Sentences with phrase «women employees less»

In what experts are calling the most significant court test to date of the concept of «comparable worth,» a federal district judge ruled this month that the state of Washington was guilty of wage discrimination in paying women employees less than men performing similar kinds of work.

Not exact matches

And the part of the pay gap that is a result of women opting for a less ambitious career path is likely fueled by workplaces that reward always - on employees.

The employee says the firm hired and promoted fewer women than men and paid her less than male counterparts.

This year's awards are open to all Australian business women that meet the entry criteria in the following categories: * Westpac Group Business Owner Award (owners with a 50 per cent share or more in a business, with responsibility for key management decision making); * Australian Government Private and Corporate Sector Award (employees in the private and corporate sectors, or owners with less than a 50 per cent share of a business); * Hudson Community and Government Award (employees of government departments, statutory bodies and not - for - profit organisations); * Panasonic Young Business Women's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any of the above critewomen that meet the entry criteria in the following categories: * Westpac Group Business Owner Award (owners with a 50 per cent share or more in a business, with responsibility for key management decision making); * Australian Government Private and Corporate Sector Award (employees in the private and corporate sectors, or owners with less than a 50 per cent share of a business); * Hudson Community and Government Award (employees of government departments, statutory bodies and not - for - profit organisations); * Panasonic Young Business Women's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any of the above criteWomen's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any of the above critewomen aged 30 years and under, with any of the above criteria).

But women who've already fought their way into good jobs — only to be paid less than their male counterparts — surely appreciate the effort to fix the gap on an employee - by - employee level.

Sending a clear message that employees are trusted and empowered to get their best work done, in a less traditional and / or rigid structure is extremely attractive, especially to millennials, women and people with disabilities.

When Fortune compared companies» latest 2014 employee data to their numbers from 2013, we found that Facebook, Microsoft and H - P all increased their percentage of women by less than 1 %.

But it widens to 6 percent by the time employees reach midcareer status, around level five, with women earning, on average, $ 11,000 less than men.

«I think his general attitude toward women was just, subtly, that we were less capable,» said Ms. Amin, a junior designer on one of the Nike apps, who added that she had received positive performance reviews since becoming an employee in 2014.

The number of jobs in STEM fields is expected to keep growing rapidly, but women are currently very underrepresented, accounting for less than a quarter of employees in the STEM workforce, according to a report by the Economics and Statistics Administration at the U.S. Department of Commerce.

Additionally, much to the chagrin of the old boys network in town, we instituted policies in Erie County and at the ECIDA that mandate pay equity for female employees because there is no reason why a women should be paid less than a man for the same work.

State Street Corp., parent company of the investment firm behind Wall Street's iconic Fearless Girl statue, agreed to pay a combined $ 5 million to more than 300 women and 15 black employees who were paid less than their white, male counterparts, according to a federal audit.

Merluzzi surveyed 145 management - level employees regarding workplace dynamics at two large U.S. firms that were primarily male - dominated environments, with women representing less than one - third of the workforce and under 15 percent of the senior management.

The top 10 lies told by women are as follows: 1) they weigh less than they do and are losing a few pounds 2) they are younger than they really are 3) they have a better physique than they really do 4) they are taller than in reality 5) they have money 6) they have a larger bust than they do 7) they are in a glamorous profession 8) they know celebrities 9) they have an assistant or employees and 10) they work in entertainment.

The agreement, stemming from the union's lawsuit charging that the state discriminated against women workers by paying them less than men doing comparable jobs, will affect more than 35,000 employees, including non-professorial and non-administrative workers in state colleges and universities.

As the only «related link» on its mooncake packaging story, state - run Xinhua does offer one example of more sustainable packaging that might interest consumers: «Employees wear only aprons for less packaging use,» reads the website's too typical headline over a slide show of scantily clad women at a green PR stunt.

Today is Equal Pay Day, and it follows yesterday's decision from the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals in Rizo v. Yovino, which ruled that employers can not rely on employees» past salaries to justify paying women less than men.

Examples of FRD include cases where a pregnant employee is told to get an abortion if she wishes to remain employed, a less qualified parent without children is promoted over a more qualified parent (typically, this one hits women harder) or a male state trooper is denied leave to care for his newborn and told by his supervisor that his wife would have to be «in a coma or dead» for a man to qualify for leave as the primary caregiver.

For employees and such employers themselves the benefits of such progressive measures could be significant, but for the casualized hostesses of the Presidents Club event and other women like them, denied any viable legal remedy, the future may unfortunately seem somewhat less bright, and significantly less just.

The problem with modern families is that women generally have less life insurance than men, according to MetLife's most recent «Employee Benefits Trends Study» in 2011.

Many women who have been out of the workforce for years doubt their abilities as an employee, or have less confidence in themselves.

For example, some employers prefer female employees because they're viewed as more personable, dependable, and statistically, women are less likely to ask for raises.

The ad highlights that McConnell is siding with bosses who want to dictate their employees» access to birth control — saying, «McConnell voted to let companies pay women less than men for the same work.