The questionnaire consisted of 3 categories - work, family and issues. ... Under the family category the questions asked if there was an O.K. balance in their life today between career/job requirements and personal and family obligations, if the rewards of marriage/family life today equal the obligations, and if having children (now or in the future) was an important part of their family life. ... In the family category, 60% of the people interviewed felt there was a good balance in their life between their career/job requirements and their personal and family obligations. ... The questio...

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Of those participants with employees on shorter assignments, the average percentage of their expatriate population considered to be on short-term assignment is 15%. ... An interesting trend is the decrease in the average amount of foreign service premiums. ... Ten years later, the average incentive ranges from 12-13%. ... Possessions are a minor concern compared with the disposition of the family residence, a topic about which many expatriates and their family members are sensitive. ... Once the family has finally settled their home-- country concerns, they wonder about visits back home. ...

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Mike Rose was raised in a family of blue-collars, or working class people. ... Rose grew up watching his mother wait tables, and learned early on that the average Joe and blue-collar worker carried an important set of skills. Those skills may not have been ones that you would achieve at an Ivy League college, but they were necessary to fulfill the average job and proved to be more difficult than one would assume. ... Uncle Joe can be described as your perfect blue-collar, average Joe. ... The stories of his mother and uncle are great examples of average blue-collars who lack titles and degr...

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For years women could not make as much as a man and to this day still are not making as much as a man on average in the same job. ... The average earnings for women have steadily gone up every year since the 1960's. ... I am family friends with a man who is a multi millionaire. ... Wealthy people will always go further than the average person when investing in their human capital. ... These are transfers that are limited to persons or families with an income below a certain cutoff point. ...

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Employment of teachers aides is expected to grow much faster than the average all occupations through the year 2006." ... Although some people choose teaching as a career because they want to follow in the footsteps of former admired teachers or family members, the main reason usually is to be able to work with young people. ... Because teaching can become very time consuming, teachers usually welcome these breaks to usually spend time with family, travel or enjoy hobbies that they may not have been able to do while working. ... It is also probable that these average salaries are only going to...

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The husband provided the income and shelter for his wife and family. ... Today women, on average, still earn less than their male counterparts. Women working full-time only earn about 85 percent of the income that the average male makes in the same position. ... On average, only ten percent of women are in such positions. ...

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On the beneficial side of the continuum, there is "light work- after school or legitimate apprenticeship opportunities, such as helping out in the family business or on the family farm. ... Such initiatives as one between ILO, UNICEF and the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association were undertaken to remove under age workers from 2,000 garment factories, place them in school and provide family income supplements. ... Corporate responsibility: Growing concern has been shown by corporations to address this issue and develop corporate codes of conduct to reduce their numbers of ...

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This wage still keeps most workers unable to provide for the basic needs of their families. ... Some families have both parents working so the kids are left unattended and end up getting into trouble. ... In 2000 Holly Skylar points out that the average CEO made as much as 1,223 minimum wage workers. ... Those employees who have families still struggle and most still cannot afford health benefits. ... Todays minimum wage is not working for many working families. ...

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It is assumed that women workers do not carry family financial burdens and therefore would be willing to accept lower pay. ... Numerous studies have shown that despite having similar educational credentials as their marital partners, women on average perform more hours per week of household work than their partners. ...

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Because their work force is so large they can dictate the wage in the industry, which is currently below the poverty line for a family of three. ... These unionized supermarkets pay their employees an average of 30% higher then their Wal-Mart counterpart. ...

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The most difficult one is the decision between work and family. Especially in Mexico where family is the most important aspect of life. ... While the minimum wage for an average Mexican worker is $4 per day, a Chief Officer may be earning close to $490 per day. ... These economic inequalities have increased the labor movement of men across the border for better paying jobs leaving two out of three families in rural Mexico without any working men at the home (LA Times, P. ... The presence of unions and laws governing labor relations is consistent with one of McGregor's Theory X assumpti...

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This figure is quite high compared to the 18 percent average of other nations (Rothstein). ... Also many of these students maintain high grade point averages, but it is undetermined how many hours a week they work on average (73). According to James Wright, research Professor of Human Relations at Tulane University, "In general, the higher the family income, the more likely the teenager is to work while in school" (Qtd by Schroeder 73). In any event it is not known from this research whether students from well educated middle income families require as much financial assistance. ... T...

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Poverty stricken families or individuals live their lives daily dealing with this problem and find it difficult to maintain their livelihood and has disrupted their view on the factors of economy. ... As days have passed, the times have been harder and have not gotten any easier after the great depression leaving several families in difficult situations that has led many talented and deserving individuals homeless. ... Equal Housing lenders have provided households with minimum wage opportunities to live in standard or above average living conditions without paying the standard payment that an...

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For example, in the article, "Raise the minimum wage", the author describes that more and more families than ever are relying on low-wage jobs to make ends meet. ... First of all, college is tough to afford with no financial aid or help from family. ... This proves that adults in college will receive benefits for college from the minimum wage increase because they are the average age of college students and most received from minimum wage. ... From the article, "Productivity and Compensation: Growing Together", James Sherk states, "Accurate and careful comparisons show...

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They endure the pain of child bearing for nine months, child rearing for close to twenty years, and a monthly discomfort lasting a week on average. Imagine a working woman going through all this while performing at her highest efficiency possible to provide for her family in addition to being a home maker. ...

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Imagine eating Christmas dinner underneath a bridge on the cold dirt because you and your family were evicted from your home. ... When they do find work, their new jobs pay, on average, thirteen percent less than the job they lost. ... This makes it almost impossible to stay above the poverty line when a medical illness strikes the family. ... Although more families are moving from welfare to work, many of them fare poorly due to low wages and inadequate work supports. ... Without a decent income families can't afford the decreasing numbers of low-cost rental units. ...

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The story is about a man named Jurgis and his family coming to America. ... Jurgis and his family took a tour of Packingtown. ... But, misfortune falls upon the family again. ... The rest of the family is stricken with numerous illnesses. ... History has always stated the deplorable conditions of the average worker at the turn of the century. ...

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The problem is that such said employee will only make an average of $16,800 a year. ... The average hourly worker receives $18,000 yearly working for a company that earned $6.6 billion in profits in the year 2002. ... Many of these employees do not speak up for many different reasons, from fear of unemployment, the necessity to work and feed their families, and some, simply because they don't see an end to corporate injustice in general. ...

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There are risks such as a work/family conflict, dual career couples, and sexual harassment. ... This implies that a women's commitment to their family limits their commitment to their company. ... The estimate of sacrifice income that a women gives for her family is an average of 1 million in income. ... In many families both parents work. ...

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Besides that, family life plays a big role in the labour market. ... At this age especially women will want to start having a family and consequently will not participate in the labour market. ... As noted before, the northern labour market is already functioning quite well in comparison with European average. ...

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According to Business and Professional Women/USA, 40 percent of minimum wage earners are the sole breadwinners in their families (Facts 1). Since minimum wage is only at $6.75, it is impossible to support a family with such limited funds. ... According to Business and Professional Women/USA, the average CEO in the United States during 2003 makes $5,300 an hour, which is more than 1000 times the hourly minimum wage (Facts 1). ...

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According to economist James Galbraith, the low minimum wage is not good for the families. ... They will have more income to support their families. ... According to United States Department of Labor, a raise in the minimum wage does not affect the average income per person in the U.S in a bad way. ... With a raise in the minimum wage, many families can better support their children economically. ... I mean, why not raise the minimum wage and be helpful to students, families, economy and working class? ...

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According to Buchanan (2004) the increased discretionary displayed by employees produced on average, a 20% increase in individual performance and an 87% reduction in desire to leave the organisation. According to Sirota, Mischkind & Meltzer (2005), from the analysis of their research on employee attitudes, which was based on never before-published case studies and data from 920,000 employees from 28 multinational companies over four years, resulted in the generation of hard data to prove that the share price of organisations with highly engaged employees increased on average by 16% in 2004 i...

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But to stay competitive in today market the average for the United States with 20 days. ... And then one day for your birthday and a day called family day. ... With more two working families, a big concern among the parents is child care. ...

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Minimum wage jobs may be easy to find , but they may not provide enough pay to meet your needs and they won't provide enough to support a family. ... In 1983, when the peak of the baby boomers was under 25, the unemployment rate among workers under 25 averaged 20%, and there was more than 600, 000 young unemployed job seekers; over 50% more than today. ...

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