Sentences with phrase «than minimum wage»

Our lawyers have represented clients who earned less than minimum wage for their labor.

The coffee giant says the new level will vary by region, and it already pays more than the minimum wage in all 50 states.

The law, passed in 2012, would have guaranteed workers higher than minimum wage pay rates in organizations or businesses that received $ 1 million or more in city subsidies or development aid.

Other states allow employers to pay teens lower wages, and some states allow businesses to pay temporary «training» wages lower than the minimum wage.

If I was only making $ 100 a door I would be making less than minimum wage per hour this month.

It's possible you could find ways to make more than minimum wage if you learn some niche IT industry skill.

Some employers get away with paying teens less than minimum wage by paying them «off the books» and telling them they won't have to pay taxes.

As a young student still doing an undergraduate degree I've had few jobs that paid higher than minimum wage.

Then I lost my job and started teaching part time and earning far less than minimum wage per semester.

Even if you're working so many hours that your salary ends up paying you less than minimum wage per hour, that's legal — if you're truly exempt.

Did you know that it is legal to pay you less than minimum wage if you have a disability?

Last month, McDonald's announced that it would raise its workers» wages to $ 10 an hour, higher than the minimum wage in most of the nation.

When I was Treadwell's age, I worked at a gym in Jackson, Mississippi for a smidge better than minimum wage and a membership.

«If we provide a taxpayer subsidy in exchange for jobs, we should expect jobs that pay a better wage than the minimum wage,» said City Council Speaker Christine Quinn in a statement ahead of the vote.

The pay at iiNet is not much higher than the minimum wage yet we have to be 100 % happy and courteous on the phone while we work through peoples problems day in and day out.

Silicon Valley companies are already paying their H - 1B engineers more than the minimum wage required under the current H - 1B program and the new proposals.

It costs $ 10 to sign up, and most reps sell Avon part - time and make on average less than minimum wage doing it.

It compelled me to justify myself, to explain to my interrogators how I planned to live in New York City on so little — less than minimum wage after accounting for the cost of my uniform and unpaid training time.

When asked whether employees were paid less than the minimum wage during this period, Ashley replied: «On that specific point, for that specific bit of time, yes.»

The plans for a mall were defeated by the Council because Mr. Bloomberg and the developer refused to include pay rates higher than the minimum wage of $ 7.25 an hour.

Bumbling Owen Paterson's plan to get old aged pensioners working fields for less than minimum wage angered Mirror readers

«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.

Servers would be paid a dollar less if they make significantly more than the minimum wage when tips are factored in.

*** But really, Deborah, our aspirations for our young people — rich, poor, white, black, Hispanic, Asian, whatever — should be much more ambitious than the minimum wage, food stamps, and a housing voucher.

In April 2015, The Guardian reported that the average author earns less than the minimum wage from writing.

Many of their self - employed delivery drivers earn less than the minimum wage due to the rates Hermes pays — though this does not appear to have dissuaded Amazon who are said to be considering adopting a self - employed approach for some of their deliveries.

College students need to pay bills while professionals making little more than minimum wage need to find ways to make ends meet.

Recently, Peña helped a single, Hispanic mother earning little more than minimum wage purchase her first home.

As Business Insider reported, a revised version of the analysis found higher per hour earnings closer to $ 10 per hour, but around half of the 1100 drivers surveyed still made less than minimum wage in their state, even with those revised numbers.

That's lower than the minimum wage for non-tipped workers, which ranges from $ 9.70 an hour upstate in some industries to $ 12 an hour for fast - food workers in New York City.

With the tip credit, restaurants in New York state are allowed to pay tipped workers less than minimum wage as long as their tips make up for those smaller wages.

They are riddled with corruption and have some ridiculous habits that should be banned, but they are better than minimum wage.

Their reasons were twofold: «either the margin for the related cost increase or applicable provincial funding is simply not available, or the increase would preclude them from continuing to pay higher than minimum wage rates, which threatens their ability to retain employees.»

These could be paid at more than the minimum wage for apprentices, up to around # 10,000 a year.

With only a few exceptions, an employer can not pay less than the minimum wage in Alberta.

Uber, which allows users to book and pay for a taxi by smartphone, says its more than 30,000 London drivers enjoy the flexibility of being able to work when they choose and receive on average more than the minimum wage.

Results show that per hour worked, median profit from driving is $ 3.37 / hour before taxes, and 74 [percent] of drivers earn less than the minimum wage in their state.

If you drive for Uber or Lyft, you probably make less than minimum wage.

But they also point out it could inflict further headaches on Employment Minister Jason Kenney if the set salary level is higher than the minimum wage, meaning temporary foreign workers would stand to make better money than Canadians.

Several of Uber's employee reviews on Glassdoor feature claims that drivers are making around or less than the minimum wage, while Lyft drivers have also made similar claims on the company review site.

Meanwhile, franchisees argue that paying employees any more than minimum wage is impossible if they want to stay in business, as the fast - food industry's low prices and fixed costs keep profit margins slim.

But the problem with this argument is that many small business owners are already paying more than the minimum wage.

They pay people like this less than minimum wage.

While 58 percent of small business owners said they support raising the minimum wage, 71 percent said the states should set it, and 77 percent said they already pay their employees more than the minimum wage.

This is particularly challenging for low - income families who often do not make more than minimum wage.

Unlike in those other casee, the plaintiffs did receive some compensation, but at less than $ 1 per hour, far far less than minimum wage.

Today, many flight attendants begin their careers making less than minimum wage — as I did as a flight attendant for Pinnacle Airlines, where I was employed from 2011 to 2013.