Sentences with phrase «yourself a decent wage»

She says she understands the need for employees to get a decent wage, but estimates that an across - the - board increase of that size would cost the company about $ 40,000 annually.

They want the same things we all do - career growth, work / life balance, a decent wage, a positive environment.

Certainly a decent wage for someone working in Manhattan is quite different than what someone should earn in Butte, Montana.

«How do you make a billion dollars in one month and tell me you can't give me a decent wage?»

Today, Canadian youth face a future in which they are less likely than their parents to earn a decent wage, have a secure job, or own a home.

Topics included access to paid leave for women and men, a decent wage, and work flexibility.

It's not the waiters fault, it's the restaurants fault for trying to save a few bucks and not giving the servers a decent wage which creates a hostile environment for their workers and customers alike.

The historical forces now pushing those issues toward the top of the social agenda — and therefore toward serious consideration by the churches — are different from those of the turbulent 1920s and «30s, when the masses of working people in the United States were struggling for the basic right to have a union, a decent wage and tolerable working conditions.

One would think Tyson would demonstrate its «Christian piety» by improving plant conditions and paying its employees a decent wage.

For me though it would be nothing more than escapism from West Brom and the doldrums, a journeyman looking to resurrect his career whilst getting a half decent wage at the same time.

Cl qualification and a half decent wage would bring them knocking on our door.

While we could use a striker, I believe this would be our 4th priority, unless somebody world class comes available for a decent wage.

If Jack gets back to something like his original fitness level then yes give him a contract and a decent wage.

If we could do that and give him a somewhat decent wage (probably I'd keep it at 45k / week if I was in charge), I would actually be very much in favor of him getting a new contract.

He must be on a decent wage and it might be worth checking him out before the summer.

The South Korean is on a decent wage and that, combined with the useful transfer fee he could command, could be vital to Neil Lennon adding desperately needed reinforcements before the transfer window slams shut.

«I strongly support allowing working men and women to seek a fair and decent wage that gives them the ability to provide for themselves and for their families.

«Governor Cuomo understands what is important to this borough: economic development and job creation, making sure Bronxites are getting the jobs we create, and making sure those jobs pay a decent wage.

«If you want a job that pays a decent wage, gives you the chance to get on in life, live independently and enjoy your work, then join a trade union.

I am disturbed that both my kids have needed to move overseas to obtain the types of opportunity that allow them to have a decent wage and lifestyle.

Stephen Crabb, the work and pensions secretary, said: «UC is transforming welfare and is central to our vision for our society where people of all backgrounds can earn a decent wage and provide for their families, with claimants moving into work faster and earning more than under the old system.

It showed the determination of all low - wage workers looking to earn a decent wage for themselves and their families.

The people truly losing here when NO ONE TAKES ACTION on the issue, is that the most vulnerable part of the equation gets hurt — aka, the illegal immigrants trying to make a decent wage.

«Taking decent paying, middle class jobs with benefits away from experienced, dedicated, and caring state employees and replacing them with private, not - for - profit companies who fail to pay their direct care workers a decent wage hurts local economies and the quality of life for all New Yorkers, not just those receiving care,» CSEA's testimony stated.

I say it's time to get out of the hamburger business, pay people a decent wage, raise it to $ 15, join me in the fight.

I say lift up the poor and the working families of this state and pay a real decent wage that honors FDR's original intent and promise.

For all they do for New York, the least our government can do is ensure their ability to freely organize, guarantee a decent wage, and protect their dignity and respect on the job.

UKIP, and trying to get them back, by admitting we were wrong in immigration, be giving into fear Surely as a socialist party we would want working class workers to get a decent wage, from, bosses, not be under cut by the employers.

«You're just really shut out from jobs that pay a decent wage.»

I will work for you for a decent wage!

And for those who say we can't afford to pay teachers a decent wage, I ask them to consider how much money we spend on national defense each year and the size of salaries and bonuses that are paid each year to the many thousands who work on Wall Street.

We'll never bring talented people into the profession if we don't pay a decent wage.

Today, the world economy demands that employees be able to not only work but critically think to earn a decent wage.

Although Vermont's graduation rate is the eighth best in the nation, Shumlin said Vermont is «continuing to fall short on getting more students the college education that is now a prerequisite to earning a decent wage.»

He continued: «It wouldn't take much of [Cheltenham's] huge fee charges to parents to offer a decent wage to their apprentices and it might open the eyes of some of their pupils that their skills could be better used in a practical rewarding apprenticeship rather than following the treadmill journey to university.»

I eventually sold my Camry for a more enthusiast oriented vehicle when I was finally making a decent wage, but the fond memories of my Camry have stuck with me almost 18 years later.

«It's just that no respectable publisher ever seriously considered hiring such people unless they proved themselves, and even then they were paid a decent wage.»

Well, guess what, if these same bookstores would take time to review what their customers want and try to address those issues, if they'd hire employees who knew the stock — and this implies paying these employees a decent wage with benefits instead of hiring a store full of nothing but part - timers so they don't have to pay benefits — most readers would be more than happy to pay a bit more to buy locally.

Let me tell you: these piddly little underpaid gigs will not pay the bills in retirement — and in times like ours, «retirement» is not a choice; it's the result of layoffs at an age where people can't get rehired in the job field where they have experience and have earned a decent wage.

Be smart and go to college for something you love... but also something that you can earn a decent wage.

Many people who qualify for loans with down payment assistance and home buying grants make a decent wage but do not have the money for a down payment.

Your business is unlikely to turn over enough profit to pay you a decent wage for a while.

And I'm saying that from the perspective of someone who is in the workplace and earning a decent wage, unlike a lot of my peer group who are falling foul of an incredibly competitive graduate job market.

And it's sometimes challenging to make a decent wage.

It was a half - dozen years ago when I wrote On Knowing the Price of Everything and the Value of Nothing, complaining about how hard it was to sell designs of everything from furniture to minihomes made of safe, local materials by craftspeople who earn a decent wage and designers who get a decent commission.

If we go after Apple it's because we want to company to pay its Chinese workers a decent wage, not because we want them to stop making iPhones.

The company pays a decent wage to its factory workers in Pakistan plus it pays a 15 % Fair Trade premium on every garment made, which supports health and welfare projects for workers and their families in Pakistan.

A new paradigm of nomad lawyer or gypsy lawyer is upon us where skilled lawyers can practice on their own terms, do interesting work, get a decent wage and help their old firms become more innovative in their approach to law.

Many internships, and in particular college - organized co-op programs, pay their interns a decent wage for the months of work they put in.

If the drawbacks of all that cash are too much, we've also outlined some careers that offer you a decent wage with less of a catch.