Sentences with phrase «worker rights point»

But ongoing protection gaps remain to be addressed and recent reminders of wide scale abuses of fundamental worker rights point to challenges for 2013 and beyond.»

Not exact matches

Because Slack hasn't yet reached the point where it has tens of thousands of workers on its books, «[i] t is relatively easy for us to move the lever a small bit right now to make a significant change in our trajectory,» CEO Stewart Butterfield and HR chief Anne Toth write in a blog post disclosing the numbers.

A White House official pointed to trade as part of a «bigger picture» for the economy, with cabinet - level discussions described as «deliberative» and the President focused on doing right by American workers.

But family lawyers and women's rights workers believe the legislation represents a turning point in the freedoms of Russian women, a dark signal from the very top of government that their lives are losing value.

But, Jesus never said any government had the right to steal, at legal gun - point, from its workers to give to anyone.

He's right to say that Alexis is a hard worker, but he needs to point the finger at himself if he's talking about people being lazy.

Nestle's systematic undermining of workers rights makes up a strategy of impoverishing the union members to the point that they are powerless to organize themselves, or even maintain a reasonable standard of living.

Brand integrity and worker's rights are not the point of this review though.

See the release of its report, Union Strong, as well as the accompanying press release, Unions and Independent Democratic Conference members stand together against national right - to - work legislation and release four - point protection plan for New York State workers.

The lavish lifestyle of public workers is a myth, but the right - wing mythmakers know it's a powerful talking point.

In fact, as the Labour MP Gisela Stuart has pointed out, many of the rights for workers and women which are credited to our EU membership were actually initiatives of Labour governments.

An hourly rate of # 10, an end to zero hour contracts and recognition of the unions - all key points in the latest campaign for fast food worker's rights.

He goes on to points out that Democrats are as much to blame as Republicans, noting that although Governor Andrew Cuomo supported marriage equality in New York, his recent actions, including budget cuts, have diminished the rights of all workers, be they gay or straight.

The main points of its platform include the complete Israeli withdrawal from the territories occupied in 1967, recognition of the PLO, the separation of religion and state, the Palestinian «right of return» to Israeli territory, lobbying for workers» rights, encouraging Israel to join the Nuclear Non-Proliferation treaty, the establishment of a Palestinian state alongside Israel, and full equality for Israel's Arab citizens.

«For many of the most troubled families, there will be a family worker - a single point of contact for the first time for particular families, working out what the family needs, where the waste is and lining up the right services at the right time.

The Conservative leader offered a comprehensive defence of his party's approach to immigration in his speech, arguing that the coalition was on the right track in tackling student immigration from outside Europe, illegal immigration and reforming the points system for migrant workers.

Proposals, such as those last week by Iain Duncan Smith to remove workers» rights to sick pay, are just the pointed end of a much longer blade.

In his article, Howie Hawkins points out that from the 1840s to the 1930s there was a series of independent parties tied to movements to end slavery, secure voting rights for women, allow the development of unions, empower workers, and break up monopolies.

UNIONS & LEADERS FIGHT TRUMP»S ANTI-LABOR VISION Unions and Independent Democratic Conference members stand together against national right - to - work legislation and release four - point protection plan for New York State workers New York, NY — Standing up against the anti-labor vision of -LSB-...]

According to LeRoy, the Supreme Court's 1968 decision in Pickering v. Board of Education was the tipping point in favoring an employer's constitutional right to regulate the speech of its workers.

That's not a life - or - death choice — paying for his pregnant wife to cross over from Mexico might be — but that's part of McKay's point: it's taken for granted that Jose has the right to fun and rest, flying in the face of the blame - the - worker «self - reliance» arguments of political debates.

The main goal was to deliver content that was applicable at the «point - of - need» to improve the performance, accuracy, and safety of workers by providing the right information at the right time.

By placing a worker on the back spots of the theater you can spend an action point to take a trick marker from any of your prepared tricks and place it on one of the playbill cards at the top - right of the board.

Taking «backfire effect» as a starting point — a phrase coined to describe how people often maintain or even strengthen their beliefs when given factual evidence against them — Tillmans has interviewed scientists, politicians, journalists, and social workers in an effort to understand the political climate in recent decades, with a particular focus on right - wing populism and fake news.

Taking as a starting point the «backfire effect» — a phrase coined to describe how people often maintain or even strengthen their beliefs when given factual evidence against them — Tillmans interviewed scientists, politicians, journalists, and social workers in an effort to understand changes in the international political climate in recent decades, with a particular focus on right - wing populism and fake news.

We'll answer them the way we always do and tell them here's how you protect that factory worker or farmer while making this «fix»... They tell us were right, but were not factoring in all the details here... The end product of these unanswerable questions is our Country will get to a point where's it's so bogged down with questions on what should we do... we'll become inactive.

The CJEU points out that the situation falls within the scope of Article 45 TFEU and that Article 45 TFEU precludes refusing a residence right to a family member of an EU citizen where such would discourage the latter from exercising his free movement rights as a migrant worker.

The Canadian Labour Congress made the point that workers gave up the right to sue and that the Court needs to ensure fair treatment under the WC System.

There are many models of regulation, and as other jurisdictions that have decriminalized prostitution have shown, some options are better than others from the point of view of the rights of sex workers.

Her conclusion is that while special treatment needs to be accorded to workers who are on continuous sick leave right up to the point their employment is terminated, the WTD does not preclude member states from fixing a period after the end of the leave year in which accumulated rights need to be exercised or lost.

The advocate general dismissed these arguments, pointing out that the minimum holiday entitlement was a fundamental social right, and it would be impossible to ensure a comparable level of protection across the EU if member states were allowed to stipulate circumstances in which it could be lost because a worker was ill.

The judgment is also notable for a postscript by Mummery LJ (and a short concurring judgment by Thomas LJ) pointing out that there are compelling arguments of policy as to whether or not agency workers should have employment rights against the end - user, but stating that litigants should not have unrealistic expectations as to what the courts (as opposed to Parliament) can do to change the law.

At this point in time, I am interested in working as a Child and Youth Worker at Fairview Community and Health Services, an initiative that I am positive is right down my trail of expertise.