Sentences with phrase «policy events for»

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And for any HR policy, not only ones relating to office romance, Huhman suggests holding an annual company - wide event to revisit rules to see if they still make sense and so that every employee feels that they have a voice.

Your home and auto policies already offer some form of liability coverage in the event you're sued for bodily injury or property damage.

Integrate live chat, billing, policies, shipping information, your background story, subscriptions, signups for upcoming events, webinars and downloadable content such as ebooks or case studies.

Monitoring how walloped employees are feeling by weather or cyclical events is one of the functions of measuring workplace mood so closely: by taking the pulse of a workplace and offering feedback, employers can develop happiness - boosting policies and practices (flexible hours in September, for instance, could help parents deal with the start of the school year).

If your website's search engine only looks through your product catalog you're not going to be helping people trying to find a return policy, the contact information for your PR department or help in the event they type «how do I change my password?»

With all the ambassadors, including Mr. Kislyak, we shook hands, exchanged brief pleasantries and I thanked them for attending the event and said I hoped they would like candidate Trump's speech and his ideas for a fresh approach to America's foreign policy.

It's WestJet's policy not to oversell flights intentionally, but the CTA ruling said the airline must remove a provision that exempts it from liability in the event customers are bumped anyway — whether or not it happens for reasons outside WestJet's control or if the airline gives a passenger a travel credit or full refund.

The non-profit advocates for laws and policies aimed at protecting children, provides legal representation to child victims, and offers community events, parenting classes, and counseling to support families across the Bay Area.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

During one event attended by the prime minister that week, an investment seminar hosted by the Japan External Trade Organization and the Japanese Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry at the Pierre Hotel, Dr. Ziad Haider, special representative for commercial and business affairs at the US Department of State said, «Secretary Kerry... likes to say that foreign policy is economic policy, and in saying that he's referring to that interplay between foreign policy, foreign affairs, economic issues, and it's certainly true with bilateral diplomatic relations, as well.»

The cyber insurance policy is the hottest insurance product in the market, but it is untested for wide - range, catastrophic cyber events, and many risk managers and security experts warn the days of low premiums and cover - everything policies are numbered.

Earlier this year, a company called Event Shares filed a prospectus for a Republican Policies and a Democratic Policies fund to invest in companies that will benefit from the respective parties» political agendas (neither has launched yet).

«The deal represents a sudden and stunning turn of events for The Post, Washington's leading newspaper for decades and a powerful force in shaping the nation's politics and policy,» Washington Post reporter Paul Farhi wrote on WashingtonPost.com today.

Express Life has also expanded the types of policies it offers to include coverage for catastrophic events and illnesses, hospital stays and funeral costs for less than $ 1 a month.

Extend your no - gossip policy for events outside the office as well, such as happy hours, company outings or holiday parties, where relaxed environments and alcohol can loosen inhibitions.

Obama and Zuckerberg will take the stage at the annual Global Entrepreneurship Summit, «an event that will showcase the importance of empowering global entrepreneurs to make communities around the world more economically prosperous and secure,» Director of the National Economic Council and Assistant to the President for Economic Policy Jason Zients wrote in a blog post.

Life insurance policies aren't only for personal use to protect your family in the event of your death.

CBSA policy explicitly states, «In the event of a verification, importers are expected to provide end - use certificates confirming that the goods were solely used for the purpose for which they were imported.»

From May onwards, there are also several risk events to watch out for, including Fed policy decisions, U.K.'s EU referendum and U.S. presidential elections that could see a victory for Donald Trump.

And he hasn't shied away from high - profile events - last May (above), for example, he introduced Australian prime minister John Howard to members of the then Chicago Council on Foreign Relations, who had come to the Peninsula Hotel to hear Howard give a foreign policy address.

So, if you had a $ 250,000 whole life policy in place for 10 years and the cash value was $ 25,000, in the event an emergency came up you may be able to borrow up to $ 25,000 from the insurer.

It was another industrious year for the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, with more than 120 successful events and a number of key public policy initiatives that moved our organization forward.

We accelerate business success through our advocacy and public policy initiatives, our four Signature Programs for professional development, and our 100 + events each year, which educate and connect our region's business community.

In lieu of a car allowance, under our security policy for our Chairman and our CEO, we provide a car and driver to Mr. Kovacevich and to Mr. Stumpf that each of them used primarily for business and occasionally for commuting from home to office or to outside events.

[16:00] Pain + reflection = progress [16:30] Creating a meritocracy to draw the best out of everybody [18:30] How to raise your probability of being right [18:50] Why we are conditioned to need to be right [19:30] The neuroscience factor [19:50] The habitual and environmental factor [20:20] How to get to the other side [21:20] Great collective decision - making [21:50] The 5 things you need to be successful [21:55] Create audacious goals [22:15] Why you need problems [22:25] Diagnose the problems to determine the root causes [22:50] Determine the design for what you will do about the root causes [23:00] Decide to work with people who are strong where you are weak [23:15] Push through to results [23:20] The loop of success [24:15] Ray's new instinctual approach to failure [24:40] Tony's ritual after every event [25:30] The review that changed Ray's outlook on leadership [27:30] Creating new policies based on fairness and truth [28:00] What people are missing about Ray's culture [29:30] Creating meaningful work and meaningful relationships [30:15] The importance of radical honesty [30:50] Thoughtful disagreement [32:10] Why it was the relationships that changed Ray's life [33:10] Ray's biggest weakness and how he overcame it [34:30] The jungle metaphor [36:00] The dot collector — deciding what to listen to [40:15] The wanting of meritocratic decision - making [41:40] How to see bubbles and busts [42:40] Productivity [43:00] Where we are in the cycle [43:40] What the Fed will do [44:05] We are late in the long - term debt cycle [44:30] Long - term debt is going to be squeezing us [45:00] We have 2 economies [45:30] This year is very similar to 1937 [46:10] The top tenth of the top 1 % of wealth = bottom 90 % combined [46:25] How this creates populism [47:00] The economy for the bottom 60 % isn't growing [48:20] If you look at averages, the country is in a bind [49:10] What are the overarching principles that bind us together?

The event's main purpose was to discuss recent developments in Alberta public policy, as well as expectations for the upcoming Alberta budget.

For this year's Earth Day — the annual event celebrated on April 22 worldwide by more than 193 countries — we might pause to consider two perspectives on water policy.

In addition, pursuant to our outside director equity compensation policy, in the event of the termination of a non-employee director's service to the Board as a result of death, disability or retirement, all of the non-employee director's equity compensation awards will become fully vested, provided that the non-employee director served as a member of the Board for at least three years prior to the date of termination and the non-employee director satisfied our equity ownership guidelines during his or her service as a Board member.

Of an estimated 100 million television viewers — 10 times the number of people who tuned in for The Voice's season 1 finale — most stay up past the «main event» to watch former secretaries of the U.S. government debate nuclear policy with astronomer Carl Sagan.

This rather simple exercise can easily be repeated for any other set of conditions, and it shows what it means to say that every adverse economic event and every set of policy choices Beijing might implement ultimately boils down to choosing among these three options.

Eswar Prasad, senior fellow in global economy and development at Brookings and the Tolani senior professor of trade policy at Cornell University, helped generate some of the initial momentum for the panel by publishing a related report in conjunction with the event.

The cyber policy should be comprehensive, setting forth the types, access, usage, and classification of data as well as include procedures for remote access, the usage of social media, and the protocols in the event of an incident or data breach.

These fluctuations were large relative to actual economic and policy surprises, as the only notable negative piece of news that day was the release of somewhat weaker than expected retail sales data for the United States one hour before the event.

In any event, health - care affordability is an issue for social policy; the notion that governments should use IP as a tool for containing drug costs is both shortsighted and counterproductive.

In the case of bitFlyer, the policy would cover losses for retailers that accept bitcoin in the event that a customer transaction doesn't go through due to technical problems.

With economic conditions in Japan improving in recent months, the Bank of Japan had begun to prime markets for an end to its zero interest rate policy at its 17 July meeting but, in the event, the collapse of a large Japanese retailer, Sogo Co, prompted the Bank to hold off its decision.

You can notify your user for the feature updates, policy updates, new event coming up.

A term life insurance policy can provide protection for your family in the event of such a scenario.

The Bank called Governors» Day a «long - held tradition that is open to all employees — including members of the Monetary Policy Committee — including their families, with the aim of recognising their hard work and dedication... The annual event is an important one for all Bank employees and the Bank strongly believes that this carefully budgeted event is worthwhile.»

Established to help promote the interests of European businesses operating within ASEAN and to advocate for changes in trade and investment policies and regulations, the EU - ABC raises the profile of European businesses in the region through formal events and high - profile dialogues.

And this random quality is present both for policy makers and investors, raising interesting questions as to systemic risk events.

«Last week showed how much more work we need to do to enforce our policies and help people understand how Facebook works and the choices they have over their data,» Facebook Chief Privacy Officer Erin Egan and Deputy General Counsel Ashlie Beringer wrote in a statement Wednesday, Most of the security page updates have been in the works for some time, «but the events of the past several days underscore their importance.»

The Council will also be preparing for a formal launch event in early 2004, planning the first BCO Public Policy Forum for the spring of 2004, and coordinating a presence at the May BioFinance 2004 Conference in Toronto, as well as at BIO 2004 in San Francisco in June.

«The Vancouver Board of Trade is the go - to business association in Metro Vancouver, and it stands alone in Canada for its four unique professional development and networking programs, its blended policy development approach, and its robust events lineup», he said.

For example, if you purchased a 20 - year $ 500,000 level term policy, should you die at any point during the 20 year term due to a covered event (and have paid all premiums) the beneficiary would receive a $ 500,000 payout.

At the event, which was hosted by the Yale Law School Center for the Study of Corporate Law in New Haven, Powell highlighted three specific areas where blockchain technology is affecting change in regard to the Federal Reserve's «broad public policy objectives»: the creation of real - time payment systems, use of blockchain technology for clearing and settlement services, and the issuance of digital currencies by central banks.

He currently oversees GVBOT's volunteer policy committees, managing the annual policy committee calendar and supporting the events team in developing content for our policy forums.

They will also assess how recent forecasts fit into our expectations for economic trends and policy changes and provide snapshots of the latest data as well as upcoming market events.

What matters is whether it is possible to identify before the event a set of regularities of sufficient centrality and robustness to provide the qualitative and quantitative basis for sound policy making.

For the past seven years, the government's growth and jobs strategy has been based entirely on events and policy challenges beyond its control.