Sentences with phrase «better than the private sector»

In this case, the government looks much better than the private sector.

Not exact matches

With good workplace culture being recognized more than ever as key to productivity, these professionals are finding their skills in demand in many parts of the corporate structure, both private - and public - sector.

But nowcasts might offer a check on the work of Bay Street and Wall Street economists; Bartlett said research suggests nowcasting produces better predictions than calculating the consensus view of private - sector analysts.

[2] These jobs tend to provide higher pay and better benefits, and they have been more resilient to economic downturns than other private sector industries over the past decade.

The Update incorporates the October average private sector economic forecasts and an increased «adjustment for risk» for 2011 - 12 to 2013 - 14, as well as an increase in employment insurance rates of only 5 cents (employee rate) for 2012, rather than the 10 cents set in legislation As a result, the balanced budget target is delayed from 2014 - 15 to 2016 - 17, prior to the inclusion of the Targeted Strategic and Operating Review Savings (now called «Deficit Reduction Action Plan Saving Target»).

As E&Y noted in their report, the Department of Finance's track record was better than those in the private sector.

The Ernst and Young report found that the Department of Finance's economic forecasts were as good if not better than those of the private sector economists.

Instead, the government at that time decided to use the average of private sector economic forecasts rather than those produced by the Department of Finance even though E&Y had concluded that the Department's economic forecasts were consistently better than those in the private sector.

The private sector has caused as much or more damage to our fiscal well being than has our government.

And that's not even to mention the media - saturated propaganda about how much more efficient the private sector is, how the profit motive means it gets more things done better for less money than the public sector.

Rather than private companies getting these brand spanking new prisons and letting us down we want to make sure that they're treated the same as the public sector and sharing best practices.

In addition, only a half of Germans own their own homes with the rest enjoying a well - regulated private rental sector offering much better quality and security than the UK.

The current offer means teachers will continue to receive a pension that is better than anything offered to most private sector staff.»

Ok, that's a very generous salary, but his peer group in the private sector are doing so much better than him, and he's gained all the skills and experience that make him very employable outside.

A report by Policy Exchange published last week claimed that public sector workers are better off than their private sector counterparts in terms of hours worked, retirement age and pension quality.

But, as you know better than I, just 15 per cent of the private sector workforce are members of trade unions.

It said from its analysis of the situation, the ECG will be better placed to provide efficient services with private sector involvement than it is currently providing.http: / / ghanapoliticsonline.com

It sounds good — until you find out that these DROP accounts have been set up to earn more than double the earnings of private - sector investment accounts, such as the typical 401 (k)!

The spokesman adds that, quoting again, «with something this important and complex, we need the best project director possible to ensure that it is completed on time and on budget, and we are providing compensation that is significantly less than would be paid in the private sector.»

«During a stellar career in the public and private sectors, Ms. Glen has been a leader in financing and rehabilitating thousands of moderate and low - income housing units in our city, as well as an advocate for small businesses and a catalyst for more than $ 5 billion worth of public - private partnerships.

It has more than 300,000 members in over 200 departments and agencies, as well as staff in parts of government transferred to the private sector.

Prisoners and people on welfare receive far better medical care and coverage than many private sector workers or self - employed people.

The reforms would mean public sector pensions would «remain considerably better than available in the private sector».

«I can look you in the eye and say public service pensions will remain among the very best... much better, indeed, than for many private sector workers.

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.

YouGov also asked a series of questions about public sector pensions — 74 % of people thought that public sector pensioners got a better deal than those who worked in the private sector and 60 % of those thought they did not deserve this (predictably there was a huge difference between public and private sector workers on this question — 55 % of public sector workers thought that, yes, they did deserve better pensions than the private sector).

It has overseen an explosion in the wage bill of the state, to the point where the average public - sector worker now earns # 74 more per week than a private - sector employee, as well as having much better pension and other entitlements.»

Stage two was to widen diversity of supply to create new incentives for better local performance and more choice for patients - a success story in achieving the shortest ever waiting times including meeting our commitment to less than eighteen weeks from doctor's appointment to hospital treatment, and improving the management of NHS resources through foundation hospitals and the use of the private sector.

As Westchester County Executive, Rob Astorino championed smarter, more efficient government and lower taxes, resulting in more than 30,000 new, well paying private sector jobs for the area.

David Cameron led Ed Miliband by 15 points (42 % to 27 %) as best Prime Minister in the national poll, though it was notable that his lead was twice as high among men (22 points) than among women (10 points), and more than twice as high among private sector workers (24 points) than public (10 points)-- though for him to have any sort of lead among public sector workers in the current climate is an achievement worth noting.

County Executive Joanie Mahoney says that reflects a changing trend in contracts for government employees, who traditionally were paid less than private sector counterparts, but had better benefits packages.

On an hourly basis, the typical public sector worker is now 30 % better paid than the typical worker in the private sector.

Even fewer want to carry on studying rather than get a job in the private sector, which pays even better, obviously.

With coastal expertise, you can also look forward to plenty of opportunities in the private sector that will pay better than academia.

Including the comparatively small amount spent by the private sector, the total amount spent on research amounts to roughly 0.03 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product — a number three times smaller than the amount spent by Japan and far behind other nations as well.

Much of the focus of these side events has been on ways to ratchet up ambition, either through more private - sector engagement or through an emphasis on gaining more traction for a long - term goal of containing warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius below preindustrial levels, rather than the «well below 2» threshold enshrined in Paris.

Third, India needs to better harness and regulate its large private sector — in 2014, more than 70 % of outpatient care and 60 % of inpatient care was provided in the private sector.

Joint work with the private sector has resulted in the installation of more than 300 dryers across the country, benefiting about 35,000 farmers with better - quality grains that command higher market prices.

The fact that Milwaukee voucher students advanced through their college years at better rates than the comparison group indicates that their higher high - school graduation rate was not driven by possibly - lower diploma standards in the private - school sector.

These firms believe that, using economies of scale as well as other tools that are more readily available to the private sector, they can build organizations that use time and resources more efficiently and effectively than public school districts, leading to higher student achievement at a similar cost.

I would argue that educators have done far better, overall, than the private sector dot - coms, although the story is also mixed on the education side.

TPS and LGPS Pensions are viewed as a benefit but, at the end of the day, someone has to pay for them and the pensions in education — and all the public sector — are so much better than in the private sector; the figures just do not add up and both pension schemes have been underfunded for years.

The baby boomers of the 1960s are heading for retirement and the improving economy and private sector may be more appealing to top graduates than working all hours in a school, only to be continually told that you are not good enough.

Ultimately, Arum concluded that it was increased funding at the school level that led to better student outcomes, rather than a direct effect of competition from the private school sector.

The state's new retirement plan consists of a less - generous defined - benefit component than the one found in the old pension system, as well as a defined - contribution component similar to the 401 (k) plans found in the private sector.

Research indicates that today's public - sector workers such as teachers receive less compensation — or combined pay and benefits — than similar workers in the private sector.25 Historically, public - sector jobs were attractive to workers due to their stability, their high - quality benefits such as defined - benefit pensions, as well as their intangible benefits such as pride in public service.

What is it, exactly, that private - sector lenders are offering which is better than an FHA mortgage?

• Differences with the private sector: Higher - education faculty members tend to be older, more educated, and have higher incomes than the working population as a whole, and the structural pension plan design differences in the higher - education sector also make a significant contribution to the better retirement outcomes expected by faculty.

Second, the FHA is a more likely place to get a mortgage than many private - sector programs that require longer periods of good credit after a bankruptcy.

These sentiments are often reflected in the private defined contribution (DC) plan sector as well, and TIAA points to several solutions that may allay these fears including in - plan retirement income options — a choice offered by more than half of the plans TIAA surveyed.