Sentences with phrase «cent increase in employment»

Collective actions could allow approved organisations, like Citizens Advice Bureaux, (which saw an 18 per cent increase in employment discrimination enquiries in 2008/09) to bring claims on behalf of groups of people.

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In this Update, the Minister of Finance again scooped the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board (CEIFB) by announcing that the employee premium rate for 2012 would increase by 5 cents, rather than the 10 cents assumed in the June 2011 BudgeIn this Update, the Minister of Finance again scooped the Canada Employment Insurance Financing Board (CEIFB) by announcing that the employee premium rate for 2012 would increase by 5 cents, rather than the 10 cents assumed in the June 2011 Budgein the June 2011 Budget.

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»).

Economic growth has been falling since 2010 and the economy has been operating below its potential since then; employment growth, particularly full time employment growth has struggled; in 2014 only 121,000 jobs were created; employment growth has not kept up with population growth; labor force participation has declined to its lowest level since 2000; long - term unemployment has increased; the unemployment rate remains stuck at just under 7 per cent, and youth unemployment is at 14 per cent; business investment has stagnated; and Canadians are losing confidence in their economic future.

Program expenses were up only 0.4 per cent, as the ending of most of the stimulus spending in the Economic Action Plan and lower employment insurance benefits nearly offset increases in transfers to other levels of governments (spending in this area is largely set in legislation) and in elderly benefits.

The Institute notes that federal public service employment, excluding military and RCMP uniformed personnel and federal government business enterprise employees, has increased by about 35 per cent between 1999 and 2009, (from 224,600 to 302,000), well in excess of overall growth in population of 11 per cent over that period.

The incremental fiscal stimulus of about $ 2 billion for increased employment insurance benefits and limiting the rate increase in EI premium rates to 5 cents in 2011 saved 5,000 jobs (no wonder increases in EI premium rates are called job killers).

The March 2011 Budget implies no increase in rates in 2015 whereas PBO assumes an increase of 10 cents as mandated under current legislation when the employment insurance account is in deficit.

Growth in household disposable income picked up steadily over the past year, driven by solid employment growth, to be running at just under 6 per cent over the year to the June quarter, the highest rate of increase for almost three years.

The Employment Cost Index rose by 1 per cent in the June quarter and has increased by 4.4 per cent over the past year, driven by a particularly strong increase in growth in the private sector component.

Statistics Canada reported today that the number of Canadians filing Employment Insurance (EI) claims rose by 10,350 or 4.5 per cent in March, the largest monthly increase since the start of 2013.

The data, produced by the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER), suggests that the proportion of men in postgraduate routes for primary teaching has increased since 1998 from 14 to 17 per cent.

RenewableUK, the country's leading voice for the renewable energy industry, has published the most comprehensive ever employment figures for the wind energy industry, showing a 91 per cent increase in full - time employment in the sector between 2007/8 and 2009/10.

According to the latest Employment Tribunal (ET) statistics issued by the Ministry of Justice, there has been a 64 per cent increase in the overall number of issued claims in the two months following the abolition of ET fees when compared to the previous quarter.

The employment picture is looking strong as 40 per cent of employers plan to increase their permanent headcount in 2014 and 60 per cent will hire on temporary and contract employees.