TUC general secretary Frances O'Grady said: "Apprenticeships should be affordable for all, but many apprentices face the double
whammy of low pay and high travel costs.
"It was a double
whammy. "Then a minute later we score an unbelievable own goal and it was damage limitation after that.
Before the revision data showed that 49 counties had fewer jobs than at the beginning of the Great Recession, 26 counties with fewer jobs than last year and 23 "double
whammy' counties that have fewer jobs than in 2007 and continue to lose jobs year-over-year.
Their double
whammy surely won't go down too well with those who work and shop in Birmingham.
"Never Tear Us Apart," meanwhile, got the Jury Prize along with five technical awards - Best Music for Erwin Romulo, Juan Miguel Sobrepena, and Malek Lopez, Best Production Design for Thesa Tang, Best Editing for Ilsa Malsi, Best Cinematography for Sasha Palomares, and Best Director for
Whammy.
Best Director:
Whammy Alcazaren (Never Tear Us Apart)
The first
whammy is the arbitrary deferment of the release of the second P1,000 from the approved hike in the monthly SSS pension.
'The prices of goods has not really come down after GST was removed, and now you have SST on top of it, it will be a double
whammy,' the former prime minister and finance minister told reporters at the Parliament lobby.
'We found that people are likely getting a double
whammy of exposure in terms of health during rush-hour commutes,' said researcher Michael Bergin.
[USA], Jul 22 ( ANI ): Turns out, rush-hour commuters may be in for a double
whammy of pollution exposure.
He said: "A hard Brexit will lead us off a cliff edge towards higher food prices, with a triple
whammy of punishing tariffs, Customs checks and workforce shortages.
A double
whammy + 1 is a triple part difficulty; e.g.
SAVERS have been urged not to rush to take advantage of new freedoms allowing them to access their pension pots, amid warnings of a potential "triple tax
whammy".
PROVING that some things do get better with age, Dame Helen Mirren gave us a double
whammy at the weekend rocking the red carpet two nights in a row.
