Sentences with phrase «than the minimum standards»

Mr Brabeck and Mr Heiko Schipper (Head of Nestlé Nutrition), repeatedly referred to the company's policies in their responses, rather than the minimum standards they should follow.

As a result, economic theory suggests that rational consumers are forced to assume that no lawyer is better than the minimum standard actually required.

Likewise, these standards must not be treated as maximum rather than minimum standards of conduct and accommodation.

In the contracts that I prepare for my employer clients, I actually provide slightly more than the minimum standards as an employee need to execute a release for what she was already entitled to under the legislation.

... no employer or agent of an employer and no employee or agent of an employee shall contract out of or waive an employment standard and any such contracting out or waiver is void, [unless the contract provides for a benefit greater than the minimum standards prescribed by the act].

Fortunately for Holland, employment standards legislation across Canada prohibits agreements that provide employees with less than the minimum standards set out in those statutes.

It is illegal for an employer to provide less than the minimum standards of the ESA or Code, even if the employee has voluntarily agreed to accept a lower amount.

Preliminary analyses of the ratio data collected for the study show that when ALL classrooms in child care settings are better than the minimum standard, children are safer.

Not exact matches

Although Liu works only with quality suppliers (those that can provide on - site medical care to workers, for example), he wanted to do more than adhere to minimum standards.

Under federal wage law, employers who pay the tipped minimum wage, which is lower than the standard minimum wage of $ 7.25 per hour, can't pool and share tips with non-tipped workers.

Money market accounts, or MMAs, are typically defined as deposit accounts that pay higher interest in exchange for larger deposits, heftier minimum balances and a few more restrictions than what would be typical for standard savings accounts.

Vanguard Brokerage Services may negotiate fund minimum investment requirements that are greater than or less than the program standards noted above.

Some lenders could require a higher downpayment than Fannie Mae's standard second home minimum.

I suspect that a farm meeting Rainforest Alliance's minimum environmental standards would turn out to be using more sustainable growing methods than the typical Starbucks preferred supplier — although a lack of standardization among the standards might make that assessment difficult (Rainforest Alliance uses 99 criteria in 10 principals, with percentage thresholds for certification).

Recommendation 2: That the trigger to judge a pastured pig farm a Section 2 use (streamlined process) be set at more than 25 SPU / Ha, subject to meeting minimum standards.

Recommendation 3: That the trigger to judge a pastured poultry farm a Section 2 use (streamlined process) be set at more than 450 birds / Ha, subject to meeting minimum standards.

Psychology, things seem worse than what they are when the minimum standards haven't been met.

«I believe the 6 minimum visit recommended is too low but more of my athletes have been moving towards the 14 - 18 visit range, which is far less than the previous 35 - 40 visits that was standard a decade ago,» Dr. Cronin stated.

However, more than 90 percent of schools serve meals that do not even meet the minimum national school meal standards, which were established in 1995 and do not reflect current nutrition science.

Despite the fact that the authors surveyed only a small proportion of practicing midwives, who submitted data that was not validated, and despite the fact that they authors performed a variety of maneuvers that violated basic standards of statistical analysis, and despite the fact that they were intent on concluding that homebirth is «safe» regardless of what the data showed, they actually showed that homebirth has a minimum rate of death 5.5 X higher than comparable risk hospital birth.

The mayor also called on the state to pass minimum wage legislation so the pay is higher than federal standards.

The issues are related, but let's start with the hourly tipped wage, which at $ 8.65 is one - third lower than the standard $ 13 minimum for New York City businesses with more than 10 employees.

Up to a third of the reported salaries in the surveys conducted in the 1990s are less than the de facto NIH 1998 minimum standards, based on years of experience.

The mayor's plan also calls for the city to pass an «audit and retrofit bill» that would require buildings with more than 50,000 square feet of floor space to undergo energy audits every 10 years, with mandatory fixes to be made if audits find that buildings do not comply with minimum energy efficiency standards.

-- If the Secretary fails to complete a rulemaking in accordance with clauses (i) through (iv) or if the final rule does not produce savings that are greater than or equal to the savings from a minimum efficacy standard of 45 lumens per watt, effective beginning January 1, 2020, the Secretary shall prohibit the manufacture of any general service lamp that does not meet a minimum efficacy standard of 45 lumens per watt.

In 1920, Osborne and Mendel showed that rats consuming a diet containing only 0.3 percent fat consumed more food and grew more vigorously than rats on a standard diet and concluded that «if true fats are essential for nutrition during growth the minimum necessary must be exceedingly small.»

(Much better than LOFT's standard $ 125 minimum for free shipping, which just means I buy extra sizes and «ride - along items» to return later.)

Rather than being a minimum benchmark, the standard challenges students to demonstrate more than just the basic skills expected for their year level (ACARA, 2013).

The proportion of students at or below the national minimum standard (darker shading) is considerably greater for lower parental occupation groups than for higher groups.

In particular, these findings suggest that so - called «process» standards, such as higher course requirements, may be more effective than test - based standards, at least when testers seek only to establish a minimum level of performance necessary to graduate.

The result of this long slide in teacher quality can be captured in multiple snapshots: the declining U.S. ranking on international education comparisons (down to middle of the pack), the embarrassing number of military applicants who get rejected (more than one in five does not meet the minimum standards for Army enlistment) and the astonishing rates of those needing remedial classes in college (as high as 40 percent).

«I think that's the minimum we need to get to the standards that we want, other education systems do a lot more than that,» Benson said.

During his speech, Bush challenged critics and stood up for the standards, saying «In my view, the rigor of the Common Core State Standards must be the new minimum in classrooms... [And] For those states choosing a path other than the Common Core, I say this: Aim even higher, be bolder, raise standards and ask more of our students and the system.»

Current data doesn't look much better, as less than half of the thirty - eight charter schools currently operating in Missouri don't even meet minimum performance standards.

Ministers have rejected that, and Education Secretary Nicky Morgan has said that only a maximum of 1 % more schools than last year will be allowed to fall below the minimum standards they must meet before intervention happens.

6.1.2 it shall ensure that all its systems and operations which it uses to provide the Services, including all systems on which Data is processed as part of providing the Services, shall at all times be of a minimum standard required by all applicable laws and be of a standard no less than the standards which are in compliance with the best industry practice for the protection, control and use of Data.

-» (A) IN GENERAL. - To be eligible for assistance under this chapter, a project shall satisfy applicable creditworthiness standards, which, at a minimum, shall include -» (i) a rate covenant, if applicable;» (ii) adequate coverage requirements to ensure repayment;» (iii) an investment grade rating from at least 2 rating agencies on debt senior to the Federal credit instrument; and» (iv) a rating from at least 2 rating agencies on the Federal credit instrument, subject to the condition that, with respect to clause (iii), if the total amount of the senior debt and the Federal credit instrument is less than $ 75,000,000, 1 rating agency opinion for each of the senior debt and Federal credit instrument shall be sufficient.»

Not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall issue minimum standards for driver notification systems, including standards for the accuracy, consistency, and completeness of the information provided.

Vehicles equipped with a diesel engine generally return better fuel economy than vehicles equipped with a gasoline engine, but the exhaust is typically more harmful in terms of emissions and particulate pollutants, even when it meets official minimum standards.

Vehicles rated good must have roofs that are more than twice as strong as the minimum required under the current federal safety standard.

Vehicles rated good must have roofs that are more than twice as strong as the current minimum federal safety standard requires.

While others may show up with little more than a flashlight and a copy of the state minimum standards, our certified inspectors will arrive on - site with an arsenal of high - tech equipment and the determination to go the extra mile, ensuring that your property will be a safe place for you and your family as well as providing peace of mind during the often stressful home buying process.

The minimum payment is never greater than the standard ten - year repayment amount.

FHA standards may be easier than conventional, however I don't know one lender who subscribes to FHA's minimum standards.

Reliance upon a CDR for any reason other than assessing compliance with minimum standards for participation in the federal financial aid programs may lead to misinformed and detrimental action (or inaction) by law schools.

On the other hand, TD's standard accounts do let you waive the same fees with much lower minimum balance levels than Bank of America does.

Its monthly fees are significantly lower than TD's, but PNC requires a higher minimum balance of $ 500 to keep its standard checking account free from month to month.

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At $ 44, the annual fee is higher than most secured cards and its minimum and maximum deposits are fairly standard and $ 300 and $ 2,000.

At an average minimum payment (based on industry standard of interest +1 % of balance) of $ 25, that loan will take 4 1/2 years to pay off, at a total interest of $ 375 — more than one - third the cost of the purchase.