Sentences with phrase «on pay practices»

«In many respects, compensation committees are what audit committees were three or four years ago,» says Mark Borges, principal for Mercer Human Resource Consulting in the firm's Washington Resource Group in Washington, D.C. «The spotlight has clearly been on pay practices for the last year - and - a-half and I don't see that changing.»

«Our ability to be competitive based on our pay practices and delivering [products] as promised sets us apart,» Executive Vice President Rob Mumma asserts.

In the second half of fiscal 2017, when the Committee evaluated our executive compensation program and set fiscal 2018 base salaries and target bonus opportunities, the compensation consultant provided a comparative analysis of our executive compensation program based on pay practices of the group of peer companies listed below (the «2018 Peer Group»).

Not exact matches

Women, black and Latino employees also lose out on pay raises, bonuses, stock options, benefits and other wages because of the company's discriminatory practices, the lawsuit alleges.

However, sustained engagement on issues of equity and inclusion, activities that place participants in the situations that oppressed people experience (what I call «addressing the empathy gap»), and setting goals — much like the one Starbucks envisioned a decade ago regarding pay equity — are some examples of evidence - based best practices.

«We are pleased the federal court in San Diego decided Qualcomm must establish the fair value of its technology and defend its business practices in court before forcing Apple and others to pay exorbitant and unfair rates, which amount to a tax on our own inventions,» Apple spokesman Josh Rosenstock said in a statement.

The other third of the scoring is based on detailed questions about pay and benefit programs, and a series of open - ended questions about hiring practices, internal communication, training, recognition programs, and diversity efforts.

«The students get paid internships as a way to offset the cost of college, and when they graduate they can say they learned it and actually practiced it on the job.

But when shareholders vote down a pay package, companies will often sit down with major shareholders — which in Cheniere's case includes Soroban Capital Partners and PointState Capital — and consult with them on how to change their pay practices.

The system of separate chairs is well - installed there and the U.K. was far ahead of the U.S. in adopting practices like say on pay.

While the car company clearly wants to take a stance on and do something to ameliorate the gender pay gap, the commercial has garnered criticism on social media, with some saying that Audi's hiring practices don't reflect the message of the likely well - intentioned ad.

A Canadian Controlled Private Corporation (CCPC)-- it might be a doctor's practice, or a farm, or a restaurant — pays about 15 per cent tax on profits from its main business line.

«Talking to coal exporters there, «Greed & fear» hears that demand from China for coal is strong while, interestingly, in stark contrast to past practice, China SOE steel producers now pay on time.»

In Adobe's case, a third - party review of the company's pay practices in 2016 found U.S. - based female employees were paid $ 0.99 on the dollar of their male coworkers.

The crux of the act is simply this: illegal wage bias (based on race, religion, sex, national origin, age, or disability) occurs «when a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice is adopted, when a person becomes subject to a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, or when a person is affected by application of a discriminatory compensation decision or other practice, including each time wages, benefits, or other compensation is paid, resulting in whole or in part from such a decision or other practice.»

The initiative required companies to review their hiring practices, create policies to ensure equal pay and conduct an annual analysis on the gender wage gap.

Exxon board member Bill George led a National Association of Corporate Directors Blue Ribbon Commission on «Executive Compensation and the Role of the Compensation Committee,» which included recommendations such as not offering contracts to executives (giving the board more flexibility in how it deals with the CEO's pay and tenure), which is reflected in the pay practices at ExxonMobil.

Short - selling is the practice of borrowing stock and selling it at the current market price but paying for it later, on the expectation that the price will fall; it's a way of profiting from a stock's decline.

But now, Amber, a licensed attorney, and Danny, a practicing dentist, are focused on paying off the debt, and quickly.

The regulation is meant to help the EEOC identify pay discrimination practices based on gender, race or ethnicity.

But the company has made strides to be more transparent, setting up a dedicated artist hub on the site this fall that details suggested best practices and the formula they use for paying royalties.

Finally, we maintained our practice of having enough cash on hand for a one - month cushion, meaning, for example, that we used money earned in October to pay November's bills.

When you're working to earn credit - card rewards, it's important to practice financial discipline, like paying your balances off in full each month, making payments on time, and not spending more than you can afford to pay back.

Not paying a living wage lowers worker productivity and creates stress on employees who should be viewed «as human beings, not just workers,» and the practice, she says, «doesn't serve the company or its brand.»

All of the cases accuse the powerful San Francisco start - up of extortion and fraudulent business practices, alleging the site's reviews are not unbiased — and, specifically, that it manipulates ratings and awards visibility based on whether or not companies pay to advertise.

«It wasn't until Grade five that I got to be on a soccer team, because [the parents of a friend] paid the registration fee and drove me to practice.»

Paying on time is a good practice in general.

By looking to Europe, which has meticulous data collection practices and a history of paid leave stretching back to the 19th century, researchers have been getting a better and better handle on the extent to which varying amounts of paid leave can save kids» lives.

As Amazon builds up its distribution network, it's hit on a trick long practiced by the likes of Walmart: using the federal government to help pay its workers.

It refers to the practice of creating valuable content, such as articles or podcasts, that draws customers to you directly (as opposed to spending a lot of time on cold calls or paying for advertising to lure them in).

The HRC also continues to monitor a separate, on - going risk assessment by senior management of the Company's broader employee compensation practices as part of the Federal Reserve's regulatory initiative on incentive compensation paid by bank holding companies.

Chime's Bank Fee Finder exposed the impact of traditional banks» predatory practices and found that on average bank customers pay $ 329 in fees annually.

Most U.S. corporations however have policies that strongly discourage or outright prohibit reliance on this exception, paying heed to recommendations from U.S. enforcement authorities that have very strongly discouraged this practice.

On - call scheduling is but one of many dubious pay and scheduling practices.

As the «pay for work» practice is especially prevalent at the commodity - sourcing level of the food supply chain, the «No Fees» initiative initially focused on promoting ethical recruitment in palm oil and seafood sourcing, and has now scaled up to include companies in the electronics, apparel, and extractives sectors.

These focused on the annual general meeting, ESG engagement, board practices, executive pay, activism and investor stewardship strategies.

Senator Mark Warner, a member of a Senate subcommittee on banking and investment, recognizes the conflict created by the practice of paying rebates.

Apple has already come clean on its practice of slowing down older iPhones to prevent against unnecessary shutdowns, but Cook put a slightly different spin on things, saying «a lot of people weren't paying attention» when Apple originally released the iOS 10.2.1 update that started throttling chip speeds.

If you purchase shares of common stock offered in this prospectus, you may be required to pay stamp taxes and other charges under the laws and practices of the country of purchase, in addition to the offering price listed on the cover of this prospectus.

Macquarie chairman Peter Warne was quick to defend Mr Moore's remuneration on Friday even after concerns last year about the company's pay practices and opaque structure led to a 15 per cent protest vote against the remuneration report.

Our review of a company's practices also takes into consideration the compensation committee's response to previous say - on - pay votes and the level of shareholder support.

Glass Lewis» proxy season reviews provide perspectives on the recent proxy seasons in each region, with a focus on insights and case studies relating to board elections, executive pay, ESG practices, shareholder activism, stewardship and engagement, and other notable trends.

Our examination of these notable subjects has proven to us, rather predictably, that say on pay's sophomore year came with converging compensation practices as well as meaningful reform in response to the shareholder voice.

Mindful eating is the practice of deliberately paying attention while eating, focusing on nothing but your food and how your body feels while eating it.

Our billers have the added knowledge of working on multi specialty practices, they know how to match CPT codes to diagnosis codes so that the claims get paid.

These reports can help you understand how your medical practice is performing based on many revenue cycle metrics, find if the claims are paid in time, and how the insurance carriers are paying your practice for important procedures.

So long as their underwriting practices are sound, the gains paid on the investable float are a high - margin profit center for the firm.

On January 4th 2016, JPMC entered into a consent order with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency to pay a $ 48 million fine for its violations of a 2011 consent order with the OCC arising from its «robosigning» of loan documents and other unsafe and unsound banking practices.

As I remember it (and I don't practice a lot of corporate law so I'm going on memory here), companies can't, for example, authorize dividends when it would starve them of cash to pay their debts.

Shareholder resolutions have seen rising support on key issues ranging from governance practices to climate change to pay equity, and the recent expansion of proxy access provides long - term investors with an opportunity to shape the board itself.