Sentence examples for lacking paid from inspiring English sources

The Institute for Women's Policy Research IWPRR) estimates the cost to our economy of workers lacking paid sick days at $180 billion a year due largely to increased turnover, low productivity and contagion.

Those same Chicago researchers asked respondents, "Have you ever had to go to work when you were sick with a contagious illness like the flu?" Nearly 70percentt of those lacking paid sick days answered, "Yes".

That included 45percentt who lacked paid sick leave the entire time.

Most parents lack paid maternity or paternity leave, and many struggle to afford high-quality day care.

Among working adults not defined as poor, 55percentt lacked paid sick leave at least some of the time, including 24 percent who lacked it the entire time.

In contrast, she said, fewer than one in five workers in the top quartile of wage earners in the city lacks paid sick leave.

All the women who were home healthcare aides lacked paid medical leave, which can leave both them and their clients vulnerable.

Our public policies contradict one another, stigmatizing unmarried parents who lack paid employment as lazy bums (and enforcing stiff paid work requirements) but subsidizing married persons who specialize in family care, especially if they are married to high earners.

Low-income workers, especially single mothers, are particularly hard hit by the conflicting pressures of work and family, as their jobs are most likely to lack paid leave, benefits and any flexibility.

An estimated 1 million to 1.5 million New York City workers lack paid sick leave.

In fact, workers in health care, food preparation and child care disproportionately lack paid sick days.