Sentences with phrase «essential public services»

In addition, the requirement to provide «on - call pay» will not apply to employees on call for the purposes of ensuring the continued delivery of essential public services.

The speech promised reforms of trade unions, to «protect essential public services against strikes».

It will also make a strike unlawful in essential public services - health, education, fire and transport - unless 40 per cent of those entitled to vote support taking action.

We all know that taxes serve a vital purpose — funding essential public services and infrastructure.

This will not apply to those employees who are on - call to deliver essential public services, such as volunteer firefighters.

The council is highlighting and supporting essential public services that keep our communities strong and help build sustainable, healthy economies.

Although the first part of the test could be met because the maintenance of essential public services is a pressing and substantial objective, the second part of the test could not be met.

Taking into consideration that the Supreme Court confirmed the maintenance of essential public services during a work stoppage is a proper concern for governments and public sector employers, and this must be done while respecting workers» rights to take job action because it plays a crucial role in a meaningful process of collective bargaining, the government has submitted the following amendments as summarized below:

The Alberta government is holding consultations on proposed legislation to protect essential public services while upholding public sector workers» right to meaningful collective bargaining dispute resolution... [more]

«Our primary duty... is to do everything to maintain the supply of fuel to the public and to continue to provide essential public services.»

Help stabilize state and local government budgets in order to minimize and avoid reductions in education and other essential public services.

As Joe Anderson explained last week, the repayments Everton make on the loan would create a # 7 million profit a year for the council to spend on essential public services.

With the rubbish piling up in the street and essential public services closed, this is deeply worrying for hard pressed council taxpayers.»

They are busy slashing essential public services, while these bosses continue to enjoy their lavish lifestyles.»

I believe that what is proposed in Bill 183 provides the government and the union the flexibility needed to allow workers to exercise their collective bargaining rights while maintaining essential public services.

These also include pre-announced measures including a 50 % voting threshold for union strike ballot turnouts, and a requirement that 40 % of those entitled to vote must back action in essential public services - health, education, fire and transport.

Employers are exempt from this provision if the employer's request is to deal with an emergency, to remedy or reduce a threat to public safety, ensure delivery of essential public services or for other reasons prescribed by regulation.

While it's laudable that Cameron and others contribute to the CASA Foundation which supports mental health for children, teens and their families, the fact that the Alberta government is relying more and more on charity to fund essential public services is making things worse.

Given the cuts to Government spending that are kicking in everywhere, is it time to ask what role green groups should play in a shrinking state?Transition Movement Gets Political I started pondering this question having read a heart - felt and passionate account by Sarah Nicholl and Marietta Birkholtz over at Transition Culture of how climate change and peak oil activists are fighting swinging cuts to schools, libraries and other essential public services.

The Alberta government is holding consultations on proposed legislation to protect essential public services while upholding public sector workers» right to meaningful collective bargaining dispute resolution.

Without an integrated plan to expand our economy and balance the budget, Ontario will face even higher deficits and will struggle even more to cover the cost of essential public services.

A merit - appointment system would produce a better qualified board, and ultimately improve the governance architecture and access of Nigerians to essential public services.

The impact on municipalities would cripple community colleges and prevent local governments from providing the essential public services that middle - class New Yorkers need.»

It would be a big mistake to make our essential public services - schools, hospitals and the care of the vulnerable in our society - the whipping boys for private failures, or to pay the price for the excesses of greedy bankers and speculators.

«The governor keeps saying that «everything is on the table» but his proposals have only been about cutting back essential public services and shifting more burden to working New Yorkers,» said CSEA President Danny Donohue.

«The Governor keeps saying that «everything is on the table» but his proposals have only been about cutting back essential public services and shifting more burden to working New Yorkers,» Donohue said.

A Treasury spokesman said: «We are determined to tackle the record budget deficit in order to keep rates lower for longer, protect jobs, and maintain the quality of essential public services.

Ministers say this will ensure strikes are the result of «clear, positive and recent decisions» by union members as well as ensuring that disruption to essential public services has a democratic mandate.

For example, your elected officials should be focused on things like equal access to essential public services, fair governmental priorities and policies, city hall policies, school district choices, and public health measures.

«It is of course disappointing that Carillion has become insolvent, but our primary responsibility has always been to keep our essential public services running safely.»

In much the same fashion, our state and local taxes are one of the ways we have chosen to pay for our schools and essential public services.

Inspired by nation - state branding campaigns, «A Wonderful World Under Construction» imagines a reality in which a government body provides branding as an essential public service.

This exhibition serves as the launch for a fictional smartphone app that offers branding as an essential public service by the government.

«Sea level rise already adversely affects the County and jeopardizes San Mateo's sewer systems, beaches, parks, roads, civil infrastructure, and essential public services, and communities...

Mark Benton, executive director of the Legal Services Society, said it endorses the conclusion that the current scope and availability of legal aid in B.C. does not meet the need, and endorses the recommendation that legal aid be recognized as an essential public service and be better funded.

«Access to justice should be treated as an essential public service — equal to healthcare or education,» he said.

[79] The maintenance of essential public services is self - evidently a pressing and substantial objective, as the Unions acknowledge.

The new entitlement will not apply where a person is put on call for the purposes of ensuring the continued delivery of essential public services, and the person is not required to work.

This change means that employees will not have the right to refuse a shift that is necessary to ensure the continued delivery of essential public services.

This will apply regardless of who delivers the essential public services.

Create a level playing field for children with cerebral palsy across the UK with regard to gaining access to essential public services, information and support

The provision will not apply where the employer's request or demand is to deal with an emergency, to remedy or reduce a threat to public safety, or to ensure the continued delivery of essential public services, regardless of who delivers those services.

However, the Supreme Court of Canada also asserted that many employees in the public sector provide essential services and the maintenance of these essential public services during a work stoppage is a proper concern for governments and public sector employers.This means that legislation can restrict the right to strike for some employees involved in providing essential services, so long as these restrictions do not substantially interfere with meaningful collective bargaining.