Sentences with phrase «for public sector workers»

There will be no headline increase in pay for any public sector workers in 2011, except for the lowest - paid one million, who will be protected.

The costs of wages, benefits and pensions for public sector workers are unsustainable without higher taxes.

The new rules would make it virtually impossible for public sector workers to effectively organise industrial action.

Pay rises for public sector workers, including teachers, have been capped at 1 per cent since 2012.

There are signs that ministers are responding to this, with the chancellor coming under pressure from cabinet members to allow higher pay increases for public sector workers.

We need to get past discussions of size and start talking about the most effective ways to ensure retirement security for all public sector workers.

The government must remove the pay cap for public sector workers.

I make it 21 to date, including tax - cuts for low - earners, the introduction of a mansion tax, a major council house - building programme, cuts to universal benefits for wealthy pensioners, rent reforms for private tenants, a living wage for public sector workers, and an elected House of Lords.

A more specific ICM question asked only if people would support raising the retirement age for public sector workers, and not including higher contribution rates and lower payouts — on this specific point 49 % supported the measure, 41 % opposed (ICM, 19th June).

3 years child benefit will remain frozen 3 sips of water drunk by George Osborne during his budget speech 2 Liberal Democrats seen flanking the chancellor on the main camera angle 2 year pay freeze for public sector workers earning over # 21,000.

Portugal has addressed its public debt problem — the deficit was 9.3 % of GDP in 2009 — with a 5 % pay cut for public sector workers earning more than $ 1,500 a month and an increase in VAT.

Undertaking a proper biometric - based payroll audit to eliminate ghost workers as well as implement biometric based payment system for all public sector workers to deal with fraud in government payroll.

Strikes are rare and the decision to lose a day's pay is never an easy one - especially for public sector workers who have suffered many years of pay restraint.»

November 10 — British Columbia — British Columbia Teachers» Federation v. R. Charter of Rights: In 2002, British Columbia passed two statutes dealing with collective agreements for public sector workers in the field of education: the Education Flexibility and Choice Act and the Education Services Collective Agreement Amendment Act.

Public sector pay freeze The chancellor unveils freezing pay for public sector workers over two years.

The piecemeal wage and salary fixing mechanism for public sector workers is a political issue that won't go away, as inaction by both sides of politics demonstrates.

Keep Perkins loans separate so you can maintain access to forgiveness for public sector workers.

At the federal level, the wage premium for public sector workers was 7.8 per cent for males and 16.0 per cent for females compared to the private sector.

A Government source said the Foreign Secretary wants a wage boost for public sector workers and believes the recommendations of independent pay review bodies which back increases should be followed.

The report, which will be welcomed by the government as proof it is offering public sector workers a fair deal in difficult economic times, highlights the change from retail price index to consumer price index inflation as the most substantial change for public sector workers.

Although it's true that during the recession, some private sector workers and their unions accepted pay restraint in return for job security, no similar choice exists for public sector workers.»

Critics also pointed out that the plans will create greater discrepancies between the retirement date for public sector workers, many of whom will still retire at 60 with lucrative pension packages, and other workers who will have to wait much longer to receive their basic state pension.

Controversial UK Government plans to introduce different pay rates for public sector workers in different parts of the UK have so far dominated today's meeting of the Welsh Grand Committee.

«The Tories have no respect for public sector workers as their unfair public sector pay cap shows.

The endorsement by Unison, Britain's main trade union for public sector workers, will help to cement Corbyn's position as the current — and surprise — frontrunner in the leadership contest.

It will make a mess left for public sector workers to clean up.»

Osborne's «welfare» slice also includes a further # 20 billion of spending on pensions for public sector workers including nurses and soldiers and even the chancellor himself.

Leanne Wood has been a consistent supporter of picket lines and union rallies over the years in defence of pay and conditions for public sector workers -LSB-...]

The Times reports (#) on The Treasury being lobbied by the trade unions and the Local Government Association over increasing the pension contribution for public sector workers.

We need to be manning the picket lines and making the case for public sector workers however we can.

Despite the widespread provision of retiree health insurance for public sector workers, little attention has been paid to its effects on employee retirement.

«The pay cap needs to be lifted for all public sector workers if we are to protect our public services, which are an essential part of everyone's daily life.

The unions are also highlighting the serious workplace and social problems that will accompany the enforced longer working age for public sector workers, particularly those with strenuous or demanding jobs like construction workers, cleaners, nurses, paramedics and teachers, including an increasingly frail workforce and the exclusion of younger workers from the labour market.

Budget cuts for public sector workers, steep dive into recession, the economy recovery is moving into a double dip

Now they are also going to make it impossible for public sector workers to resist.»

d. Dealing effectively with corruption in the management of public finances, especially by bringing to a halt the unbridled resort to restricted tendering and sole sourcing e. Undertaking a proper biometric - based payroll audit to eliminate ghost workers as well as implement biometric based payment system for all public sector workers to deal with fraud in government payroll.

«There was none but we'll press the case for decent pay for public sector workers who contribute so much.»

Although Miliband told Andrew Marr that «if Labour was in power now, we wouldn't be making those changes, we wouldn't be cutting as far and as fast as the government», he said it was right to support the Government's pay freeze for public sector workers:

The government should recommend no headline increase in pay for all public sector workers in 2011, Mr Osborne announced.

The Hackney North and Stoke Newington MP went on to take the opportunity to call for increased pay for public sector workers.

LONDON — Chancellor Philip Hammond has said that Britain needs a «grown - up» debate over whether pay for public sector workers should be increased, arguing that the government must «hold its nerve» on austerity.

Reducing public spending from the peak of 45 % of GDP following the banking crisis to closer to the tax base of 37 % of GDP has been made possible by an incredibly tough government stance on pay for public sector workers.

Any move to introduce regional pay for public sector workers would be resisted, the Public and Commercial Services union says.

General secretary Dave Prentis said the «spiralling cost» of food and fuel is causing «real hardship» for public sector workers.

These include an increase in the retirement age for public sector workers to 66 and an indexing switch from retail price index inflation to the lower consumer price index inflation.

Since then, the Government has signalled that it will look at easing limits on pay for public sector workers.