But their working conditions, pay, and status are deteriorating.
Organizations that are content with the status quo pay little attention to lucrative new opportunities and struggle to see destructive hazards heading their way.
Trade unions are insisting that civil servants transferred to the new quasi-government organisations be given the same pay, pensions and status as colleagues who remain behind.
HBO, for its part, is trying to undo the dilutive effect it caused by framing too many fringe fights as mega events worthy of pay-per-view status, only to see them flop.
With respect to missing military personnel, for federal income tax purposes, the date of death for a member of the armed forces who was in a missing status is the date on which his or her name is removed from missing status for military pay purposes.
But showing them exactly how much they will have to pay in taxes to support the status quo might change their attitude.
This unfunded mandate stipulates that hospitals are required to provide care to anyone needing emergency treatment regardless of citizenship, legal status or ability to pay.
Mr Cable has been consulting on how the current annual votes on pay, which have only advisory status, could be replaced by votes with mandatory force.
The government says its planned changes to pay will improve standards and raise the status of teaching.
Now his billionaire status is another reason to pay attention to Koo, a graduate of Stanford Business School and the University of California at Berkeley.
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As the perceived threat to them grows, Jewish-American and Israeli groups and American diplomats are trying to establish refugee status for them and then pay for their resettlement in the United States or Israel.
One agency that grades the fitness of a country's finances, Fitch Ratings, has put the country's debt rating at "junk" status, meaning it must pay a higher interest rate to attract borrowers who are not certain to be paid back.
Mr Alexander said around 100, 000 employees - mostly teachers, nurses and oil and gas workers - were believed to be paid through offshore payroll services set up in tax havens such as Jersey and could be ineligible for statutory sick pay, but completely unaware of that status.
When it comes to pay for non-performance and monetizing Beltway status, Mr. Rubin set Wall Street's unofficial world records.
Because of their charitable status, the schools do not pay corporation tax and receive an 80% discount on their rates.
Then you have the thousands of videos that all consumers have to pay to rent, regardless of their subscription status.
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Also, in a land where sex and age still largely determine status, the only criterion for pay and promotion is performance, Shigeta says.
As well as seeking job-security, sararimen have traditionally looked to the workplace to give them status, a social life and pay set according to seniority.
Dr. Paul Grundy of IBM explains how major employers are radically and rapidly shifting what type of healthcare they are willing to pay for in light of their dissatisfaction with status quo.
In this new world, individuals and families would receive only limited assistance from government in times of stress, but they also might pay much less in taxes than under the status quo.
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They are less concerned to pay respects to their former rulers than to honour their status as Caliph, head of the Islamic faith.
The novillero, or novice, may even pay to get into the ring, which varies in status: just seven are deemed top-class and 43 respectable second-class.
This might be about status and professional respect as well as levels of pay.
Pay the price and you have all the benefits of legal status.
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In urban Bolivia, for example, women are much more likely to be self-employed in the informal sector with no legal status, regulations or standard work conditions and low pay.
To remind you, at the moment the annual vote by investors on a company's remuneration report (which is basically the story of what has happened to executive pay, rather than what will happen) has an advisory status.
We're already talking about requiring illegal immigrants to learn English, pay fines, and return to their home countries to earn legal status.
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Unresolved issues include status of citizens, how much the landlocked South should pay to transport its oil through Sudan and the division of national debt, among others.
Under this proposal, illegals, in order to gain legal status, would have to register with the government, pay a fine, pay off any back taxes owed and, if they wanted to stay, learn English.
Moore was once again relegated to backup status last year and could likely be signed for backup pay this offseason, which makes him a relatively safe and low-cost alternative to risking a high draft pick this April.
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