Sentences with phrase «policy of paying»

Surrender Advantage: The policyholder is permitted to give up the policy of paying the premium for complete 3 years.

However, it says it will continue its policy of paying valid claims for overseas transactions.

Acting for a national rail company defending its policy of paying shift premiums against claims for indirect sex discrimination;

Or, you may have a company policy of paying for some vacation days.

Kate Sheppard has a must - read in the latest Mother Jones about the shortsightedness of the US government's policy of paying huge sums in annual disaster relief, while doing almost nothing to prepare for the inevitable next storm.

Ironically, the Fed's policy of paying interest on excess reserves may have created a disincentive for bank lending.

Against this background, companies followed a policy of paying 70 % to 80 % of earnings as dividends; and then marketed add - on issues of common stock every 18 months to 2 years.

Contemporaneously with the approval of the spin - off, the Board also approved a policy of paying dividends at an annual rate of $ 0.60 per share of common stock of the Company, payable in four installments of $ 0.15 per share of common stock of the Company, with such quarterly dividends to be declared on a quarterly basis by the Board.

«It has stopped the policy of paying consultants fully even before completion of projects.

During the interim, the Federal Reserve indicates that it expects to limit the extent to which banks lend out the base money created in Step 1, through a policy of paying interest on bank reserve balances.

The company, which has a longstanding policy of paying out 70 - 80 % of its cash flow per share as dividends, returns over $ 5 billion to shareholders each year in the form of dividends.

One solution: «We're trying to live up to our policy of paying only from invoices.»

My reading of that is that if they were sticking to their original policy of paying for bathroom breaks that don't go over four minutes, that would be legal, because they're clearly warning you of the time limit.

New legislation has been proposed to enact a policy of paid family leave for employees of Albany County.

They form a path into the museum, which, smelling a blockbuster, for once suspends its policy of pay what you will.

Not exact matches

Of the 19 localities that adopted paid sick leave policies between 2007 and 2015, unemployment did not significantly increase.

Opponents of mandatory paid leave say such policies are too burdensome on businesses, and would result in companies having to cut jobs to mitigate costs.

«We were encouraged by many pieces of the bill that align with what we've been saying, in particular a ban on paid prioritization and blocking are things we have advocated for,» says Althea Erickson, Etsy's head of public policy.

According to the World Economic Forum, two thirds of OECD countries have introduced policies on pay equality, including requiring some employers to publish calculations every year showing the gender pay gap.

VZ: Facebook has a generous paid leave policy for men and women, but the vast majority of Americans — 87 % — don't have access to any form of leave.

In the absence of a federal policy for paid sick leave, it is remarkable that a large Fortune 500 company like Microsoft is now performing the role of setting employment policy for other businesses.

Plus, they spend an additional $ 1.1 billion of their own money on emergency room visits and public health insurance programs that could be mitigated with paid leave policies.

Fortune: You've spoken up about the issue of paid leave and the need for a federal policy.

Facebook has a generous paid leave policy for men and women, but the vast majority of Americans — 87 % — don't have access to any form of leave.

Stephen Gordon has pointed out here on Econowatch that many tax policy discussions of late have involved hiking taxes that are perceived to be paid by someone else (the rich; corporations).

Yet economists and policy experts say that view fails to take into account the changing realities of the workplace, where it's harder to get good - paying jobs, and where wages have been stagnant for decades.

Public administration directors, some of the highest paid government workers, oversee the implementation of public policies and programs.

The chief operating officer and Lean In author has emerged as a vocal proponent of a federal paid leave policy.

The funds, which together own 7.1 % of United, have said they support Munoz as CEO, but their doubts about United's pay policies and its plan to make him chairman could become a flashpoint as the long - running struggle over the airline's management develops.

Whether it's flex time, work - from - home policies or ongoing education programs, there's plenty of evidence that more soft - edged approaches to managing your employees time can pay off big time for increased productivity and retention.

One of the reasons the IMF has changed its tune on fiscal policy is because research it has done in the past year shows that borrowing to pay for infrastructure pays for itself over the longer term by generating faster economic growth.

While it is easy to point fingers and shame corporations for not offering paid leave to all employees, Katie Bethell, founder and executive director of PLUS told Fortune in an interview about an earlier version of the non-profit's report that «ultimately, solving paid family leave will require a national public policy.»

For example, if you have different business units, such as a manufacturing facility and a sales and research facility, you may want to have the core handbook be the same for each group of employees but you may want to include specific policies for specific business units, such as if one business unit has a union or hourly - paid employees, Cooper says.

For example, instead of basing the amount of paid time off you award, on a salaried or hourly status, consider companywide policies or offer paid leave based on tenure and job level.

Ultimately, policies related to CEO pay are left with boards of directors — for better or worse.

United will adopt a «no questions asked» policy on permanently lost baggage, paying customers $ 1,500 for the value of the bag and its contents, beginning in June.

She also discussed some of the women's health and family policies that she would prioritize in the White House, such as paid family leave and access to birth control and safe abortion.

Folks then paid a percentage of the «benchmark,» or medium - priced policy in their area based on two factors, their age and their income.

Anyone holding a leverage life insurance annuity, or a 10/8 arrangements (another leverage insurance product) will now be subject to accrual - based taxation and no deduction will be allowed for any portion of the insurance premium paid on the policy.

Considering the US's lack of federal paid family leave policy, Sandberg said companies need to take the lead and support families with their own paid leave policies, which she said wouldn't just be nice to do, but would also improve the bottom line by increasing employee loyalty and performance.

Does your employer offer a better disability policy compared to the standard policy provided to all employees (e.g., 70 percent of pay vs. 60 percent)?

The company, which already had one of the most liberal paternity leave policies among U.S. companies with 17 paid weeks for both mothers and fathers, expanded its policy to employees outside the U.S. and became gender neutral, allowing same - sex couples to participate in the program.

Though the number of companies expanding their paid parental leave benefits is rising, Sandberg acknowledged that it's less common for employees to get paid time off to care for sick loved ones, saying that the US needs public policies «that make it easier for people to care for their children and aging parents and for families to mourn and heal after loss.»

«This is a bad proposal that will make it harder for thousands of New Yorkers to pay the bills,» Josh Meltzer, Airbnb's head of New York public policy, said in a statement.

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.

Peña Nieto has been a frequent critic of Trump's policies and tone, rejecting the notion that Mexico would pay for a border wall.

But there is a political price to be paid for all of these policies, and if the Canadian economy continues to sputter along, the Harper government will not appreciate fat - cat CEOs sitting on corporate wealth.

As the American Association of University Women notes in its Policy Guide to Equal Pay in the States, pay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and DelawaPay in the States, pay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and Delawapay equity laws are robust and wide - ranging in states like California and Delaware.

A number of U.S. companies — notably Google, which European policy makers and regulators have gone after with a vengeance — have paid the price for the NSA's overzealousness.

It took longer than anyone thought it would, but the Fed's post-crisis policy of putting maximum downward pressure on interest rates finally is paying off.