Sentences with phrase «wage employers who»

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«This has created a level of certainty about wage rates both for employees who know they will be getting this particular wage increase, and for employers, who can plan for the increases,» Bishop says.

They're legally bound to work only for the employer who sponsors them, without any kind of minimum wage protection.

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.

Factors to consider may include whether a possible employer has the power to direct, control, or supervise the worker (s) or the work performed; whether a possible employer has the power to hire or fire, modify the employment conditions or determine the pay rates or the methods of wage payment for the worker (s); the degree of permanency and duration of the relationship; where the work is performed and whether the tasks performed require special skills; whether the work performed is an integral part of the overall business operation; whether a possible employer undertakes responsibilities in relation to the worker (s) which are commonly performed by employers; whose equipment is used; and who performs payroll and similar functions.

The Paycheck Fairness Act pending before Senate «punishes employers for retaliating against workers who share wage information, puts the justification burden on employers as to why someone is paid less and allows workers to sue for punitive damages of wage discrimination.»

Unfortunately, the people behind convincing Brown to jack up the minimum wage are people who are always assuming the worst about deep - pocketed employers exploiting their employees while assuming unicorns when it comes to the consequences of their policies.

Alongside this, we are also proud to be a Living Wage employer and offer sabbaticals for our crew as well as sharing 10 % of the annual profits of our company between everyone who made it happen.

They ensure that everyone who works earns a minimum wage for their labour, and that nobody is subjected to inhumane working conditions or unduly harsh treatment at the hands of their employer.

McDonald's and low - wage employers everywhere are making billions of dollars in profit and pushing off costs onto taxpayers, while leaving people like us — the people who do the real work — struggling to survive.

Minimum wage is a complex and sensitive issue for workers and employers alike, one that is watched very carefully by the 98 % of B.C.'s businesses who are small businesses — including most of you, our Members.

Under the new act, employers must pay part - time and seasonal employees the same wage rate as full - time workers who perform substantially the same — but not necessarily identical — work.

The parables disclose with what pleasure and tolerance he surveyed the broad scene of human activity: the merchant seeking pearls; the farmer sowing his fields; the real - estate man trying to buy a piece of land in which he had secret reason to believe a treasure lay buried; the dishonest secretary, who had been given notice, making friends against the evil day among his employer's debtors by reducing their obligations; the five young women sleeping with lamps burning while the bridegroom tarried and unable to attend the marriage because their sisters who had had foresight enough to bring additional oil refused to lend them any; the rich man whose guests for dinner all made excuses; the man comfortably in bed with his children who gets up at midnight to help his importunate neighbor only because he despairs of getting rid of him otherwise; the king who is out to capture a city; the man who built his house upon the sand and lost it in the first storm of wind and rain; the queer employer who pays all of his men the same wage whether they have worked the whole day or a single hour; the great lord who going to a distant land entrusts his property to his three servants and judges them by the success of their investments when he returns; the shepherd whose sheep falls into a ditch; the woman with ten pieces of silver who, losing one, lights the candle and sweeps diligently till she finds it, and makes the finding of it the occasion of a celebration in which all of her neighbors are invited to share — and how long such a list might be!

The «just» wage looks too small to the worker who receives it and too large to the employer who pays it.

Under the law, an employer may take a credit against its minimum wage obligation and pay a reduced minimum wage to certain «tipped employees» (i.e. individuals who have regular customer interaction and receive more than $ 30 dollars per month in tips).

Incoming Blues boss Antonio Conte has been offered the international attacker by his current employers, with the Chinese side understood to be keen to get Gyan, who reportedly earns over # 6 million per year in the Far East, off the wage bill.

Marking Equal Pay Day, Cuomo advanced legislation to prohibit all employers, public and private, who do business in New York, from asking prospective employees about their salary history and compensation, putting the state New York on track to close the gender wage gap.

Business owners say that a session that saw the minimum wage increase, to eventually $ 15 an hour in New York City and $ 12.50 upstate, along with a phased - in partial paid family leave, will be costly to smaller employers who operate on the edge in a shaky economy.

Business owners say that a session that saw the minimum wage increase to eventually $ 15 in New York City and $ 12.50 upstate, along with a phased - in partially paid family leave, will be costly to smaller employers who operate on the edge in a shaky economy.

«As a New York State Assemblyman, Hakeem stood side by side with our members and fought on our behalf as we worked to pass the New York State Wage Theft Prevention Act in 2010, a bill that provides workers in New York State protections against irresponsible employers who fail to pay their workers.

New York's newly approved tax credit for employers who pay teens minimum wage is one of those laws that few but its creators seems to like.

The «youth contract» will subsidise employers at half the minimum wage to take on young people who have been out of work.

«For employers who are trying to create new jobs and expand their business, another minimum wage increase and an added $ 69 million in new health care taxes would be a brutal combination.

The employers who didn't pay the prevailing wage were forced to not only pony up the money to their workers, but also were hit with a combined $ 307,560 in civil penalties.

Anyone who thinks they are not getting the National Living Wage or National Minimum Wage should complain to their employer in the first instance.

Those not lucky enough to have employers who recognise the living wage will find themselves out of pocket.

«Firms who flout minimum wage regulations are providing unfair competition for the vast majority of employers who do not break the law and consequently have to charge higher rates,» said David Frost, director general of the British Chambers of Commerce.

This gives a clear warning to rogue employers who ignore the rules, that they will face reputational consequences as well as a fine if they don't pay the minimum wage.»

Cuomo is set to announced in his State of the State address that his administration will be sponsoring temporary visas for undocumented immigrants who can show they were victims of wage theft or physical abuse by their employers, a proposal The Daily News's Juan Gonzalez compares to the late Mario Cuomo.

Greg Biryla, with the pro business group Unshackle Upstate, said earlier in the year that the program would be «particularly burdensome» for small employers who are already faced with high workers compensation costs, and for some, a phase in of a $ 15 dollar an hour minimum wage.

But Gjede suggested a $ 15 minimum wage for fast - food workers in New York and other neighboring states could ultimately benefit Connecticut's business climate, which was strongly criticized by some major employers who recently threatened to leave the state because of proposed business tax increases in one version of the state budget.

The state's minimum wage rose to $ 8.75 at the end of last month, and according to a 2013 law that also included a credit for employers who hire teenagers, will go up another quarter at year's end.

He says a hike in the minimum age puts pressure on employers to pay even higher wage workers more money, and could adversely affect teenagers, who might not get hired if the minimum wage is increased.

In his online biography, he says he was the prime sponsor of stiffer penalties for employers who steal staff wages and a principal negotiator in raising the minimum wage, which is currently $ 8.75 an hour, rising to $ 9 next year.

On Monday deputy Bank governor Ben Broadbent was forced to defend the bank's policies against MPs who said employers were scaling back investment and limiting wage rises in response to the growing burden of larger occupational pension scheme deficits.

Job Quality and Security: Quality jobs depend on employers who support and reward lifelong learning, and recognize skills with wage and promotion opportunities.

«Sexual harassment is standard practice in the restaurant industry where employers are willing to profit off women but won't pay them a fair wage,» said Saru Jayaraman, President and Co-Founder of ROC United, and author of Behind the Kitchen Door: The People Who Make and Serve Your Food.

Tax cuts paired with minimum wage increases aren't novel, however: The last minimum wage increase included a credit to employers who hire younger workers, a move seen by Democratic lawmakers as a way to hurt older low - wage workers.

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Hawkins has called on a crackdown on employers who engage in wage theft, which cost low - income workers in New York more than a billion dollars a years.

Cuomo will reveal during his State of the State speech Wednesday that his administration is about to begin sponsoring temporary visas for all undocumented immigrants who can show they have been victims of wage law violations or physical abuse by their employers.

What these workers have in common — besides earning wages that make it impossible to support a family without relying on public assistance — is that they all work for employers who can easily afford to pay their workers a living wage.

Being an author is being a freelancer who doesn't charge based on the work involved; a freelancer who accepts payments based on rules and schedules defined solely by the buyer, rules that are based on their accounting and which the freelancer has little recourse to double - check; a freelancer who subsists on a fraction of minimum wage and a host of day jobs; and it's being a freelancer who is bound by contracts that last their lifetime plus the lifetime of their children (or until a specific set of requirements have been met that, requirements that are set and monitored exclusively by the employer).

People who work in their own homes for an employer will see their minimum wage increase from $ 12.40 to $ 12.55 an hour.

It is important to keep in mind that when you are self - employed you pay the same income tax as someone who works for an employer and earns a paycheck or wage working for said employer.

They are required to send a wage levy notice to your employer, who is required to supply you with a copy.

No sane person would work for an employer who paid them a zero dollar or negative hourly wage, but millions of amateur investors do this to themselves.

That's because the situation is now between you, the disgruntled lender and your employer who is now required by law to implement a wage garnishment for student loans.

This is particularly helpful for individuals who are partially self - employed and partially wage and salary earners, for example contractors and individuals whose employers do not offer salary sacrifice arrangements.

The decision is undoubtedly good news to employers in all sectors who maintain the right to subrogate with respect to wage benefits paid out to employees who miss time due to a car accident.

It is also of importance to those who practice personal injury law — whether or not a wage benefit can be deducted from a personal injury award depends upon whether the employer has a contractual right of subrogation.