SEOUL, April 23 - General Motors Co's South Korean unit dropped a plan to consider filing for bankruptcy after winning concessions on pay, bonuses and
benefits from its labour union in a tentative deal reached on Monday.
More than a million children and their families will
benefit from Labour plans for universal provision of 30 hours of free childcare a week for all two to four - year - olds.
A Labour government will reinstate the public sector equality duties and seek to extend them to the private sector, ensuring all citi] ens
benefit from this Labour legislation.
This poll suggests the earlier fall in Labour support has been sustained and now the Conservatives are starting to
benefit from Labour's woes.
What does the revelation that the late Labour minister and good guy Malcolm Wicks saved child
benefit from a Labour government cut in 1976 have to do with the row over Lord Rennard's refusal to apologise to female Lib Dem activists whom he is alleged to have harassed?
«We have a clear need to re-engage with women voters, and I have become aware in the last few weeks that even though women are very aware that their families have
benefited from Labour's women - friendly policies, they are very unhappy about this particular story.
Labour needs a broader offer, where policies like repeal of the bedroom tax sit within a prospectus that shows how everyone will
benefit from a Labour government.
As for VOF itself, it trades on a 0.81 Price / Book multiple, despite an aggressive & ongoing share buyback programme — I see plenty of gains ahead in terms of NAV growth & discount compression, as Vietnam continues to leverage &
benefit from its labour / cost export advantage, and (just as importantly) its burgeoning domestic consumer economy.
Not exact matches
To be clear, there is no evidence Nevsun sought to
benefit from forced
labour — the reverse seems to be true.
The Canadian
Labour Congress conducted a campaign through the fall of 2009, calling for contributions to and
benefits from the Canada Pension Plan to be doubled.
IT might not feel like it, but there are early signs of boom conditions forming in some parts of the state's mining industry, with two sectors in particular
benefiting from events in the markets for commodities,
labour, and capital equipment.
The American Federation of
Labour and Congress of Industrial Organizations released a statement attributed to president Richard Trumka that said, «The decision to suspend trade
benefits sends an important message to our trading partners: Countries that
benefit from preferential trade programs must comply with their terms.
«Putting progressive elements into trade deals —
labour protections, environmental protections — actually helps us make the case for trade and reassure people that the
benefits of trade will be distributed more fairly and not just to the small number of people who've always
benefited from it in the past.»
Saunders, the president of the Vancouver and District
Labour Council, says that Canadian workers and their pensions are more exposed to risk during market trouble because of the successful campaign over the past decades to move
from defined
benefit pensions, which guarantee a certain monthly amount when you retire, to defined contribution plans, promoted by market enthusiasts.
«Women with children are often excluded
from full participation in the
labour market due to challenges in balancing work and family life, or they work part - time, which often means lower wages and fewer
benefits, including lack of a pension, paid vacation and sick leave, as well as less job stability,» the document states.
The project
benefits from existing infrastructure, including a mill and tailings facility, paved highway access, and access to power, water and experienced
labour.
As a young company, Gildan
benefited from being in Canada, receiving government subsidies, and, when it hit a rough patch during the»90s, even borrowing
from Quebec's
labour - sponsored fund, the Fonds de solidarité FTQ, which invested $ 3.5 million in Gildan shares starting in 1996 and lent the company up to $ 30 million in debentures.
The
labour market, meanwhile, continues to
benefit from the economy's strong performance over 1997 and early 1998, and unemployment remains below the levels of a year ago.
But co-operating with the Conservatives in defence of the Union made it possible for
Labour to be at the wrong end of anti-Tory hostility — a hostility which
Labour has fostered and
from which it has previously
benefited.
Production costs (especially
labour) continued to be an issue for growers, especially smaller growers who do not
benefit from economies of scale.
Sustain has welcomed commitments
from shadow Health Secretary Jon Ashworth that a future
Labour Government would introduce legal standards for hospital food, extend the sugary drinks tax and ban junk food advertising during family TV, for the
benefit of the nation's health.
Feedback
from dads suggests the
benefits of the course include: • increased confidence in their role as a dad • increased knowledge about how to look after their baby • learning how to support their partner during pregnancy and
labour • learning how to improve their relationship after pregnancy • learning how to cope with a huge change in their lives.
My understanding of one of the evidence based
benefits of a doula came
from studies which looked at «a woman known to the
labouring woman» but not involved in her medical care being present for the
labour reduced Caesarean section.
Through prenatal classes you will network with and learn
from other people at the same stage of pregnancy as yourself, you will
benefit from group activities and multi-media teaching aids, you will enjoy approximately 18 hours of instruction, and you will learn the four essentials that foster a confident and rewarding
labour and birth: knowledge, relaxation / breathing techniques, comfort measures, and decision - making.
I won't
labour the political analogies in this, but I'd venture a guess that my colleagues and I would
benefit from a match or two on a Saturday morning.
«If we're to get a strong and balanced recovery which everyone
benefits from we need
Labour's plan to tackle the cost - of - living crisis and reform our economy for the long term,» he commented.
Apart
from the argument that we have a moral duty to help those who wish to come to this country (which you may or may not accept), there is an economic case in favour of immigration in that the economy
benefits from the availability of cheap
labour, and there is a case against in that growth in population especially in the crowded South - East creates a lot of pressure on infrastructure such as housing, transport, hospitals, and schools (and the growth in population is largely due to immigration).
The elector would
benefit from greater choice, fairness and representation - a
Labour voter in darkest Surrey as much as an embattled Glasgow Tory.
Light years away
from Labour's manifesto and the Corbynite circle running the show, households have been burdened with council tax debts as a result of Tory cuts to council tax
benefit.
They want to be able to choose people — perhaps on a «points - based system» — who will most
benefit the economy: superstars of the future — unhindered by «backwards» cultural tradition and able to innovate and drive forward a new economy; cheap
labour which — free
from EU regulations — can be brought into work hard on construction projects and then sent packing afterwards.
The state of being dominated is so objectionable because on the one hand the master can use their power to extract
benefits from the dominated (through their
labour, for example), and because it forces the dominated into a position where they have to flatter and ingratiate themselves with their master in order to avoid their wrath.
That explains yesterday's hubristic comments
from Alex Salmond in declaring he will be able to force
Labour to commit to spending that will
benefit Scotland in the party's first Budget as a minority government.
In voting UKIP, they are breaking their historic
Labour - voting habit, and the Conservatives might ultimately
benefit from that.
A great virtue of cooperative ownership and control would be that everyone could
benefit from the introduction of
labour - saving machines.
The
labour market policies that the center - right parties pro-posed in the 2006 election campaign and implemented in 2006 — 2010 were designed to cut
benefits for the long - term unemployed while cutting taxes on incomes
from paid employment.
«Because of the rather measured position that the hon. and learned Member for Holborn and St Pancras (Keir Starmer) had to present on behalf of the official
Labour party, it falls to me to be the first Member of this House to set out the case for why I believe... that it is in the national interest for the United Kingdom to be a member of the European Union, why I believe that we have
benefited from that position for the past 45 years and, most importantly, why I believe that future generations will
benefit if we succeed in remaining a member of the European Union.
Despite details being released
from the IFS that suggest that the Budget changes to working age
benefits will leave around 13 million families worse off,
Labour is still drifting.
In addition, he's
benefiting from the backdrop of
Labour heartland issues, such as housing and the NHS, rising up the agenda.
Opposition is growing
from the
Labour backbenches towards proposals making claimants work for their
benefits contained in the welfare reform bill.
Apparently
labour introduced an increase of pension age to 65 in 1995 but failed to inform the women of the 50's who would be most directly affected, the government failed its legal duty to inform all women personally of this change, they tried to get away with this by stating they didn't have any current details, except they forget that they have all details
from PAYE, us women still received all our NI demands and self - assessments as well as any tax or child
benefit details, so they do have out details, they just failed to carry out this legal action.
Julian Glover's assumption that senior Tories might well
benefit from improved clarity as to their intentions might result in an ideological war that
Labour may think it can capitalise on (by taking the Coalition's necessity argument at face value,
Labour will be able to uphold the seemingly reasonable position - that there are no social democratic ends by stateless means.)
As the report shows, in 2005 students primarily punished
Labour for an apparent breach of promise on top - up fees, but the Tories did not
benefit from joining the Liberal Democrats in promising to scrap tuition fees.
Jackie Ashley wrote, «if there have to be cuts, then taking away child
benefit from the better off, and the winter fuel payment
from richer pensioners, would seem sensible ideas and are on
Labour's agenda.»
Labour have already
benefited considerably
from students deserting the Liberal Democrats following the breach of their 2010 pledge on tuition fees.
As of last weekend, the
Labour party appeared to have
benefited the most
from the manifesto launches and
from the controversy around social care.
These voters perceive
Labour to be close to
benefit claimants, trade unions, and immigrants, but distant
from homeowners, the middle class, and people in the south.
Whenthe new immigration minister James Brokenshire attacked what he called the «wealthy, metropolitan elite» for
benefiting from cheap foreign
labour, it's unlikely he meant to point the finger at the Prime Minister.
Reeves also said
Labour would extend the period for which EU migrants are prevented
from claiming out - of - work
benefits from three months to two years, a move that might deter some coming to the country even if they had a job offer.
Today Mr Hutton said «none of this should come as a surprise», noting that people who had been shut out of the
labour market for ten or 15 years «are obviously going to find it difficult» to move
from benefits to work.
In sum, the Conservative party is likely to
benefit from this strategic election call by winning the election, although Mrs May should expect to win with significantly less than a 21 percent lead over
Labour.