Sentences with phrase «low paid workers»

He said there would be at least a # 250 pay increase for the 1.7 million lowest paid workers in their first two years.

He wants the government to make it a «goal» to cut the number of low paid workers by one million by 2020.

An exclusion of the 3 % second home surcharge from affordable private rental housing would encourage the provision of affordable housing for lower paid workers.

If low paid workers got a pay rise, then the amount spent on tax credits would decrease.

Final salary schemes are unfair to lower paid workers as they disproportionately benefit public sector executives.

Their membership is currently made up largely of foreign workers but they're getting the message out that if low paid workers come together they can improve conditions for all.

As a left winger, I would prefer to do that by pushing up the earnings (and working conditions) of low paid workers.

Responding to the Government's proposal to outlaw «exclusivity» in zero hour contracts and increase transparency, the Low Incomes Tax Reform Group (LITRG) have argued that the proposals fail to grasp what is actually needed to bring sustainable protection for low paid workers on zero hour contracts.

We also recommend a comprehensive review taking into account the tax and benefit interactions, with a view to better protecting low paid workers in the long term.»

In any case, the nature of the enquiries we have received from the public suggests that the problems faced by low paid workers are often more to do with insufficient support and information than the actual contracts themselves.

The Group maintain that the problems low paid workers face are more often than not to do with poor support from the system, rather than the actual contracts themselves.

Labour leadership contender Owen Smith delivers a speech at the Open University in Milton Keynes, where he promised to reverse Conservative cuts set to leave millions of low paid workers thousands of pounds a year worse off

Starting salaries are as low as # 14,500, with many low paid workers receiving a pay cut this year.

«2011 was the year we lifted nearly a million low paid workers out of paying income tax altogether and cut taxes for 23m people - because I believe putting money back into people's pockets makes all the difference;

«I think the Government bares a share of responsibility for another reason too; they promised low paid workers a # 250 pay rise and it didn't happen, they've demonised teachers and I'm not going to demonise public sector workers.»

Look at the work of the United Voices of the World (UVW), a grassroots trade union which represents low paid workers like cleaners, security staff and construction workers in London.

For each one per cent increase in the share of migrants in the UK - born working age population there was a 0.6 percent decline in the wages of the five per cent lowest paid workers.

County Association of Municipal Employees President Daniel Levler said he's opposed to any contribution based on the percentage of health costs, which would hurt lower paid workers the most.

First we must fight this double whammy of unfair cuts being forced upon them and, second, we need to push for improvements to the chancellor's living wage proposal so that low paid workers genuinely are better off.»

Furthermore a person's employment status has much wider implications in terms of employment law rights and protections, and so false self - employment can leave low paid workers in a very vulnerable position.»

«Before legislators receive any raise, New York's lowest paid workers desperately need a raise,» said McNeill, who says tipped workers are twice as likely to live in poverty.

Conference welcomes the Liberal Democrat policies secured in the June Emergency Budget, including: a) The # 1,000 increase in the Income Tax allowance, freeing 880,000 low paid workers from Income Tax altogether.

Finally the introduction of Universal Credit represents an effective pay - cut for thousands of the very lowest paid workers, self - employed people and anyone out of work.

Based on the data from a study, not only low paid workers are applying for high - interest payday loans but also professionals in well - paid jobs, for instance, doctors, lawyers and accountants.

In a controversial decision, a bench of seven highly paid judges decided that the UK government's rules on preventing low paid workers (and others) from bringing their spouses and partners to the UK are acceptable in principle.

Mr Smith will also emphasise the importance for lower paid workers in Wales of Labour's proposal to increase the minimum wage.

«There is no moral equivalency between the minimum wage, which effects hundreds of thousands of low paid workers in this state, and raising the wages of very affluent people,» Smith said.

Hochul would not speculate on what other segments of low paid workers might be addressed next.

In particular, the introduction of fees had led to a decline in smaller claims traditionally brought by lower paid workers, such as claims for unpaid wages, notice pay, holiday pay and unfair dismissal.

Responding to the Government's proposal to outlaw «exclusivity», the LITRG argues that proposals fail to grasp what is actually needed to bring sustainable protection for low paid workers on zero hour contracts.

B.C. also recently announced plans to lift wages for its lowest paid workers.

According to the new law, effective in October, any banking sector salary above 2.5 million shekels a year — or 35 times the gross income (or 44 times net income) of the lowest paid worker or contractor — will incur both corporate and employee income taxes on the overage.

That wage will only apply to government workers, and more importantly, fast - food workers, the latter of which rank among the lowest paid workers in New York, earning $ 15,954 / year on average.

On average in the EU, taxes paid by the employer and employee sum to a total equal to nearly 70 per cent of take - home wages for low paid workers.

Worker Exploitation: Mexico has become dependent on the lucrative avocado production, but these low paid workers are being exposed to harmful chemicals - not to mention the criminal extortion and pressure from the cartels!

Coles and Woolworths have been called out for underpaying penalty rates to some of their lowest paid workers as well as putting suppliers under pressure.

Sanchez gets paid in five weeks what a low paid worker gets in 45 years.

What Wenger gets paid in one year would take a low paid worker 550 years to make.

As they have seen, cutting tax credits for the lowest paid workers in the country is very unpopular.

Yes it is being sold to us as cutting the budget deficit, but given that Labour ministers used to display their complete contempt for those low paid workers, is it any wonder that so many people are willing to accept that?

The staunch defence of trade unions offered hope to lower paid workers, most of whom are women, and a real living wage would improve women's economic equality.

That is why Danny Alexander demands that reducing income tax for the lowest paid workers is prioritised over tax cuts for the rich.

Research has found that a 1 % increase in the share of migrants in the UK - born working age population leads to a 0.6 % decline in the wages of the 5 % lowest paid workers.

As POLITICO New York has previously reported, the amendments increase the benefit offered under the governor's paid family leave proposal to the state's lowest paid workers, but keep in place a cap on benefits of just over $ 500 per week.

Legislation will provide for a reregulation target, improve contract fairness for low paid workers, and protect pub tenants against big firms.

The most significant achievement was the Wheatley Housing Act, which began a building programme of 500,000 homes for rental to low paid workers.