Sentences with phrase «proposed raises of»

The JCC proposed raises of 2.9 per cent, 1.5 per cent and 2 per cent over the same three years.

In Provincial Court Judges» Association of British Columbia v. British Columbia (Attorney General), the government proposed raises of 1 per cent, 1 per cent and then 1.5 per cent over the three - year period of 2014 - 17, which was less than what the Judicial Compensation Commission, an independent body that oversees judges» remuneration, had recommended.

That includes proposed raises of 12 percent for most positions — including comptroller, public advocate and borough president — and a 15 percent hike for the mayor, from $ 225,000 to $ 258,750.

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In a statement, Broadcom said it «strongly disagrees that its proposed acquisition of Qualcomm raises any national security concerns.»

Two Italian banks have proposed a deal to settle shareholder lawsuits as they try to raise billions of dollars to cover bad loans.

U.S. yields have risen in recent weeks with increased inflation expectations due to the proposed polices of President - elect Donald Trump, as well as the belief that the Federal Reserve will also raise interest rates again this month.

Rubber recycler and manufacturer Reclaim Industries says it will raise $ 2 million to provide funding for its proposed $ 3.8 million takeover of cloud - based recruitment business Skills Connect and has placed a formal share sale agreement to the company.

The volume of freight through Fremantle Ports has remained static for the third year running, raising further questions about when the proposed outer harbour development at Cockburn Sound will be needed.

The Fight for $ 15, a worldwide effort to raise wages and strengthen unions, has successfully led to better pay in many places since its launch in 2012, and a proposed federal minimum wage of $ 15 an hour was part of the Democratic Party platform in 2016.

The competition watchdog has raised concerns over South32's proposed $ US200 million acquisition of Peabody Energy Corporation's Metropolitan Colliery in NSW, on the grounds that it may lessen competition in the region.

Premier Colin Barnett has voiced his opposition to The West Australian's proposed purchase of The Sunday Times as the competition watchdog raised concerns of its own.

Perth - based Swan Gold Mining has completed a one - for - 10 share consolidation as part of a restructuring of the company that it proposes including a capital raising of up to $ 20 million and debt to equity conversion of more than $ 29 million.

A proposed acquisition of tech entrepreneur Justin Miller's company, Nuheara, by Wild Acre Metals has hit a major roadblock after concerns were raised by the corporate watchdog.

The proposed deal raised a number of red flags for shareholders and analysts who argued that it was simply a bailout of unprofitable SolarCity, not to mention a mess of conflicts of interest.

Proposed lockout suites raise «the possibility of Airbnb rentals and higher density,» warns to the group's website.

Its proposed exchange of shares for the Fox assets also raises questions about the Roberts» family's voting control and whether Fox would accede to that continued control after receiving its shares.

CVS Health's proposed purchase of Aetna will change the way many major U.S. corporations buy health coverage for employees and raise new questions over the cost of those benefits, benefit consultants said.

The proposed tariffs, which targeted 1,300 Chinese products, including industrial robots and telecommunications equipment, dramatically raised the stakes in Trump's effort to punish China for alleged theft of American technology.

Canadian regulations initially proposed a limit of 350 kg of carbon dioxide emissions per megawatt hour, but the final version of the regulations saw this limit raised to 420 kg.

Supporters of NBC's Community and Chuck have rallied to their defense — from promoting social media campaigns to raise ratings to buying Subway sandwiches en masse (a Chuck advertiser)-- but this is the first case of fans putting their money directly into a proposed project and it broke all previous Kickstarter funding speed records.

The barrage of identical messages, which appeared in the last three days, have raised questions about whether the comments represent legitimate public feedback on the FCC's proposed rules or whether the messages could be the work of automated computer «bots.»

The legislation proposed earlier this summer - the Reforming American Immigration for Strong Employment (RAISE) Act - would exclude most such workers and would reduce the total number of green cards awarding permanent legal U.S. residence to just over 500,000 from more than one million today.

The developers that own the mall have proposed a $ 35 million plan to raise the roof of the former Macy's buildings to make room for a possible movie theater and trampoline park.

A proposed EB - 6 «startup visa» — a component of the bill that passed in the Senate but stalled in the House — would offer a path to permanent citizenship tailored to entrepreneurs, allocating up to 10,000 visas annually to foreign - born founders whose companies raise at least $ 500,000 from qualified investors and create at least five full - time U.S. jobs.

When the Administration couldn't kill the program outright, it proposed to eliminate funding for technical assistance to these most fragile of borrowers by raising the fees on their loans, but Congress balked.

In the immigration bill under consideration in Congress, the number of H - 1B visas is proposed to be raised from 65,000 to 115,000, with escalators to rise until the number caps at 180,000.

«Lattice remains of the view that the proposed transaction does not raise any national security concerns that can not be addressed by the comprehensive mitigation measures that Lattice and Canyon Bridge have proposed to implement,» Lattice said in its filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.

Dayen raised the issue recently in his analysis of controversial rule changes proposed by the Financial Accounting Standards Board, which coincide with SEC efforts that could water down already inadequate corporate disclosures.

As the details of this plan become known, and as the political response builds from people who fear their taxes will be raised, and as they build a coalition with special interests who would lose out from other aspects of the proposal (like investors who do not like the proposed limitation on the deduction of business - interest expenses), this plan will become an enormous liability.

[105] On January 8, 2008, to address ongoing structural budget issues, Governor Corzine proposed a four - part proposal including an overall reduction in spending, a constitutional amendment to require more voter approval for state borrowing, an executive order prohibiting the use of one - time revenues to balance the budget and a controversial plan to raise some $ 38 billion by leasing the Garden State Parkway, the New Jersey Turnpike, and other toll roads for at least 75 years to a new public benefit corporation that could sell bonds secured by future tolls, which it would be allowed to raise by 50 % plus inflation every four years beginning in 2010.

Without any actual reforms to propose, Tim Uppal, the minister of state for democratic reform, used his time to raise allegations of wrongdoing on the New Democrats.

«Amazon's proposed acquisition of Whole Foods raises important questions concerning competition policy, such as how the transaction will affect the future of retail grocery stores, whether platform dominance impedes innovation, and if the antitrust laws are working effectively to ensure economic opportunity, choice and low prices for American families,» Cicilline wrote.

May 2 The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

The poorest U.S. consumers would lose most from the proposed tie - up of wireless carriers T - Mobile US Inc and Sprint Corp, according to consumer advocates who warned the combined company would raise fees for pre-paid and other low - cost mobile phone plans.

That's part of the reason US companies spent the past few weeks lobbying against the proposed tariffs, arguing that they'd raise costs for their businesses and make Chinese - made goods, like iPhones, more expensive for US customers.

«There is a great deal of enthusiasm in the marketplace for crowdfunding, and I believe these rules and proposed amendments provide smaller companies with innovative ways to raise capital and give investors the protections they need,» said SEC Chair Mary Jo White.

The F.T.C. said the deal, as originally proposed, would have harmed competition by reducing the number of competitors and enabling Hertz to raise rental car prices.

This study by The Trade Partnership estimates that proposed antidumping duties on shrimp imports could raise the price of shrimp by as much as 44 percent.

Layton was responding to criticism from Jack Mintz — the economist oft - quoted by Conservative Leader Stephen Harper as justification for his tax policies — that the cap - and - trade system the NDP proposed to cover the cost of $ 3.5 billion worth of green initiatives in the first year would raise gasoline prices by 10 cents per litre.

At a moment when the Republicans are talking about entitlement reform, and Ben Carson, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, is proposing to triple the rents of some of the poorest people in the country, the sight of big banks reporting surges in profits that were fuelled by tax cuts raises alarming moral questions.

At the meeting Yindjibarndi elders and senior people raised serious concerns about the proposed agreement including the failure of Rio Tinto to engage in any proper negotiations or consultation with all Yindjibarndi people.

It is worth remembering that Reagan, hardly a fan of reversing course or raising taxes, found it necessary to propose significant tax increases in 1982 and 1984 (the equivalent in today's economy of $ 3.5 tn over a decade) due to concerns about federal debt.

The initial Mexican offer of aid for Texas may have raised hopes of a thaw between the Mexican government and the Trump administration, which have been battling over Trump's promise to make Mexico pay for his proposed border wall.

Raymond James representatives say the firm supports SIFMA's efforts to «raise industry and Congressional awareness of the potentially negative impacts» of the DOL's proposed change in the retirement account fiduciary definition.

Shake Shack also raised some manager salaries to above the proposed federal overtime limit of $ 47,476, a threshold that was blocked by a Texas judge last November.

Uganda is proposing a tax on social media use in a bid to curb gossip online and to raise billions of shillings in government revenue.

The proposed tax aims to raise funds to tackle a crisis that was linked to the death of 169 homeless people in 2017.

The exemption as proposed has a lifetime capital raising limit of $ 1,000,000.

And the Department of Labor's proposed fiduciary rule, while not fully implemented, has certainly raised a flag in the minds of financial intermediaries regarding costs.

NACO was asked to respond to the OSC's Consultation Paper 45 710: Considerations for New Capital Raising Prospectus Exemption, which deals with proposed changes to the definition of an accredited investor, creation of education or experienced based exemptions, crowdfunding as a concept, among others.