Sentences with phrase «by changes to pension»

• ensuring they are not adversely affected by the rules applying to «spare room subsidy» and the benefits cap, which currently works against potential family and friends carers taking on sibling groups; and • ensuring that all family and friends care households are exempt from the limiting of child tax credit to two children and are not penalised by changes to pension credit.

SUMMER BUDGET: INHERITANCE TAX PERKS, BUT HIGHEST EARNERS SET TO BE HIT BY CHANGES TO PENSION TAX RELIEF «It is...

SUMMER BUDGET: INHERITANCE TAX PERKS, BUT HIGHEST EARNERS SET TO BE HIT BY CHANGES TO PENSION TAX RELIEF «It is excellent news for millions that the inheritance tax threshold has effectively been raised to # 1m for couples who are homeowners, with the policy coming into full effect by April 2020.

Poor pensioners were also hit by changes to pension credits, which will save the Treasury # 330m by 2014.

Thousands of teachers and other public sector workers have been retiring in recent years, fueled in part by changes to their pensions.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Chief financial officer Lorenzo DeMarchi said regulatory changes proposed by the Ontario government may give Torstar a new way to deal with its pension obligations.

Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).

At the time of the change in residence requirements, it was hoped that Canada would enter into social security agreements with countries that were the source of immigration so that partial payments of social security pensions would be received by adult immigrants to Canada.

It is assumed that part of this increase is offset by the changes to the federal and members of Parliament pension plans, although one would have expected these savings to be included under «Policy Decisions».

These profound changes send the message that there is no longer any tangible recognition of the risk B.C.'s women and men take when they walk away from secure jobs and pensions, to invest their savings into starting their own small business; businesses that create new tax revenues by providing employment, paying suppliers, and collecting GST and income taxes.

It also has been a sometime tool of activist hedge and pension funds for legitimate corporate governance changes, but left - leaning state and local pension funds and union pension funds have often used it to achieve political or social ends not shared by other investors.

Climate change activists around the city, including the leader of a Sunset Park group, are praising a decision by the de Blasio administration to divest $ 5 billion in pension holdings from companies dealing in fossil fuel.

Thanks to an Access to Information request filed by Blacklock's Reporter, an online newsmagazine, we've learned that the Harper government has been drafting legislation since last November to strip away pension security for federally - regulated workers, despite Finance Minister Joe Oliver's statement this past April that no changes would be made without the consent of the retirees.

NASUWT general secretary Chris Keates: «The question the court is being asked to answer is whether it is just and fair to arbitrarily change the basis on which pensions are calculated, reducing their value by thousands of pounds.

Cuomo will be joined this morning on a telephone press conference by good government advocates who will add their voices to his call for pension fund reform that would change management of the fund from a sole trusteeship to a board system.

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.

Instead, there would be a tax cut of 4p in the basic rate, funded by changes to the tax system as it related to pension contributions, capital gains and pollution.

In 2011, the Government announced planned changes to the TPS following a fundamental review of public service pension provision by the independent Public Service Pensions Commission chaired by Lord Hutton.

Today, the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union, launches its online pension «ready reckoner» which allows teachers to calculate for themselves how hard they will be hit by the change.

The mayor unveiled a $ 47 million proposed bill that would call for Albany to increase disability benefits of «uniformed» public employees hired after 2009 by changing the payment formula, boosting cost - of - living adjustments and ending the policy of subtracting the workers» Social Security earnings from their pension checks.

It might be possible to make minor changes by statute, like preventing incumbent officeholders from double - dipping on their pension benefits while serving as a delegate, but most dramatic changes would require an amendment.

Unite national officer for health, Rachael Maskell, said: «The government is picking the pockets of health workers by an average of # 30 - a-month in order to pay for pension changes which will see people having to work longer to get less.

«David Cameron's claim that he wants to maintain a discussion with the unions is undermined by him saying in the next breath that he's not prepared to negotiate on the specific issue of the change from the RPI to CPI index for public sector pensions - which represents a massive cut in the value of pensions.

What is difficult to accept is despite savings being made by way of an effective «pay freeze» and pensions contributions increase that on the back of those measures there are further proposed significant changes to the police remuneration system that could see up to 40 % of officers loosing up to # 4000.00 of pay in addition to that freeze.

Lord Turner's pension commission recommended the creation of a new low - cost savings scheme to help people save, a more generous state pension paid for by a higher retirement age and a change to the eligibility criteria based on residency, to help women and carers.

Commenting on today's announcement that the Government is to bring forward the effective date from which the state pension age will only become payable at 68, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT — The Teachers» Union said:, «Over recent years teachers have already faced hugely detrimental changes to their occupational pensions, compounded by year after year of real term cuts to their pay.

Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg proposed sweeping changes on Wednesday to New York's costly pension system, seeking to save billions of dollars by fundamentally altering long - established rules that have awarded generous retirement benefits to municipal workers and have deepened the city's financial hole.

State worker unions have opposed the proposed pension changes, saying future workers would see their retirement benefits reduced by as much as 40 %, or, if they choose 401k's will be subject to gyrations of the stock market.

Outsiders have suggested reforms, such as changing the number of votes one person can cast (currently, each voter casts three votes for three positions to be filled in their senate district) and prohibiting incumbent legislators from serving or, at the very least, banning them from increasing their pensions by doubling their salary for a year.

Inside Housing said only 36 out of 204 councils contacted reported any rent reductions following changes by the Department For Work And Pensions in April 2011 which allow direct payment of local housing allowances (LHA) to landlords.

Cuomo, who is pushing for the sole trusteeship of the pension fund to be changed to a board oversight system, has so far refused to endorse DiNapoli's bid to keep the office to which he was elevated by his legislative colleagues in 2007.

The vote comes on the heels of last week's historic day of industrial action by the NHS, whereby doctors boycotted non-acute care as a way of expressing their dissatisfaction with the government's proposed changes to their pension funds.

And pensions, when finally received, have to be cut back — by changing the accrual rate from final salary to average over working life.

On balance the public remain opposed to the government's proposed changes to public sector pensions by 47 % to 37 %.

Q: When you said you had cut the structural deficit by 3 %, would you not have been able to say that without the changes like the Royal Mail pension changes?

A highly anticipated report ordered by Gov. Scott Walker and the Republican - controlled Legislature and released Monday recommended no changes to Wisconsin's $ 77 billion pension system.

The Department for Work and Pensions has already increased its assessment of the number of families set to be hit by the changes, which now stands at 67,000 - up from 50,000.

The answer, McKinney said, is fundamental changes in the state pension system that would include placing state employees into a 401 (k) plan and eliminating the ability of state employees to increase their pensions by working a huge number of overtime hours in their final years of employment.

A slew of council members who originally supported the bill backed by the unions and introduced by Councilwoman Elizabeth Crowley today changed their votes to back the mayor's plan — they said because of a change that will provide the most seriously wounded workers, who qualify for Social Security disability, with a pension equal to 75 percent of their salary.

The question of how much Rhode Island's pension reforms saved taxpayers by moving to a hybrid system (and putting in place other policy changes) is an important one.

Morrissey argues that the change in pension wealth is not characterized by peaks and valleys, and to make this point she refers to a graph that appeared in our articles.

And with continual pressure to reduce the public pensions bill, it's not out of the question that future rule changes will leave you worse off — not to mention the fallibility of projecting so far in the future (demonstrable by the wildly varying pension pot estimates).

The primary drivers of pension wealth accrual are changes in the annual annuity payment (determined by the benefit formula) and the number of years the teacher can expect to collect.

Parents are required to inform the authority of any changes and regular checks will be carried out against records held by the Department of Work and Pensions, the Home Office, and HM Revenue & Customs by the free school meals team.

The move by Gov. John Kasich and legislators last September to require teachers to pay 40 percent more into their pensions (from 10 percent to 14 percent of paychecks), as well as other changes may help reduce some of those deficits.

1912: NEA endorses Women's Suffrage 1919: NEA members in New Jersey lead the way to the nation's first state pension; by 1945, every state had a pension plan in effect 1941: NEA successfully lobbied Congress for special funding for public schools near military bases 1945: NEA lobbied for the G.I. Bill of Rights to help returning soldiers continue their education 1958: NEA helps gain passage of the National Defense Education Act 1964: NEA lobbies to pass the Civil Rights Act 1968: NEA leads an effort to establish the Bilingual Education Act 1974: NEA backs a case heard before the U.S. Supreme Court that proposes to make unlawful the firing of pregnant teachers or forced maternity leave 1984: NEA fights for and wins passage of a federal retirement equity law that provides the means to end sex discrimination against women in retirement funds 2000s: NEA has lobbied for changes to the No Child Left Behind Act 2009: NEA delegates to the Representative Assembly pass a resolution that opposes the discriminatory treatment of same - sex couple

A change made by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board in 2004, and phased in over following years, required state and local governments to recognize the liability for Other Post-Employment Benefits (OPEB), that is, benefits other than pensions.

3) National: David Webber urges a rule change by the Labor Department to ensure that public pension trustees act in the interest of public employees, and not use pension fund money to promote outsourcingto private, for - profit companies that kill public jobs.