Sentences with phrase «on wage and benefits»

The education measures have been promised by the Liberals as part of the benefits of restraints on wage and benefits for 9,600 unionized teachers.

Not exact matches

And frankly, I think far more people would benefit by reducing the regulatory burden on small businesses than would benefit by a higher minimum wage.

During Zappos's early years, Hsieh decided that customer service was the most important function of his company and proceeded to craft dozens of counterintuitive policies that lavished benefits on the low - wage workers who answered the phones.

SEOUL, April 23 - General Motors Co's South Korean unit dropped a plan for a vote on a bankruptcy filing after reaching a tentative wage deal with its labour union on Monday that helped the U.S. automaker win concessions on pay, bonuses and benefits.

And unlike «sharing economy» darlings like Uber, Maple is dependent on its own labor, meaning it has to consider minimum wage laws, benefits, overtime pay and other regulatory matteAnd unlike «sharing economy» darlings like Uber, Maple is dependent on its own labor, meaning it has to consider minimum wage laws, benefits, overtime pay and other regulatory matteand other regulatory matters.

Guys, this is what drives wage growth and yes, there will be a lag in BLS statistics on this until the benefits start showing up on the grid.

Social Security benefits increase automatically each year based on the rise in the Bureau of Labor Statistics Consumer Price Index for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers (CPI - W), from the third quarter of the prior year to the corresponding period of the current year.

In social policy, the Party is committed to breaking the cycle of poverty by developing a «living wage» policy that is sufficient to allow workers to support their families; make changes to the welfare system to encourage people on social assistance to move beyond poverty, such as allowing some benefits to remain until they are firmly established in the workplace; and reviewing the housing component of Alberta Works social assistance to bring it in line with the current reality of the Alberta housing market.

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.

«Though we already pay # 11 billion a year to subsidise a low - wage economy because employers are not paying people enough to live on, volunteers up and down the country are providing a further # 30 million a year in «free» labour to ensure that our fellow citizens in low paid work, on zero hour contracts, or relying on a broken benefits system have enough to eat.

even when he suffered a serious knee injury, instead of accepting the fact that he would never stick his legs into the spaces that were crucial for someone with straight ahead speed to succeed, the club actually contemplated giving him a chance to play up top where his lack of physicality, size and holding up play talents would been on display for all to see... these are not the actions of a club that really cares about winning at the highest levels, but they are the actions of a club that wasn't interested in spending the necessary resources to purchases a world - class striker, which is usually the most expensive position on the pitch... instead we adopted the horrible phrase «like a new signing» and proceeded to allow this ridiculous experiment to carry on, which ultimately caused some discomfort on the training pitch and inside the locker room as players battled for a position that shouldn't have been theirs for the taking in the first place... don't get me wrong, I believe that Walcott is a talented player, who can help a team reach their goals, if their goals are relatively modest... just look at the teams who supposedly expressed interest in his services and they weren't the kind of clubs who aspire to win at the highest levels... as for the reasons why he hasn't been bitching and moaning about moving on just look at the wage benefits he receives from our club and his obvious desire to enjoy the societal advantages that come with playing in North London for a club with worldwide appeal... so instead of continuing to try to fix a coat with a broken zipper simply move on and buy a new and better coat

«Ultimately what we have shown at WJA is that if the circumstances are right and the commitment is there, school food can be predominantly sourced locally; those preparing these healthy meals can be paid a fair wage with benefits; the students will indeed eat healthier, non-processed foods; and this will have direct results on academic performance and behavior.»

In Japan, a system of lifetime employment in many big businesses, a tradition of employer provided benefits such as housing in many cases, and a wage system in those kinds of businesses where workers receive a substantial share of their annual income in the form of an annual bonus whose size can be used to buffer good and bad years for a company sharing risks and rewards with workers instead of limiting the risks and rewards to an investor class, have contributed to low levels of income inequality in the Japanese economy relative to comparably developed countries with comparable levels of government spending on welfare state type programs in other countries.

To avoid a similar fiasco, the SPD has insisted this time on a number of social policies in the 2013 coalition treaty, such as the introduction of a minimum wage, more flexibility in the pension system, an increase in old - age pensions and benefits for the chronically ill as well as an increase in social expenditure on matters like education, health and family benefits.

@Readin, On consideration, slavery is still on the political spectrum, albeit on a different axis of theft (of human resources), where the extreme would be slavery on one end, moving over to various forms of cruel peonage, then to sweatshops, then to low pay dead end jobs with wage theft, the same without wage theft, the same with benefits, and so on up, the opposite side being no theft at all so that a given laborer is paid their fair sharOn consideration, slavery is still on the political spectrum, albeit on a different axis of theft (of human resources), where the extreme would be slavery on one end, moving over to various forms of cruel peonage, then to sweatshops, then to low pay dead end jobs with wage theft, the same without wage theft, the same with benefits, and so on up, the opposite side being no theft at all so that a given laborer is paid their fair sharon the political spectrum, albeit on a different axis of theft (of human resources), where the extreme would be slavery on one end, moving over to various forms of cruel peonage, then to sweatshops, then to low pay dead end jobs with wage theft, the same without wage theft, the same with benefits, and so on up, the opposite side being no theft at all so that a given laborer is paid their fair sharon a different axis of theft (of human resources), where the extreme would be slavery on one end, moving over to various forms of cruel peonage, then to sweatshops, then to low pay dead end jobs with wage theft, the same without wage theft, the same with benefits, and so on up, the opposite side being no theft at all so that a given laborer is paid their fair sharon one end, moving over to various forms of cruel peonage, then to sweatshops, then to low pay dead end jobs with wage theft, the same without wage theft, the same with benefits, and so on up, the opposite side being no theft at all so that a given laborer is paid their fair sharon up, the opposite side being no theft at all so that a given laborer is paid their fair share.

Whether it's shared - ownership, right - to - buy, or a starter home, there are very few banks, if any, that are going to lend tens of thousands of pounds to a single mum on benefits or a young guy on the minimum wage who struggles just to pay the bills and buy food.

The reason, he believes, is that fighting corruption is less important to Cuomo than other initiatives he appears to more readily spend his political capital on, like same - sex marriage and a $ 15 minimum wage — among signature accomplishments that Cuomo highlighted by having dozens of guests who benefitted from the laws.

• Promoting Labor Law reforms - including elimination of the Wage Theft Prevention Act's annual notice / signature requirement, adopting reasonable standards regarding pay equity and workplace accommodations, and opposing new and increased pay and benefit mandates on private sector employers.

On the other extreme, in a December 2010 award to the union representing St. Lawrence County sheriff's deputies, an arbitration panel chairman faulted the county's leaders for seeking a wage and benefit freeze from deputies without seeking «even a small sacrifice from County taxpayers or other groups.»

The sports programs could remain - the music and arts programs could go on, no classes would need to be eliminated, kids could still learn how to read by second grade and the teachers could maintain a living wage and benefit package.

This policy brief details how, beyond significant benefits for New York's workers, an increase in New York's minimum wage will entail significant budget savings for New York State and other levels of government — savings well in excess of $ 1 billion, depending on the amount of the wage increase.

The governor also called on teachers to accept temporary wage freezes and to increase their share of health benefit costs while blasting school administrators for making more than he does.

Speaking in a packed auditorium in the Boys and Girls and Club on Bailey Avenue near Genesee Street, Cuomo said thousands of people will benefit if the minimum wage is increased from the current $ 8.75 an hour to $ 10.50 an hour.

Prevailing wage laws require city contractors to pay their employees the wage and benefit rate set annually by the Comptroller on city public works projects, such as renovating public schools, or cleaning city office buildings.

The settlement included a wage increase on par with the rising cost of living, but in exchange, there was reform to the employees» active health insurance, retiree health insurance, paid time - off benefit package and employee work hours.

It was not the EU that smashed workers rights in this country but the neoliberal policies of successive British Governments for the last 37 years — Governments that reveled in the free market, that loved a flexible workforce, so flexible that 22 million workers in this country are on minimum wage and many have their wages supplemented with benefits just to survive.

If Marcie's # 225 earnings are derived from being on or near the minimum wage, then there is a double hit for her because she also can not salary sacrifice to save 12 per cent National Insurance, if such an arrangement would take her pay below the level of the applicable minimum wage rate (# 7.83 per hour in 2018/19 for those aged 25 and over).3 Anne Fairpo said: «One of the concerns about allowing the lowest earners to sacrifice salary has been the risk of their pay dropping below the point at which entitlement to contributory benefits is triggered (the Lower Earnings Limit - # 116 per week in 2018/19).

Oral Questions - Ensuring wage - earners who are below the income tax threshold will benefit from any future increases in the personal allowance - Lord Greaves; Measures to detect and prevent sudden cardiac death - Lord Storey; Number of people employed by the EU Institutions and information on the number of those who pay either no tax, or reduced tax rates, on their remuneration - Lord Flight

«Welfare and benefits models which require any recipient on benefits to work without a wage should also be stopped.

Despite the upturn in growth that is now finally forecast government figures published alongside last month's Autumn Statement show: - spending on Housing Benefit for people in work set to rise by over # 1bn over the next three years; - and downgraded projections for wage growth between 2015 and 2018 adding # 500m to the tax credit bill.

Three elected officials — NYC Councilmen Corey Johnson and Mark Levin and Assemblyman Keith Wright — were among those arrested today while protesting at LaGuardia's Terminal B this afternoon to push the Port Authority's hand on a living wage and benefits for airport workers.

CITY HALL — Bypassing the City Council, Mayor Bill de Blasio signed an executive order on Tuesday expanding the living wage law to cover thousands of more workers and raising the hourly wage from $ 11.90 to $ 13.13 for those without benefits.

Be careful — look at this YouGov poll which shows a majority of people would support renationalisation of the utilities, increasing the minimum wage to # 10 and the top rate of tax to 60 %... but also a total ban on immigration and benefits for anyone who turns down a job, making life mean life with no parole in prison sentences and stopping all international aid.

With their new clout, progressives in the City Council will undoubtedly take on many of the legislative priorities they've been touting for months, including council rule reforms and passing a new living wage law that would benefit unions and pro-immigrant policies like noncitizen voting, which the mayor opposes.

We feel powerless in the face of inflexible EU legislation, and concerned about lifting labour movement restrictions on Romanian and Bulgarian citizens — especially since unemployment benefit is 2.7 times Bulgaria's minimum wage.

The report proposes a series of policy recommendations to close the wage gap, including launching statewide public education campaigns on the breadth of career opportunities, salary negotiation and financial literacy, expanding access to child care and family leave, increasing career mentoring for young women and improving data and transparency on job titles, pay and benefits.

And then there is the much bigger rump that could not get access to good schools (down under Labour), good apprenticeships / sponsoring companies, also down under Labour and lastly betrayed by a Labour Govt that seems to think spending vast amounts of money on snooping campaigns to catch benefit cheats is a better investment than educating and reskilling the un-employed, who on going out to do the jobs that must be done find themselves up against foreign labour sometimes willing to work the most brutal conditions (and maybe less than min wage because it is still better than homAnd then there is the much bigger rump that could not get access to good schools (down under Labour), good apprenticeships / sponsoring companies, also down under Labour and lastly betrayed by a Labour Govt that seems to think spending vast amounts of money on snooping campaigns to catch benefit cheats is a better investment than educating and reskilling the un-employed, who on going out to do the jobs that must be done find themselves up against foreign labour sometimes willing to work the most brutal conditions (and maybe less than min wage because it is still better than homand lastly betrayed by a Labour Govt that seems to think spending vast amounts of money on snooping campaigns to catch benefit cheats is a better investment than educating and reskilling the un-employed, who on going out to do the jobs that must be done find themselves up against foreign labour sometimes willing to work the most brutal conditions (and maybe less than min wage because it is still better than homand reskilling the un-employed, who on going out to do the jobs that must be done find themselves up against foreign labour sometimes willing to work the most brutal conditions (and maybe less than min wage because it is still better than homand maybe less than min wage because it is still better than home).

The current Gov. Cuomo, conducting an aggressive, union - backed crusade in his father's name for a mandatory $ 15 - an - hour minimum wage, unleashed a jaw - dropping attack on a portion of the private sector last week by claiming low - wage businesses are «stealing from the taxpayers of this state» because their workers are entitled to state and federal benefits.

«CSEA stepped up to help produce the labor savings that Governor Cuomo sought while the governor responded to CSEA's concerns about job security along with a wage and benefit package that recognizes the pressures on working people,» Donohue said.

Since taking office, the governor's agenda has benefited from his negotiating with a divided Legislature — working with Assembly Democrats to push progressive items such as same - sex marriage and a higher minimum wage, and the Senate GOP on more fiscally conservative measures.

After Cuomo came out in favor of the wage mandate, records show, building trades unions that would benefit from the mandate showered money on Cuomo: His campaign received $ 30,000 from the International Union of Painters and Allied Trades, a maximum $ 60,800 gift from the Mason Tenders PAC, and $ 10,000 from the Building Trades Council.

The comptroller set the prevailing wage in 2015 but the carpenters, who have been without a contract since 2008, and the city could not agree on certain fringe benefits like paid time off.

Since November 2008 the number of working people in receipt of housing benefit has increased by 235,000, mainly as hours have been cut back and more families have had to rely on only one wage packet.

They have also been looking for disincentives to stay on benefits and make sure people are better off with a wage.

Kramer recommended that more emphasis and pressure should be placed on fathers and their ability to pay child support and spousal maintenance; raising the minimum wage to a living wage; and providing similar benefits and rewards for part - time work as the ones full - time workers get.

It is crucial to understand that this new School Board that will be seated in 2017 will be the School Board voting on our full contract and health benefits — when all indications are that key figures in the senior management of the District will be advocating that LAUSD wage a vigorous campaign to cut our benefits.

They undermine action on climate change and environmental protections; promote school privatization; defund unions and stop progressive wage and benefits policies; and, among other things, call for a convention to amend the U.S. Constitution to restrict the federal budget.

Among other things, the law stipulated that teachers could negotiate wages and wage - related benefits, but not work rules, school start times, and so on.

However, some of these benefits, such as ending wage garnishments, car repossession, foreclosure, and silencing creditors, are dependent on your own state bankruptcy laws.

Last month's provincial budget promised a pilot project to test «that a basic income could build on the success of minimum wage policies and increases in child benefits by providing more consistent and predictable support.»