less likely than other areas to jump into those.

Hicks reasoned that with longer hours, output per hour would fall.

I can't possibly work longer hours than I already am, I've been killing myself for years in that department and I'm actually cutting back some to try to preserve my health, but we've been living lean for awhile now and still looking for ways to save, so I'm also looking for ways to increase my income without adding a ton of extra hours and labor.

Interestingly, self - employed people tend to work longer hours only to earn less, suggesting that traditional jobs are under - delivering on what employees want to such a degree that many are willing to take pay cuts in order to get them.

Talking (and tweeting) to other entrepreneurs, I have found that many of us burn the midnight oil, but you are never warned that you could be working much longer hours than when you were an employee for a corporate.

AUSTRALIANS are working longer hours to impress the boss — not because their workload is excessive — a Morgan & Banks survey has found.

Simply putting your head down and working longer hours does not necessarily mean you'll be more successful.

Telecommuters work the same and often longer hours when they work from home, Rogers wrote on LinkedIn, noting that «they also have higher engagement scores, lower absentee rates, lower turnover rates, and the same or higher annual performance ratings, when compared to our nontelecommuting population.»

In February, the SurePayroll Small Business Scorecard found hiring among more than 40,000 small business owners was down slightly (0.1 percent), as it was in January, and paychecks were up (0.1 percent), likely due to existing employees working longer hours or getting overtime pay.

Many studies find you don't get more done by working longer hours.

The Bureau of Labor Statistics has shown that working longer hours does not always make you more productive — it just makes you more tired.

According to Emma Seppala — science director for Stanford University's Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education — working harder and longer hours will not necessarily make you happy or successful.

«We also find that employees actually work longer hours because they appreciate the culture and flexibility.»

But for most of us, we work harder and longer hours than ever before, believing that by doing so, we'll find the happiness and success we want in our lives.

Startups can be extremely stressful work environments and require employees to work longer hours in the office.

«It is good for businesses, as the employee may be capable of working longer hours.

Commuting, especially in London, can be long and stressful, 9 - 5 shifts are not as common as they used to be, and the ability to work remotely often sees people working longer hours than ever before.

Despite data from an ABC News poll that indicated only 26 percent of Americans felt they worked too hard, analysts have found that not only do people from the United States work longer hours than individuals in other countries, but they also take less time off and retire later.

Moreover, a motivated employee is always willing to contribute more for the good of the company, even putting much longer hours when necessary.

Longer hours don't tend to correlate with more or better quality work.

A study from 2009 now getting buzz on the blogosphere explored the role marriage plays in the lesbian wage premium, and found that women who don't expect to be part of a traditional family spend more time investing in labour participation through on - the - job training and working longer hours than household skills.

Having the choice to freeze eggs doesn't force women into longer hours or more demanding jobs.

Sanders echoed his own presidential campaign's message by noting that American people are «tired of working longer hours for lower wages, of seeing decent paying jobs go to China and other low - wage countries.»

There were obvious tactics — like longer hours — but placing customers first extends beyond keeping the lights on late.

This fact alone impels people to put in longer hours and devotion to the business, sometimes neglecting their family.

«They've kept the older workers in the labour force, they've kept all their workers working longer hours, they've resorted to temporary foreign workers, they've hired young people.

Perth's shoppers will enjoy the same extended shopping hours as last year to buy presents and hunt for bargains, but employers want longer hours all year round.

For example, some may view a productivity growth agenda as a thinly - disguised plot to oblige employees to work harder and for longer hours.

When you're up against a deadline or facing a tough challenge, do the people you work with know instinctively that they'll find you in the thick of the fight — pitching in, working long hours, and doing whatever is necessary to succeed?

Times editorial board member Elizabeth Williamson writes that wealthier tech employees seem to support Clinton; meanwhile, those living in «a less glamorous Silicon Valley, inhabited by brainy young people whose long hours power the big companies and whose college debt is so heavy that some of them can't even qualify for a credit card» are «feeling the Bern.»

Most entrepreneurs dream of a staff that puts in long hours, devises creative ideas, and generally goes above and beyond their job descriptions.

Small business success is often the result of a close - knit, dedicated team working long hours to achieve a shared goal.

You're a 30 - something entrepreneur who has toiled long hours over the last five years with a dedicated group of software engineers, designers and marketing people to create the next mega app.

Tasks and to - do items can pile up, leaving you overwhelmed and working long hours just to keep up.

It turns out that it's not those with clock - watching bosses who spend the longest hours on office - related matters.