Sentence examples for effectively being paid from inspiring English sources

A Guardian investigation into sportswear chain Sports Direct came up with evidence that thousands of workers were effectively being paid below the national minimum wage.

It is said that the United Automobile Workers, which supported Mr. Obama in the election last year, is effectively being paid off by treating the bondholders worse than the retirees.

Between October 2011 and March 2013, 224GW hours of potential energy were turned down from UK wind farms alone (receiving £7.6m of the total £170m curtailment and balancing payments in 2013 – effectively being paid for energy that could have been generated, but isn't).

"Headline reductions in corporation tax may encourage some businesses to move their tax domicile to the UK, but they are effectively being paid for by businesses who are large users of property, large employers and significant users of fuel," the report said.

This year, Sports Direct is offering a tour of the Shirebrook site, although it is not clear whether that includes the warehouse where the Guardian revealed that workers spent so long being searched by security that they were effectively being paid less than the minimum wage.

Generally, the system works: in 2010 Johnson boasted that his house had effectively been paid for by the Wu-Tang Clan.

"Resolving this litigation," said Brian Moynihan, the company's chief executive, "removes uncertainty and risk .The suit was filed on behalf of shareholders at the time and will effectively be paid by current shareholders.

Pardew's payoff is believed to be an initial £2.5m, but he will effectively be paid his basic salary up to a cap until he takes up another position.

Power plants that sign up to the scheme will effectively be paid a retainer to guarantee their availability, and then further payments if they are called upon to actually fire up.

One reason Greek bond spreads are so wide may be a perceived risk that the euro will not survive the global economic downturn, and that their investors will effectively be paid back in drachmas rather than euros.

In evidence to the BIS Committee, Mr Ashley admitted for the first time that workers had effectively been paid below the national minimum wage and that Sports Direct had got too big for him to control.