Sentences with phrase «wage employers hold»
They've framed their scheme in the convoluted way they have because they knew Canadians would be up in arms if they knew that this is really about letting low - wage employers hold on to TFWs for a longer period of time.»
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Globalization has tightened the cost screws on U.S. employers, health care costs have taken a bite out of paychecks, a kind of new norm of the 1 % to 3 % wage increase has taken hold in the country, unions have been in decline.
A large body of law and custom in the United States holds that because employers have far more power over their employees than businesses do over their customers, they must provide them with far greater protections — not least, a minimum wage and overtime pay.
Even as employers hold down firings and add to staffs, workers may need a faster pace of wage gains to support the purchases that make up the biggest part of the economy.
A Labour government will mean more workers paid a living wage, (as many enlightened employers and, I'm proud to say, increasing numbers of Labour councils, are already doing)- offering temporary tax breaks to employers that commit to paying it, and requiring transparency of large companies, so employees, consumers and campaigners can hold them to account.
The Ministry's goal is to hold employers accountable for respecting employee entitlements such as minimum wage, eating periods and overtime pay.
According to the budget plan, this approach will help draw attention to employers who lead in equitable pay practices, while holding employers accountable for wage gaps that affect women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities.
«So this isn't an act of kindness towards anxious TFWs; it's all about making it possible for low - wage employers to hold on to more easily exploitable TFWs for another year.
Note that on October 11, 2017, we will be holding an Advantage session in Toronto on Bill 148 and the key amendments to the ESA and the LRA that will impact employers, including the changes to the minimum wage, equal pay for equal work, scheduling, personal emergency leave, temporary help agency employees, card - based certification for certain industries, first collective agreement arbitration and more.
The government plans to hold consultations each year on upcoming minimum wage increases and will give employers plenty of time to adjust.
The legislation will include provision to hold employers accountable for wage gaps that affect women, Indigenous Peoples, persons with disabilities and visible minorities.