Sentences with phrase «use contract workers»

It's no wonder that 42 percent of employer firms use contract workers — a simple way to test whether or not they're ready to hire full - time employees.

While Homejoy said its cleaners typically earn between $ 17 and $ 20 per hour, the questions raised about the employment practices of sites that use contract workers are legion.

Although the ruling affects businesses that use contract workers, potentially making them a party to unionizing efforts workers undertake, it also has a specific impact on franchise owners.

Rather, she views it as another example of companies using contract workers as a way to skirt their obligations as an employers.

Not exact matches

Surge pricing, like the kind Uber uses, helps incentivize contract workers like drivers or, in this case, valets to sign into this system and make extra money for working.

He points to organisations that are more uncertain about the future, the fact that there have been significant layoffs, and a bigger use of contract workers.

Invest in maximum - strength antivirus software for every computer, including those used by remote, mobile and contract workers.

Under new rules just introduced by the Obama administration, companies contracting with the federal government are now obliged to allow both full and part - time workers to accrue paid leave which they can use for anything from preventative doctor's visits, to staying in bed and sipping chicken soup, to caring for an ill family member.

Treasurer Joe Hockey said conditions available to workers in their contracts were «astounding», and that it would not have been the proper use of taxpayers» money to hand $ 25 million to the fruit processor.

«The Greens want to see strong protections for workers that corporations can't contract out of using tricky legal devices,» he said.

Company employees (often dressed like health - care workers) went to hospitals and health clinics to counsel women on formula use — ignoring the proven advantages of breast milk, formula's astronomical cost for Third World families and the fact that many women had only contaminated water for preparing formula, thus starkly increasing a baby's risk of contracting life - threatening diarrhea.

The DCCC accused Brooks of using government - contracted workers on her political campaigns, helping her cronies get government jobs and contracts, and misleading the Monroe County Legislature into brokering a nearly $ 100 million deal with a contractor her administration favored.

Also: CapCon's Casey Seiler reports that picketing Verizon workers is accusing Verizon of using «Wisconsin - style» tactics (shorthand these days in labor - speak for «union - busting») during contract negotiations.

Ian Lawrence, head of the National Association of Probation Workers (Napo), told me that the CRCs» poor performance is the result of financial difficulties and unsuitable models being used to supervise offenders — something he believes is incentivised by the profit motive involved in the running of the contracts.

A Labour government will mean new rules to prevent the abuse of zero hours contracts, and the closure of legal loopholes that allow migrant workers to be exploited and used to undercut all workers» wages and working conditions.

Results today showed that 95.7 percent of McDonald's workers that have been balloted voted in favour of the strike at the ballot, paving way for them to voice their concerns about McDonald's not dealing with their grievances, and failing to end the use of zero - hour contracts — something that was promised to workers earlier this year.

Here in the UK, the Bakers» Food and Allied Workers» Union's Fast Food Rights campaign, which works in conjunction with the US workers» movement, is calling for an end to the use of zero hours contracts and demanding an increase in the minimum wage to # 10 peWorkers» Union's Fast Food Rights campaign, which works in conjunction with the US workers» movement, is calling for an end to the use of zero hours contracts and demanding an increase in the minimum wage to # 10 peworkers» movement, is calling for an end to the use of zero hours contracts and demanding an increase in the minimum wage to # 10 per hour.

But since students used the space until the second - to - last day of the school year, the DOE was left with less than 36 hours to clear the area — costing the department tens of thousands of dollars in overtime from contracted workers scrambling to meet the onerous deadline.

«Due to one - time events such as lower worker's comp costs, lower retirement costs, lower DGS costs from weather, but also some systemic changes from management, use of the ERP and timekeeping systems, which enabled the city to manage personnel costs better, city contracts and non-personnel costs better.»

Yesterday he used a speech to set out ideas including a new wealth tax, creating a Ministry of Labour to protect workers» rights, banning zero hours contracts and scrapping recent cuts to inheritance tax.

The use of «contracted help» was established for lower skilled workers in the early 20th century.

Every February at the start of pollinating season, Comfort and fellow contract workers used forklifts to move 12 - foot - tall towers of wooden hives onto flatbed trucks.

The government will legislate to prevent employment intermediaries from being able to use contrived contracts to disguise the employment of workers.

He has taught courses in administrative law, antitrust law, civil procedure, communications, constitutional law, contracts, corporations, criminal law, employment discrimination law, environmental law, health law and policy, legal history, labor law, property, real estate development and finance, jurisprudence, labor law; land use planning, patents, individual, estate and corporate taxation, Roman Law; torts, and workers» compensation.

«Non-Qualifying Room Rates» or «Non-Qualifying Stays» include the following: any stay using a net wholesale individual and group rate, certain package rates, employee discount rate, friends and family rate, crew rate, special discounted contract rates, seasonal worker / crew rate, 50 % travel club discount rate, travel industry discount rate, distressed passenger rate, IHG ® Rewards Club Reward Nights / Airline Hotel Reward rate, rates booked through third - party websites, complimentary hotel stays and any other rates not defined as a Qualifying Room Rate at IHG's sole discretion.

«Non-qualifying Room Rates» or «Non-qualifying Stays» include the following: any stay using a net wholesale individual and group rate, certain package rates, employee discount rate, friends and family rate, crew rate, special discounted contract rates, seasonal worker / crew rate, 50 % travel club discount rate, travel industry discount rate, distressed passenger rate, IHG ® Rewards Club Reward Nights / Airline Hotel Reward rate, rates booked through third party websites, complimentary hotel stays and any other rates not defined as a Qualifying Room Rate at IHG's sole discretion.

Business Development: Brokering various business dealings that further the diversification of Indian economies Developing and accessing commercial financial programs and services for tribal governments, including tax - exempt offerings and federally - guaranteed housing loans Serving as issuer or underwriter's counsel in tribal bond issuances Ensuring tribal compliance with Bank Secrecy Act and other federal financial regulatory requirements Handling federal and state income, excise, B&O, property and other tax matters for tribes and tribal businesses Chartering tribal business enterprises under tribal, state and federal law Registering and protecting tribal trademarks and copyrights Negotiating franchise agreements for restaurants and retail stores on Indian reservations Custom - tailoring construction contracts for tribes and general contractors Helping secure federal SBA 8 (a) and other contracting preferences for Indian - owned businesses Facilitating contractual relations between tribes and tribal casinos, and gaming vendors Building tribal workers» compensation and self - insurance programs Government Relations: Handling state and federal regulatory matters in the areas of tribal gaming, environmental and cultural resources, workers» compensation, taxation, health care and education Negotiating tribal - state gaming compacts and fuel and cigarette compacts, and inter-local land use and law enforcement agreements Advocacy before the Washington State Gambling Commission, Washington Indian Gaming Association and National Indian Gaming Commission Preparing tribal codes and regulations, including tribal court, commercial, gaming, taxation, energy development, environmental and cultural resources protection, labor & employment, and workers» compensation laws Developing employee handbooks, manuals and personnel policies Advocacy in areas of treaty rights, gaming, jurisdiction, taxation, environmental and cultural resource protection Brokering fee - to - trust and related real estate and jurisdictional transactions Litigation & Appellate Services: Handling complex Indian law litigation, including commercial, labor & employment, tax, land use, treaty rights, natural and cultural resource matters Litigating tribal trust mismanagement claims against the United States, and evaluating tribal and individual property claims under the Indian Claims Limitation Act Defending tribes and tribal insureds from tort claims brought against them in tribal, state and federal courts, including defense tenders pursuant to the Federal Tort Claims Act Assisting tribal insureds in insurance coverage negotiations, and litigation Representing individual tribal members in tribal and state civil and criminal proceedings, including BIA prosecutions and Indian probate proceedings Assisting tribal governments with tribal, state and federal court appeals, including the preparation of amicus curiae briefs Our Indian law & gaming attorneys collaborate to publish the quarterly «Indian Legal Advisor ``, designed to provide Indian Country valuable information about legal and political developments affecting tribal rights.

When hiring new workers, employers often use employment contracts to set out the terms of the employment relationship.

The use of Agency workers can be beneficial to companies with respect to workforce - related costs, as companies contract directly with Agencies and pay the Agencies for the work provided, rather than paying each worker individually (as is the case with employees).

The term «workforce» is used to capture a wider group than those with formal contracts of employment, including agency workers and self - employed contractors.

The New York Times To Understand Rising Inequality, Consider the Janitors at Two Top Companies, Then and Now The gig economy is on the rise, but so is the use of contract workers at companies.

Using smart contracts, workers can independently verify the contract to ensure they get paid for their work.

In fact, we expect the use of temporary, contract and freelance workers to continue to escalate in the years ahead.

Half of Canadian employers are planning to hire contract workers in the coming year which you could use to your advantage to grow your experience in a shorter period.

How do I handle requests for such references?Thank you so much for your help!CherylCHERYL M. EARLE3407 Old Dobbin Road, Montgomery, Alabama 36116 - 1903Home Phone: [phone] Cell Phone: [phone] Fax: [phone] E-mail: [email protected] position managing legal discovery and document review with opportunity to assist attorneys with civil litigationBAR ADMISSIONAlabama State Bar, 1999LAW - RELATED EXPERIENCELaw Firm, AlabamaResearch Attorney for Special Projects, Mass Torts Department, November 2001 — February 2008 • Managed Multi-District Litigation (MDL) Document Depository (September 2002 to February 2008) o Reviewed more than 1 million pages of evidentiary documents for litigation purposes and for inclusion in electronic databaseso Coordinated document review assignments with attorneys at local depository and at other sites across the USo Retrieved, reviewed and coded documents in Concordance and Summation legal databaseso Prepared memoranda and spreadsheets providing detailed analysis of discovery materials • Aided attorneys and support staff with processing and preparation of personal injury claims and litigationo Conducted legal research and drafted pleadingso Conducted supplementary online research for additional documents and information pertinent to litigationo Assisted with preparation of correspondence to clients and referring attorneyso Contacted clients for additional information needed in case preparation, litigation, and potential settlementso Prepared and input case intakes and referrals into databaseLaw School, AlabamaStudent Intern, Alabama Disabilities Advocacy Program (ADAP), August 1996 — June 1997 • Participated in law school clinical program under third - year law student practice rule (as authorized by Alabama Supreme Court) o Assisted attorneys and advocates in cases involving mentally ill patients confined to state mental health facilitieso Interviewed clients in person (at state facilities) and over the phoneo Worked with clients, attorneys, and social workers to investigate and resolve issues concerning involuntary confinement and treatmento Aided in legal research on an appellate brief submitted to the U. S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (ruling granted in favor of our client) Faculty Research Assistant for Library Services, Bounds Law Library, March 1996 — June 1997 • Prepared research and teaching materials for law school faculty; worked 20 hours per week while matriculating 10 - 15 hours per semester) o Investigated copyright issues related to procuring and reproducing texts for academic useo Conducted legal research using WESTLAW, LEXIS and the InternetADDITIONAL RELEVANT EXPERIENCEManufacturing Company (MC), Montgomery, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant and Cost Analyst, Materials Purchasing Department, April 1999 — September 2001 • Assisted materials buyers in negotiating and preparing commodities contracts between raw materials suppliers and MC for manufacturing plants in the US and Mexicoo Assisted Legal Department at MC's corporate headquarters with coordination and preparation of documents for litigationo Notified and educated suppliers about MC's freight - on - board policy and its corresponding Uniform Commercial Code (UCC) provisions; result was the reduction of freight claims for both the company and its supplierso Prepared contracts and purchase orders for raw materials and capital projects involving plant maintenanceo Solicited price quotations from current vendors and established Excel spreadsheet format which simplified quote submission process and allowed MC to track and compare usage volumes and costs over timeo Prepared and analyzed cost reports used by materials buyers and production planners in purchasing decisions, including cost reductions, materials consolidation, and selection of vendorso Acted as liaison between vendors and the Purchasing, Transportation and Accounting Departments on issues concerning inbound freight, commercial carriers, and payment terms for commodities, resulting in reductions in freight costs and greater payment discounts for raw materialso Established online databases and printed directories for the Purchasing Department, allowing buyers to have easier and faster access to current vendor informationo Completed Year 2000 (Y2K) compliance project, which involved data collection and communication with MC's past, present, and potential materials suppliers and service providersNot - For - Profit Organization, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Combined Federal Campaign, September 1998 — January 1999 • Aided Campaign Director with 1998 Federal Campaigns (CFCs) in City 1 and City 2, which together generated nearly $ 700,000 for more than 1,000 local, national and international charitieso Prepared weekly reports on donations using WordPerfect, Microsoft Word, Excel and dBase IVo Wrote script for Talent Showcase at City 1's 1998 CFC Kickoffo Assisted Director with merger of the City 1 and City 2 CFCs in 1999Regional Bank, AlabamaAdministrative Assistant, Year 2000 (Y2K) Department, March — June 1998 • Worked with Vice President of Corporate Projects on short - term project for the bank's Y2K Departmento Analyzed and processed data on Y2K readiness for all branches of Bank throughout the southeastern USo Organized meetings for personnel of Banko Communicated with vendors of computer hardware, software, and office equipment to request information on Y2K complianceo Prepared compliance files for Federal Reserve auditso Prepared in - house memoranda and reports using Microsoft Word and ExcelRecord / Music Promotion Company, AlabamaRecord Pool Co-Founder; Office Manager, September 1990 — December 1991 • Co-founded record pool to enhance promotion of music in Alabama and the southeastern USo Procured and distributed records from major and independent labels for club, radio and mobile disc jockeyso Coordinated jointly sponsored promotional events with record companies, radio stations and clubso Designed, wrote, and published bi-weekly reports and brochures to inform the music industry of the progress and popularity of music and performers in the region, with specific focus on the Alabama music sceneMajor University, AlabamaGraduate Research Assistant, AUM Department of Marketing, June 1989 — August 1990 • Worked 13 - 20 hours per week as a research assistant to Marketing faculty while carrying a full course load in the MBA programo Analyzed consumer surveys used in academic researcho Assisted Conference Chairperson with coordination for Atlantic Marketing Association (AMA) annual meeting (October 1989) o Co-authored five - year index and classification of AMA Proceedings (published Fall 1991) EDUCATIONLaw School, AlabamaJuris Doctor (JD), 1997 • Scholarshipso Seybourn H. Lynne Scholarship, 1996 - 97o Dexter C. Hobbs Memorial Scholarship, 1995 - 96o E. W. Godbey Memorial Scholarship, 1994 - 95 • Honorso Who's Who Among American Law School Students, 1996 - 94o Arthur Davis Shores Award, 1997 • Activitieso Frederick Douglass Moot Court Team Manager, 1996 - 97 Southern Regional Competition, Second Place National Competition, Eighth Placeo John A. Campbell Moot Court Competition, Spring 1996o Black Law Students Association Delegate, BLSA National Convention, 1997 Co-Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1996 - 97 Chairperson, Public Relations Committee, 1995 - 96 BLSA President's Award, 1996 and 1997o American Bar Association, 1996 - 97 Entertainment and Sports Industries Forum Intellectual Property Section Law Student Divisiono LAWS Student Group Leader, 1995 - 96Major University, AlabamaMaster of Business Administration (MBA), 1990Bachelor of Science in Business Administration (B.S.B.A.), 1988 (Major: Marketing — Advertising and Promotion Track) • Honorso Dean's List • Activitieso National Student Advertising Competition Team, 1988 - 90 Seventh District Competition: Third Place, 1990o Marketing Club, 1987 - 90 Vice President — Career Development, 1988 - 89o Public Relations / Advertising (PR / AD) Club, 1988 - 90 Charter Member, 1988 Active in fund - raising and membership driveso Theater Guild, 1988 - 90 Screening Committee, 1989REFERENCESAvailable upon request

He told a radio host that people should get used to what he called «job churn» — short - term employment that may include a number of career changes; this applies to the US market too.Young workers need to understand that short - term contracts and high career turnover will impact their careers.

SELECTED ACHIEVEMENTS • Calibrated 180 mechanisms to meet tolerance and product specifications within 6 days • Introduced the merits of using Gullbit, a specialized tool to fabricate parts to small assemblies in an efficient manner • Identified defects in 150 products before delivery to client, saving the company from losing an important contract • Trained 15 new hires to work as assembly workers for an extended manufacturing wing

Wherever you list your experience, use wording that makes it clear you were a contract worker.

«It can be used for people traveling to another city for business meetings or to house temporary employees or contract workers.»