Sentences with phrase «wage for workers who»

I have seen the mental service decay due the fact the aboriginal who studied and gained their mental health diploma have not returned to to their country but have been headhunted by other health services, this is a constant with our people gaining certification (different type of stolen generation) also aboriginal health service (AMS) are paying below wage for the workers who do not the right certifications so the minimum rate is applied.

«More people take us as a credible campaign, so they're willing to give us contributions,» Hawkins said by phone, ducking out of a state board that is holding a hearing on whether or not to raise the minimum wage for workers who rely on tips.

A group of 16 actresses — including Sarah Jessica Parker, Jane Fonda and Natalie Portman — has sent a letter to Cuomo in support of a higher minimum wage for workers who rely on tips in New York.

Not exact matches

Bills to raise the federal minimum wage, currently at $ 7.25 an hour, for other workers have gotten signficant pushback from lawmakers, who recently killed legislation in the Senate.

While a lower unemployment rate is certainly better than a higher one, the rate doesn't capture workers who've quit looking for a job, part - time workers who wish to work full - time, or workers who've experienced a significant wage reduction in a new job after they lost their old one.

In those places, the federal minimum wage applies, with a general exception for workers who receive tips.

«But some jobs for low - wage workers would probably be eliminated, the income of most workers who became jobless would fall substantially, and the share of low - wage workers who were employed would probably fall slightly.»

«Every place around here is looking for help and many employees don't want to take minimum wage jobs,» says Pavone, who adds bumping up the wage would make it harder to find workers.

Still, he insists that not very much has changed since Trump took office; the wage minimums remain the same, which means that U.S. companies can theoretically onboard foreign employees, who generally are willing to work for lower salaries than U.S. workers.

Chief Executive Doug McMillon recently said the company would improve opportunities for workers, including getting the roughly 6,000 people who make the federal minimum wage of $ 7.25 an hour at its stores off that rate.

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.

What followed was a pledge to remember the low wage worker, every ag worker, housekeeper, janitor, waitress, factory worker or home health aide who has been harassed and wants to fight for change.

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.»

Today, fast - food workers — who most often work for franchisees — are campaigning for a new minimum wage of $ 15 an hour.

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.

But recently, new minimum - wage laws and a tight labor market have pushed up wages for the poorest workers, squeezing retailers who are already under pressure from Amazon.

1) Anyone who understands how supply and demand inter-relate should understand that minimum wage laws are not only counter-productive on an economy - wide basis but also cause the most problems for the group of workers they have supposedly been put in place to protect.

This is the reality faced by millions of women who consider abortions each year, and the sad irony is the same pro-life politicians who want to force them to have their babies typically oppose raising the minimum wage, ensuring paid sick leave and parental leave for all American workers, and protecting the 20 million people who can finally afford health insurance thanks to the Affordable Care Act.

According to the literature, this wage premium is largest for men who demonstrate other «markers of workplace hegemonic masculinity,» meaning those who are white, heterosexual, married with a traditional division of labor in the home — even a stay - at - home - wife — college graduates, and white - collar workers.

At 9 a.m., state lawmakers and the #bFair2DirectCare Coalition urge Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the state legislature to speed up living wage funding for workers who support New Yorkers with developmental disabilities, Legislative Office Building terrace, Albany.

Comedian Amy Poehler joined a group of One Fair Wage supporters in midtown to rally for tipped workers to be more fairly compensated and protected against sexual harassment, saying: «Let's just stop under - serving the many people who serve us.»

Both houses also agree to increase money to direct care workers at not for profits who care for the disabled, to help meet new higher minimum wage requirements.

Having two different minimum wages in Upstate will make it difficult for some industries to recruit or keep good workers who could make more money at McDonald's, said Greg Biryla, executive director of Unshackle Upstate, a business group that opposed the wage hike.

Sens. Charles Schumer and Kirsten Gillibrand and Rep. Brian Higgins should join with the new president and their colleagues in Congress — including House Speaker Paul Ryan, who has also supported EITC expansion — to ensure that no working American is taxed into poverty by working to expand the EITC for low - wage workers not raising children in the home.

Advocates for a higher minimum wage are urging for better wages for workers who rely on tips.

Today I stand with the workers across New York and across the country who are calling to raise the minimum wage and level the playing field for working people.

At the January 12th membership meeting the Village Independent Democrats endorsed a letter to Speaker Christine Quinn applauding her support of the Fair Wage For New Yorkers Act as a first step toward ensuring a living wage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our cWage For New Yorkers Act as a first step toward ensuring a living wage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our cwage, but calling on her to move quickly to expand the act to cover the substantial number of minimum wage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our cwage workers who remain unprotected and without enough of a weekly paycheck to afford food and shelter in our city.

Most of the councilmembers who spoke also thanked the mayor for raising the wage for city workers.

Cuomo, along with George Gresham — the president of 1199 SEIU — took about half a dozen questions from participants, who asked how the governor reached the $ 15 figure, why was he able to raise the wage for fast food workers, and why the state is pushing to increase the minimum wage and not the federal government.

It is the Wal - Mart's of the business world who are profiting most from the low minimum wage standard and also relying on taxpayer subsidies to keep their poverty wage workers fed, housed, and health enough to work for them because these minimum wage workers are paid so low they qualify for food stamps, Section 8 and public housing rent subsidies, Medicaid, and the Earned Income Tax Credit,» Hawkins said.

The search for workers who have failed to claim their prevailing wage awards continues, and all are invited to contact the Comptroller's office for additional information.

In addition to a minimum wage for all workers, specific minimums were set for fast food workers and workers who get tipped.

Invoking the legacy of his father, who passed away a year ago, Governor Andrew Cuomo continued the push for a statewide minimum wage of $ 15 per hour, announcing a gradual pay increase for state university workers at a packed Midtown rally on Mon., Jan. 4th.

At the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has insisted on tying prevailing wage standards to a government subsidy, the state tasked REBNY and the Building and Construction Trades Council with reaching an agreement on wage standards for construction workers by

He not only supports union rights but rights for workers who don't have a union, who make minimum wage and who are just trying to support themselves and their families.

At the behest of Gov. Andrew Cuomo, who has insisted on tying prevailing wage standards to a government subsidy, the state tasked REBNY and the Building and Construction Trades Council with reaching an agreement on wage standards for construction workers by mid-January of 2016.

The money is aimed at providing wage increases over the next six years to direct care workers, who provide support for the developmentally disabled and other vulnerable populations.

We are gratified that the IDC recognizes the dedication of homecare workers providing compassionate care for seniors and people with disabilities,» said Gresham, who is leading the camapign for the $ 15 minimum wage.

Later, he announced he would move to increase the wage for state workers who fall under the executive branch to $ 15.

«We are listening to workers who can not make it with 8 or 9 bucks an hour which is why we're going to fight for 15 an hour national minimum wage,» Sanders said.

People who clean NYC's streets and parks will be left out of the mayoral edict to raise the minimum wage for public workers because they are not directly employed by the city.

Mr. Lipton, who has campaigned for better pay for low - wage workers for years, said, «There's clearly a new standard for the minimum wage, and it's actually a living wage for the first time in many, many decades.»

Jones, who supports raising the state minimum wage to at least $ 15 an hour, also criticized Cuomo for misleading the public about the status of a minimum wage board to provide a raise for food tip workers.

The accord is a far cry from the initial demands of union groups, who sought prevailing wage requirements for construction workers on most projects that qualified for the tax break.

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 majority of New Yorkers who support a minimum wage hike want it to be raised at least $ 10 an hour so workers don't have to flood food pantries looking for food to feed their families.

Russell Sykes, with the Empire Center, says IRS numbers show 75 % to 80 % of minimum wage workers who are eligible for the tax credit actually do receive it.

And there's still no agreement yet whether to include workers who get tips, like wait servers, in the plan for a three year phase in of increases to the state's minimum wage.

Cuomo, who used his executive powers through a wage board to phase in a $ 15 an hour rate for fast food workers, says next he wants to try to get a similar increase through the state legislature next year.