Sentences with phrase «which affect workers»

Pneumoconiosis is the collective name for a small number of lung diseases which affect workers exposed to dusty environments over a long period of time, for example those employed in construction, mining, ship building, oil refineries and power generation.

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The second quarter will be impacted by strikes by France's national railway workers (SNCF) which affect the transportation by train of certain products and raw materials, and thus operations at certain sites, mainly in advanced materials.

In June, the office had disclosed an earlier breach affecting 4.2 million such workers, which included performance reviews as well as social security numbers for federal employees.

The bottom line: «What Gibson and Shrader found was that sleep has a definite effect on productivity, which in turn might affect worker wages (the more productive you are at work, the more likely you either score a raise or get compensated with tips).»

The study, which followed 10,000 Wisconsin residents who had graduated from high school in 1957, sought to explore how job demands, deadlines, job control, and decision making affected workers as a way of predicting early death.

The rule, which was issued on Thursday and which the Labor Department estimates will directly affect more than 1.1 million people once fully in effect, enables workers to accrue up to seven days of paid sick leave a year.

Our region's poor housing affordability inhibits our ability to attract and retain talented workers, which directly affects the ability to grow businesses.

The case, which centers on a small aircraft that Bombardier plans to sell to American customers, could affect the livelihood of thousands of workers whose jobs traverse the sprawling supply chains of both aircraft manufacturers.

The morale of workers and the emotional stability of children have been found to be enhanced by job situations and homes, respectively, in which they participated in some of the decisions affecting them.

The shutdown will affect about 190 hourly workers and 175 salaried office and factory support workers in Honeywell's Home and Building Control division, which specializes in manufacturing pneumatic control devices and high - tech electronic building management systems for commercial buildings.

Despite American Reinvestment and Recovery Act funding, which preserved jobs and public services, city and state workers have been affected by the recession.

Over 200 workers of the YEA have been affected in the latest transfer which was intended to reposition the Agency for higher productivity, according to management.

Overtime - eligible state workers receive 1 1/2 times their regular pay, which in turn affects pension payout calculations.

Cuomo's unilateral move, which affects around 10,000 workers, including about 1,000 in New York City, makes New York the first state to hike the minimum wage to $ 15 for all state employees.

Hawkins says he can differentiate himself from the Democrats in New York, where Democrats are the party of choice, by having support beyond the Greens, which includes affected state workers in the Albany area.

The showdown over furloughs — which would affect about 100,000 state workers — does not appear to be imminent, however, as Mr. Paterson appears ready to submit the legislation to a regular legislative process first.

Mr Umunna said: «It was a drop in the ocean for them but something which would have severe consequences for the workers affected.

About 2,500 workers of the timber firm, which is rated one of the biggest in the industry in Ghana, are affected by the unpaid salaries.

West Africa needs doctors to run treatment and holding centers; virologists to do laboratory diagnostics; epidemiologists to dissect the major factors affecting the outbreak, which would lead to effective public health measures; public health workers to help implement these measures; and educators to work with the public and improve communications.

«Insomnia affects empathy in health care workers which can lead to adverse clinical outcomes,» said lead author Venkatesh Basappa Krishnamurthy, MD, assistant professor, Sleep Research and Treatment Center, department of psychiatry, Penn State College of Medicine in Hershey, Pa..

In the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the mapping tool has provided accurate estimates of the number of affected workers by race, ethnicity, industry or other characteristics, to figure out which groups of people or types of businesses were most in need of aid.

On Dec 1st (today), the threshold at which salaried workers receive overtime payment for working more than 40 hours per week was due to increase from $ 23,660 to $ 47,476 per year, under updates to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA), affecting all postdoctoral researchers in a non-primarily teaching role regardless of visa or fellowship status.

I don't know about your case in particular, but many other people who have had the same symptom are diagnosed with semicircular lipoatrophy, which is characterized by the dented thighs you've described and it typically affects office workers.

These job losses shrink the purchasing power of workers» families, which in turn affects local businesses and slows recovery.

Of the 62 layoffs announced Monday, 19 affect part - time workers, according to the district, which employs about 37,400 people.

Research indicates that both the level of compensation and degree of workers» input on the job, which is increased through union membership, affect voluntary turnover.

Also, we prefer management compensation to be tied to things management / workers can work on, like net operating income or change in book value, rather than stock valuations, which they can't affect much.

The problem affects workers earning between # 10,000 and # 11,850 a year, respectively the level above which they are automatically enrolled into the company pension scheme, and the level above which they begin paying income tax.

Now, realize that though I talk about the US, most of the rest of the developed world is in worse shape as the demographic crisis affects pensions and elderly healthcare globally — they had even fewer kids than in the US, which is close to replacement rate, and so the ratio of workers to those supported will fall even more than in the US, setting up many nasty political fights — all the more nasty, because the governments are much more heavily involved already.

«How Does Student Debt Affect Early - Career Retirement Saving» by the CRR uses the «National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1997 Cohort,» a large sample of workers turning 30, which includes detailed controls including school quality, parental background, and the underlying ability of the college attendee.

Our food choices affect ecosystem health, how harvesters and factory workers are treated, the health of farm workers, which foods are grown and sold, how humanely animals are treated, and even how much carbon dioxide and methane are released into the atmosphere.

In terms of community impact, BNP has been directly involved in the funding of a four giga - watt coal power plant in India, the Tata Mundra plant, which affects the livelihood of thousands of fish workers by dumping gallons and gallons of warm water from the plant into the naturally colder water of the coastal area.

James Slevin, President, Utility Workers Union of America Local 1 - 2, said, «As a union leader who represents thousands of workers currently employed in New York's energy system and whose livelihoods depend on those jobs, I am very concerned about protecting their jobs and addressing climate change which affects my members, their families and their commuWorkers Union of America Local 1 - 2, said, «As a union leader who represents thousands of workers currently employed in New York's energy system and whose livelihoods depend on those jobs, I am very concerned about protecting their jobs and addressing climate change which affects my members, their families and their commuworkers currently employed in New York's energy system and whose livelihoods depend on those jobs, I am very concerned about protecting their jobs and addressing climate change which affects my members, their families and their communities.

This is expected to kill the state's nascent distributed solar market and have severe affects on its solar companies, which at last estimate employed slightly more than 2,000 workers.

Much of the time we are affected in the long term on an emotional or psychological level, in which case it might be possible to get compensation to help cover bills of the medical care you need to receive from a social worker or psychologist after your accident.

[2] Article 19 (8) of the ILO constitution provides that «[i] n no case shall the adoption of any Convention or Recommendation by the Conference, or the ratification of any Convention by any Member, be deemed to affect any law, award, custom or agreement which ensures more favourable conditions to the workers concerned than those provided for in the Convention or Recommendation.»

As we stand today, the payroll tax cut (which affects 160 million American workers) is set to expire on the first of January.

I defeated an allegation of fraud against my client, which not only affected his worker's compensation claim, but also a parallel employment investigation.

In doing so, the Board relied on the purpose of the legislation which is to alert the Ministry of Labour to potential hazards in the workplace that could affect workers.

The changes, which are outlined below, will affect the ability of employers to hire and retain foreign workers.

On Tuesday, March 4, 2013, New Democrat MPP Jonah Schein introduced Bill 170, the Greater Protection for Interns and Vulnerable Workers Act, which, if passed, would create various amendments to the Ontario Employment Standards Act, 2000 («ESA») affecting employers who engage interns.

On the other hand, those affected by «name calling» are our politicians, celebrities and professional sports stars, most of who are paid considerably more than a manual worker and so perhaps that is why a slur that could cost them their reputation is valued so much more highly than a physical injury which might cost a labourer his livelihood.

The province passed the Act after a series of strikes in 1999 and 2001, which seriously affected the provision of health care, which were followed by strikes in 2006 - 2007 by highway workers, snow plow operators, and corrections workers, all of which created significant concerns about public safety.

Social workers lack understanding around government proposals which will affect the way social workers tackle the complex nature of CSE risks.

Home workers should not usually need a broadband service that's radically different from a regular home connection though there are a few things to keep in mind which may affect your choice of provider and service.

As a social worker, I also have a strong knowledge base regarding the environmental issues which can affect a client's mental health.

Through grassroots efforts, which included boycotts and marches, the union helped bring awareness to the social and health issues affecting America's farm workers.

The journal, available on - line, includes 24 articles on secondary traumatic stress (STS) which is the impact on workers from exposure to trauma and results from the empathic connections providers make with individual, families and communities affected by trauma.

The other perspective underlines that flexibility, learning opportunities and freedom in agency employment enable workers to build the career of their choice, which may positively affect mental well - being.

William is Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Certified Sexual Addiction Therapist - Supervisor, and is the Co-Founder and Clinical Director of NOVUS Mindful Life Institute, which helps individuals affected by sex addiction.