Famous Quotes & Sayings

We've become a 24/7 society and employers are taking it out of the hide of the working people. Employers are paying them less, not paying them for the hours they work.

We're not after a strike, but if the employers don't move, then we will have no other choice.

James P. Hoffa

We have to get very militant with some of these employers to say there's no shortcuts, our people have a right to a fair day's wage for a fair day's pay, and we've got to get that done. And that's going to happen.

James P. Hoffa

We're going to be very strong with employers in all of our aspects, because I think there's been too much of this idea let's try and get along here, and we've eroded some of our standards.

We're actually a major employer within the community,

We hear about the labor market from employers all the time so we know it is an issue, but 51 percent is a big number.

The fact is employers like Wal-Mart are good for working families.

Thomas Perez

Clearly, apprenticeships are a win-win: They provide workers with sturdy rungs on that ladder of opportunity and employers with the skilled workers they need to grow their businesses. And yet in America, they've traditionally been an undervalued and underutilized tool in our nation's workforce development arsenal.

Lots of employers don't want people around who aren't loyal,

Many of the employers mentioned that the job seekers seemed more prepared for the event and more qualified for management positions.

She saw herself and her employer recognized her.

Larry Craig

I'm for anything that lets people come here to work legally. There are more protections for workers who are here legally than for those who are not. It's also safer for the workers and employers have a more consistent pool of workers.

We do a lot of mock interviews and also employer panels.

Olympia Snowe

People will have trouble keeping a job, or even getting a job if their genetic information gets to an insurer, a potential employer or even an employer,

One of the most frustrating -- even humiliating -- things that can happen to job seekers is not to hear one word back from the potential employer after an in-person interview. And it seems to be happening a lot these days.

There are employers in this state who are more than willing to hire illegal aliens. Hiring illegal aliens distorts the labor market and reduces income for our citizens.

But the employers I talked to do not want to hire them. They said these people are being trained with the wrong things.

More employers are open to the idea of being more flexible to meet the needs of this demographic. Snowbird programs offer a whole new kind of flexibility people had not thought about before.

We shouldn't be subsidizing them if they're working here illegally. Giving employers a deduction off of their tax liability is tantamount to subsidizing them.

Gerald Chertavian

When we think about the workplace, people think about hard skills being dominant, but they're not. The employer realizes knowledge will shift quickly, and there's a half-life to knowledge in this world.

What is the impact going to be, how will employers react?

David Mamet

I know very well what it is to be out of work and to be cheated by employers and I know what it is to be an employer.

I would think they would be less likely to have employer contributions.

Jose Gonzalez

I would say the vast majority are not in a day labor-type scenario. Contractors and employers have a need for good workers, and once they find them they keep them.

It indicates how employers have shifted their focus on how to pay their employees.

Richard Johnson

I think workers are increasingly going to be on their own as they plan for retirement. They are not going to be able to rely on their employers and on the government as they have in the past.

We take great pride in this recognition, since being a top employer for scientists is a strategic goal to enable Abbott to foster innovation and remain competitive.

With a shrinking labor pool and a lower unemployment rate, employers are going to have to find ways to train people who are unemployed to fill the jobs that are available.

We see that there needs to be more guidance for employers and more protections for workers.

We're the single largest private employer (in Orleans Parish), ... What does it say if the single largest employer doesn't get up?

Daniel Callahan

But most employers are being very good about that,

The government will have to ensure that its welfare-to-work measures do as much as possible to engage employers and encourage them to recruit people.

There are all kinds of ways employers can smarten up.