Sentences with phrase «most public sector pension»

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«Most medium - sized companies won't have a defined benefit pension plan, like those offered by very large companies or the public sector, so they would want to look at a defined contribution plan,» she explains.

Some folks have no pensions; some have a defined contribution plan, which depends on the market; others, including most public employees and more than half of the private - sector ones have a defined benefits plan — you get a guaranteed pension based upon years of service.

Public sector jobs, with the pensions they provide, have been one of the most important ways for black families to enter the middle class since the 1960s, when civil rights legislation and the...

«This coming year is going to be one of the most challenging years for the trade union movement - and public sector trade unions in particular - as the coalition government seeks to make the public sector and its workforce pay for the crisis, through cuts to jobs, services, pay and pensions.

The government is sticking to its proposals despite the National Audit Office, Lord Hutton himself and most recently the Commons public accounts committee confirming public sector pensions are affordable now and sustainable in future.

Tory MPs, whose constituencies are predominantly made up of private sector workers, echoed Alexander's remarks that public sector workers would still receive a better pension than most in private sector.

Asked about the government's proposals for the future of public sector pensions, the most popular option was the government's original plan to gradually increase the retirement age of public sector workers under 50 to 65, supported by 39 % of respondents.

The truth is that the average public sector pension for women working in local government (and most such workers are women) is just # 54 a week.

The law would require most public sector workers to contribute more to their health care and pensions, changes that amount to an average 8 percent pay cut.

The greatest disappointment is that Liam Byrne kept his policy review role and the work and pensions portfolio (although Jon Trickett, the most encouraging promotion, has responsibility for public sector pensions).

It said higher paid NHS staff already pay proportionally more for their pensions than most other public sector workers.

Most public school teachers participate in defined benefit (DB) pension plans, which because of different accounting rules contribute significantly less today for each dollar of future retirement benefits than private - sector DB pensions or defined contribution (DC) pension plans.

Pension benefits for public school teachers (and most public employees) are far more generous than for private sector professionals.

While some unfunded pension liabilities are due to market fluctuations, including sharp stock market declines in 2002 and 2008, leading economists say the most severe cases are due to politicians» failure to keep up with employers» share of pension payments over many years (most public - sector workers also contribute toward their own pensions).

As with most public - sector jobs, compensation for teaching is weighted more heavily toward pension and health benefits compared to the private sector.

This is what most people mean by a company pension, although the classic version of such pension plans is becoming rarer and rarer outside the public sector.

Retired actuary and pension expert Malcolm Hamilton says most Defined Benefit pensions are in the public sector and have automatic survivor provisions with no reduction in the member's pension.

Unlike public - sector workers and our elected officials, most middle - class wage earners in the private sector lack the inflation - indexed defined benefit pensions the public sector enjoys, which are ultimately backstopped by taxpayers.

«For most public sector groups, changes to pension were made according to age — younger members of schemes were required to leave their very beneficial schemes and instead offered membership of less valuable schemes whilst older scheme members were allowed to remain in their very beneficial schemes.