Sentences with phrase «percent wage cuts»

ALBANY — While unionized state workers are getting hit with three years of wage freezes, and Gov. Cuomo and his top aides are taking 5 percent wage cuts, state Senate Republicans are doling out pay hikes to most of their Capitol staffers, The Post has learned.

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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.

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.

They include 25 percent public wage cuts and 15 percent pension cuts.

While the MRT did propose a 4 percent cap and cuts, it also put forward a wage floor for home health workers; substantial rollbacks in the governor's proposed cuts to nursing homes and personal care; and a major overhaul of the home care industry that is likely to boost the union's membership over the long term.

The cuts are actually phased in over several years as is the increase in the state's minimum wage to $ 15 (A Siena College poll released on Monday found voters backed the $ 15 wage hike 65 percent to 33 percent).

Stein, a physician, is calling for 100 percent renewable energy by 2030, a $ 15 minimum wage and defense cuts.

Lawmakers are expected to begin voting tonight on the tax cut, a minimum wage hike, a 6.5 percent increase in school funding.

The superintendent has called for salary cuts from teachers of 5 to 13 percent and a wage freeze through 2017.

While the plan called for a cut of 5.5 percent to education, dropping per - pupil funding by $ 550, funding limits could be offset at the district level by increased employee contributions to health care and pension programs, and by giving local school districts other tools such as wage freezes and adjustments in salary schedules.

So far, his tenure has entailed cutting salaries across the board by 10 percent; imposing $ 81 million in wage concessions; and announcing a new state - run educational authority to oversee Michigan's lowest - performing schools that will pilot in Detroit next year.

Employee payroll taxes will go back up to 6.2 % on the Social Security wage base ($ 116,700), This ends the 2 percent temporary payroll tax cuts for 2011 and 2012.