Sentences with phrase «rather than a minimum wage»

«Less than a month ago he voted for this outrageous tax break rather than a minimum wage increase and now he is trying to fool the voters into thinking he wants to repeal it.

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With the advantages of youth on your side — a fresh perspective on business ideas, possibly low overhead (if you're living at home rent - free), and the ability to make mistakes early in the game and have plenty of time to correct them — starting a business is a very attractive option for young people who would rather answer to themselves than earn minimum wage.

Rather than protect jobs or increase the minimum wage, we should consider improving our antiquated education system, says Ryan Feit, CEO of SeedInvest.

The 416 number is factually accurate but completely irrelevant for analyzing the policy; New Democrats have correctly pointed out that what matters is not how many federally regulated workers made minimum wage, but rather how many would be making less than $ 15 an hour.

The midpoint estimate, which uses rather charitable assumptions of 0.50 % annual employment growth and 2.24 % annual nominal wage growth, and a far more generous splitting methodology than that used by the NDP, I get an estimate of 33,065 workers covered by the $ 15 minimum wage proposal, less than 1 / 3rd of the 100,000 worker claim.

At the chain's Manhattan locations, new employees start at $ 10 an hour rather than at the minimum wage of $ 8.75.

DeFrancisco says Cuomo, a moderate Democrat, might have an easier time getting along with Republicans in the Senate, rather than with a chamber controlled by Democrats who might want to go further than the governor when it comes to raising the minimum wage, raising taxes on the wealthy, banning hydrofracking and other issues.

I agree with Diane Abbott that such a cap would «encourage cuts in benefits, rather than long - term strategies to do things to bring the benefits bill down, like housebuilding, like a rise in the minimum wage».

The national minimum wage would apply from 18 rather than 21 as well as apprentices, according to the Guardian newspaper.

The overwhelming evidence shows that an increase in the minimum wage actually supports the economy, rather than hurts it.»

«With this legislation, the Assembly majority is taking significant strides toward giving these hardworking men and women a better shot at a more fair and honest minimum wage in one year, rather than in two.»

Low - wage workers would have more money in their pockets if the state rolled back fees on cell phones and gasoline rather than raising the minimum wage, he says.

The only contentious moment of the evening was when one of the panelists, a successful bar and restaurant owner named Michael Sinensky, argued against the legislation by painting himself, rather than his employees — some of whom make minimum wage — as a victim of the tough economy.

This year for instance, Governor Cuomo and lawmakers included a phased in hike of the state's minimum wage in the spending plan, rather than vote on the measure on it's own merits, Mahoney said.

Nader spoke in favor of raising the minimum wage and the need for the State to hold on to, rather than rebate, the stock transfer tax.

The Democratic Assembly Majority is pushing its favorite items in a different form than the governor has included - a minimum wage increase larger than Cuomo's, a DREAM act resolution that isn't tied to an education tax credit, and a seven - rather than three - year extension of mayoral control of schools.

Co-directed by Rachel Lears and Robin Blotnick, The Hand That Feeds is an inspirational documentary chronicling an intrepid band of working - class heroes» demand that their rights be respected by greedy fat cats who'd rather close down the business than raise salaries to just the minimum wage.

Rather than working minimum wage jobs until she finds a husband to support her while she stays home and has children, Eilis uses her natural talents to go for a career that is dominated by men.

And rather than more funding for expanding prisons or school vouchers, why not fund a higher minimum wage, paid family leave, universal early childhood education, and full, equitable funding for all our schools, starting with our poorest communities?

Rather than accept a future of low - skill, low - wage work for our impoverished young people, we aspire to build their «human capital» — their knowledge, skills, capabilities, talents, habits, character, however you want to phrase it — so that, among other things, the labor market will one day repay their contributions to society with a wage that far exceeds any minimums.

Rather than fighting for an increase in minimum wage for all, as both the St. Paul and Minneapolis teachers unions have done, for example, Minnesota Comeback talks about «schools as the unit of change,» where the lucky will land — through the wonders of school choice — in the right kind of life - altering spot.

I can't speak for others, but because I am able to spend several months of my time working for far less than minimum wage, considering I usually work 10 - 12 hours, six days / week, to edit and publish a book, my clients (writers) prefer to enter into a business arrangement with me rather than become a contractor for the production of their work and deal with the «very real» business of distributing and marketing their title afterwards.

The 416 number is factually accurate but completely irrelevant for analyzing the policy; New Democrats have correctly pointed out that what matters is not how many federally regulated workers made minimum wage, but rather how many would be making less than $ 15 an hour.

So rather than saving the raise, the higher minimum wage might just prevent some people from falling further behind.

The midpoint estimate, which uses rather charitable assumptions of 0.50 % annual employment growth and 2.24 % annual nominal wage growth, and a far more generous splitting methodology than that used by the NDP, I get an estimate of 33,065 workers covered by the $ 15 minimum wage proposal, less than 1 / 3rd of the 100,000 worker claim.

I suppose there must be data on how many minimum wage earners are students or other people intentionally temporarily at that level, rather than people who have no other long - term prospects.

Of course, such time may be compensated at the minimum wage rather than the employees» regular rates.

At the hearing, Joe asserted that he now only earned minimum wage, and that support should be calculated using his new income, rather than his old income.

The Deliveroo decision comes hard on the heels of the latest decision against Uber which lost its appeal against an Employment Appeal Tribunal (EAT) ruling: that its drivers should be classified as workers with rights, such as holiday pay and a minimum wage, rather than being self - employed.

Uber suffered another setback in London in October last year when an employment tribunal brought by two Uber drivers ruled they are workers, rather than self - employed contractors as Uber had tried to claim — making the company liable for paying holiday pay, paid rest breaks and the National Minimum Wage.

You may find that you'll need to work several jobs — an unpaid internship providing you with on - the - job experience, a minimum wage job that pays the bills, and a side hustle that further develops your career — rather than one single entry - level position.