Sentences with phrase «wage pressures as»

We should not fear but rather embrace upward wage pressures as a positive development that raises the standard of living for Canadians.

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Foxconn, meanwhile, has responded to the issue by hiking employee pay by 30 %, which the CEOs see as both an appropriate response to the company's mistreatment of its workers, and a sign of further wage pressures in China.

NEW YORK, Feb 5 - The dollar rose against a basket of currencies on Monday as the U.S. bond market selloff levelled off after the 10 - year yield hit a four - year peak on worries that the Federal Reserve might raise interest rates faster to counter signs of wage pressure.

«The first quarter's slowdown was led by consumers, whose incomes are under pressure from slowing employment and wage growth as well as rising inflation.

Even juggernauts like McDonald's are making changes: The fast - food chain announced that it would raise its entry - level minimum wage this month, ceding to the pressure from labor organizers as well as from an increasingly strong economy.

The stock market opened way down, continuing last Friday's selloff, though it has climbed back since the open — implying the return of volatility — as skittish investors continue to fear the sequence I describe in this AM's WaPo: tight labor market, wage pressures, higher interest rates, inflation, lower profit margins.

We have seen in our own case how liberalisation of financial markets has led to pressures to liberalise product markets (through ongoing tariff reductions and other forms), to bring more competition in the provision of infrastructures (such as transport, communications and power generation), and to free up the labour market (through, for example, enterprise - based wage bargaining).

First, as there are many different wage series, a good way to evaluate evolving wage pressures is to mash them together using principal components analysis (a statistical technique that gives heavier weight to the series with the strongest signal).

The labour market had tightened as the unemployment rate had declined by around 3 percentage points in two years, and wage pressures were building.

Companies are still very focused on currency trends that are impacting their business as well as on margin pressures — whether it's cost inflation through wage growth or price deflation and the compressing of margins.

In addition, domestic inflationary pressures are expected to kick in as inventories are absorbed and wage growth rebounds in the near - to medium - term.

Median wage pressure has increased from 1.6 to 3.1 percent in the last 12 months, as shown on the Atlanta Fed's Wage Growth Tracker repwage pressure has increased from 1.6 to 3.1 percent in the last 12 months, as shown on the Atlanta Fed's Wage Growth Tracker repWage Growth Tracker report:

Also, while labor markets were described as tight, the majority of Districts reported only modest - to - moderate wage pressures.

That suggests that underlying inflation pressures from such things as wage increases remain muted.

Wage pressures remain muted as hopes for sustained faster growth fade, given that pro-growth policies from Washington are looking less likely by the day.

CITI: Given continued soft inflation readings, average hourly earnings (AHE) remains the focus of the payrolls report as markets look for evidence that wage pressures are building.

Upward wage pressures persisted but generally did not escalate; most Districts reported wage growth as only modest.

Our analysis shows that wage growth, as estimated by our composite measure of wage pressures, is beginning to accelerate; we also show that labor market indicators most closely correlated with wage growth, such as the quit rate, continue to improve.

As I sifted through the Beige Book to see which areas of the economy were posting upward wage pressures and growing skilled labour shortages I could see a large swath — Technology, Construction, Transportation Services, Restaurants, Durable Goods Manufacturing.

While aggregate wage growth remains contained, official wage statistics and liaison have pointed to greater wage pressures in industries facing strong demand, such as construction and mining (Graph 59).

• Finally, as previously discussed, «military pressure» from the contras was the principal means by which the United States waged economic war against the people of Nicaragua.

But in some parts of the country a grass - roots movement of laid - off workers resisting the plant closures is exerting surprising pressure upon its own leadership, as the recent vote by the rank and file membership of United Auto Workers to defy its own leadership and decisively reject a wage agreement with Chrysler Corporation appears to indicate.

FPA surveys indicated members saw labor as a key issue for converters, specifically, most manufacturers cited their difficulty in finding skilled, qualified labor while others cited trouble keeping talented staff, problems with turnover, wage pressure, and the lengthy period needed to train qualified operators.

Arsenal are reportedly coming under increasing pressure to sell Alex Oxlade - Chamberlain this summer, as they haven't been able to lower their wage bill.

In part because human capital in these high quality sectors is deep and specific, so needs to be used to the full in exporting; in part because there are typically strong positive externalities to training and innovation systems from increased exports; in part because a tight fiscal policy constrains wage demands in the public sector from undermining restraint of export sector unions: these countries, as well as Japan and China for similar reasons, want no constraints on their exports through macroeconomic regulatory rules pressuring them to expand consumer demand.

Skelos in the past hasn't ruled out passing other measures as well, but with wide support for the minimum wage increase reflected in polls and the Assembly's passage of the bill today, the political pressure on the 32 - member conference has intensified.

Those are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

But Klein noted his conference has been under similar pressures before to achieve victories backed by Democratic constituencies, most recently the increase in the minimum wage to be phased in to $ 15 in parts of New York City and the surrounding area, as well as 12 weeks of paid family leave.

Counteracting President Trump; bolstering the Affordable Care Act; and publicly funding campaigns are the issues at stake for the Independent Democratic Conference in a video released Monday as the lawmakers in the breakaway bloc seek to re-affirm their support for liberal causes they believe has been lost in the pitched battle being waged by progressive advocacy groups to pressure them into forming a coalition with mainline Democrats.

As a practical matter, we were trying to make sure the minimum wage would be something more reasonable, with a pressure valve during that period to make sure at least the economy was considered.»

The ad is designed to ratchet up pressure on DeFrancisco and other state Legislature leaders as they negotiate whether Cuomo's proposed $ 15 minimum wage will be approved this month by lawmakers as part of the state budget.

Mike Boland, the operative who left the party to run Teachout's campaign, and Bertha Lewis, who nominated Teachout from the floor of the W.F.P. convention, have both gone on record urging Teachout voters to hold their noses and vote W.F.P. as a way of keeping liberal pressure on Cuomo, reminding them of the party's successful pushes on items like paid sick days and the minimum wage.

Can the SNP come under unrelenting pressure about whether they would back Labour policies such as hiked taxes on the top 5 %, increased corporation tax, a statutory living wage and sweeping public ownership?

«The businesses that will be under the most pressure, paying a significantly higher minimum wage - 6 % higher on average every year in this parliament - aren't the same businesses as a whole who will get the benefit from the tax reductions.»

SYRACUSE, N.Y. — For Gov. Andrew Cuomo and New York State Legislature leaders, the pressure will mount Monday as they negotiate a state budget deal, and decide whether it will raise the minimum wage to $ 15 an hour.

He can use the pressure of the fiscal end of the year deadline to forge agreements, as he did last year with an increase in the state's minimum wage.

Kramer recommended that more emphasis and pressure should be placed on fathers and their ability to pay child support and spousal maintenance; raising the minimum wage to a living wage; and providing similar benefits and rewards for part - time work as the ones full - time workers get.

Structured around the fracturing of two family units, one irreparably shattered, one holding firm despite intense pressure, it imagines life as a steady succession of denials, duty waging a futile struggle against desire.

Fathers in home - schooling families face pressure as sole wage earners, and many do some tutoring and help with housework.

Both moves come as retailers face increasing pressure on several fronts, including discount retailers such as Walmart, online retailers such as Amazon and pending minimum wage increases in some provinces.

The effects of rising import prices on inflation diminish over the next few years, and domestic inflationary pressures gradually pick up as spare capacity is absorbed and wage growth recovers.

Several factors, including the strong economy, slightly faster wage growth and a potentially larger government deficit as a result of the Tax Reform bill, could put downward pressure on bond prices.

We have been decreasing our USD hedge ratio, but the overall level remains high as a reversal in recent inflation softness and a pickup in wage pressures could trigger support for the US dollar.

Our USD hedge ratio has moved modestly lower, but continues to be high as a continued reversal in recent inflation softness and a pickup in wage pressures could trigger support for the USD.

Our USD hedge ratio has moved modestly lower, but continues to be high as a reversal in recent inflation softness and a pickup in wage pressures could trigger support for the USD.

Based on data from the European Social Survey for Austria, Belgium, France, Norway, and Switzerland, three different sets of explanations are tested: (1) hypotheses stressing economic determinants, that is, the fear of wage pressure and competition over welfare benefits; (2) hypotheses emphasizing cultural determinants, that is, the perception of immigration as a threat to national identity; and (3) hypotheses focusing on social alienation, that is, dissatisfaction with the way the country's democracy works and the nonintegration into intermediary networks (trade unions).

Unions individually and collectively pressure the government on issues that impact working people such as minimum wage, hours of work, health and safety regulations and other employment standards.

For key oil and gas countries included in the report, there is a clear trend as «talent mismatch» and «wage pressure in high - skill industries» indicators are consistently high, underscoring the continued challenges employers are facing in attracting and / or developing the right skills.

The score is calculated through an analysis of seven equally weighted indicators, each covering different dynamics of the labour market, such as education levels, labour market flexibility and wage pressures.

Employers continue to experience difficulties while navigating the supply and demand of skilled labour due to issues such as talent mismatch, inflexible labour markets and wage pressures in high - skill industries or high - skill occupations, with important implications for educators, policy makers, firms and workers everywhere.