Sentences with phrase «for public workers in»

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Journalists and humanitarian workers may apply for exceptions to the ban, the department said in a public notice.

According to a 2011 Institute for Women's Policy Research report, the gap for full time - workers was 23 %, compared to 11 % in the federal government, where pay is public.

For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and worker safety, because «being in the uranium business, the company understands the importance of the social licence from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a lawyer who sits on several private - and public - sector boards, including Cameco's.

Publicly traded oil companies have lost billions in market value, and both public and private firms are moving aggressively to cut capital spending budgets for 2015 — laying off thousands of workers and shutting down hundreds of rigs.

For a recent study published in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health analyzed the eating habits of more than 200,000 health care workers over the course of more than 20 years.

Concerns about BYOD first became a matter for public discussion in 2010 when workers began bringing their personal smartphones to work, and used them to become more efficient at their jobs.

Kitimat mayor Joanne Monaghan said a series of public consultations were already held in December, and the community is looking to Enbridge to hire up to 4,000 construction workers for the project.

David Robinson, in his capacity as trade and education consultant for Education International, a global union federation claiming to represent 30 million teachers and other education workers, met with WTO negotiators during the ministerial to discuss potential impacts on public education.

The newly elected Progressive Conservative government in Manitoba has moved quickly to cement its anti-worker bona fides with the radical right - wing by making it more difficult for non-union workers to join a union, and by opening up bidding on large scale public construction projects to non-union companies.

Under Finance Minister Nicolas Marceau's plan, the PQ seeks to create jobs, avoid tax hikes, further exploit Quebec's natural resources and rein in government spending, such as pushing for «fair» agreements with physicians and public - sector workers during upcoming contract negotiations.

A recent report from the Institute for Research on Public Policy found that women, younger workers and those in precarious or non-traditional jobs are less likely to qualify.

The negotiation of a «fair» agreement for taxpayers with Quebec's 430,000 public workers, whose payroll absorbed 59 per cent — or $ 37.3 billion — of government spending in 2013 - 14.

Further to my earlier post showing that the public / private sector pay gap is mainly due to more equal pay for women in service jobs, Â a recent piece from Canadian Public Policy by Hou and Coulombe shows that the pay gap between Canadian born racialized workers and non racialized workers exists almost entirely in the private sector and not in the public spublic / private sector pay gap is mainly due to more equal pay for women in service jobs, Â a recent piece from Canadian Public Policy by Hou and Coulombe shows that the pay gap between Canadian born racialized workers and non racialized workers exists almost entirely in the private sector and not in the public sPublic Policy by Hou and Coulombe shows that the pay gap between Canadian born racialized workers and non racialized workers exists almost entirely in the private sector and not in the public spublic sector.

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.

Any business that thinks long - term and follows sound business principles creates value for shareholders and for society through its activities e.g. in terms of jobs for workers, taxes to support public services, and economic activity in general.

Whether the employees in that hatchet - job just referenced were on a lunch break or waiting for a call - out is immaterial to those whose mission in life is to portray all public workers as lazy and overpaid.

Patrick Colford concludes by saying: «The New Brunswick Federation of Labour will be looking for political party's platforms to include commitments for improving labour laws so that all workers are entitled to paid sick leave, investing in public services to protect society's most vulnerable citizens and adopting pay equity legislation that covers the private sector.»

The letter echoes the demands trade justice advocates have long called for: transparent and democratic negotiations; strong and enforceable labour rights, including for migrant workers; protection of public services; enforceable environmental standards; and the right to regulate in the public's interest.

The Liberals have been pushing their right - wing agenda for the past twelve years: privatizing and contracting out, slashing corporate taxes so they're now the lowest in Canada, dismantling the social safety net and environmental standards regulations in BC, and attacking public sector workers.

Best for students in grades six through twelve Students will examine two public laws and other primary resources related to the Bracero worker program and apply their knowledge to evaluate whether the program was carried out as intended.

Drawing on the biblical motifs of community and solidarity, the document formulates several principles of economic justice and then advocates community interests above private interests, and calls for public ownership and worker management in corporations.

The investment decisions of private companies, for example — decisions that affect how and where people work and what and how much they produce — are made in offices far removed from those workers or the general public.

Nationalization, whether in the form of a monolithic public corporation, as in the old British system, or through so called «workers» control,» as in Yugoslavia, for example, merely puts the business firmly into the hands of bureaucratic or union elites, or indeed both.

The United States welcomed its immigrants, protected its workers, freed the slaves, enfranchised women, aided the needy, provided social security for the aged, ensured the civil rights of all its citizens, and made public space accessible to the handicapped: all in service to its ideals of justice.

In January 1995 the Washington Post quoted Newt Gingrich as saying that public broadcasting is a «sandbox for the rich» which should not be paid for by «poor workers.»

In the same way that the energy industry today is mistakenly identified with «Big Oil» (Exxon, Chevron, et al.), when it is in fact conducted predominantly by smaller independent companies most readers will have never heard of, modern capitalism is not largely the purview of Apple and Walmart, but rather of small, privately owned businesses with less than one hundred employees providing services or products the public wants or needs in order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workerIn the same way that the energy industry today is mistakenly identified with «Big Oil» (Exxon, Chevron, et al.), when it is in fact conducted predominantly by smaller independent companies most readers will have never heard of, modern capitalism is not largely the purview of Apple and Walmart, but rather of small, privately owned businesses with less than one hundred employees providing services or products the public wants or needs in order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workerin fact conducted predominantly by smaller independent companies most readers will have never heard of, modern capitalism is not largely the purview of Apple and Walmart, but rather of small, privately owned businesses with less than one hundred employees providing services or products the public wants or needs in order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workerin order to support the families of the owners and provide jobs for their workers.

But, then, why did he recognize a significant and positive role for public authority in the functioning of the economy and why did he advocate reasonable wages and living standards for the workers, instead of leaving these to be determined by the economic processes themselves?

For instance, small businesses pay sales tax in the community, which filters into the school system, public parks, roads and local service workers.

And these kitchens are inspected by public health departments for safety & sanitation compliances and employees are required in most if not all states to have a food handlers / workers card / license.

Dozens of Chicago Public Schools food service workers rallied Tuesday afternoon to call for an end to quickly prepared frozen meals that can be readied in smaller kitchens by fewer workers.

Two maintenance workers in the Orland Park Public Works Department have been on short - term disability leave for months but were pictured in ads for a professional wrestling show in May, where one appeared as a manager, ABC7 reported June 4.

We feel that it is important for public health workers, teachers and others concerned for the emotional and physical health of children and youth to support the adoption of alternative methods for the achievement of self - control and responsible behavior in children and adolescents.»

LCGB in collaboration with Safely Fed Canada, are pleased to announce a training day on 4th December in Islington, North London, for commissioners and frontline workers from Public Health, Local Resilience Forums, emergency planners, infant feeding leads, health visitors and midwives working with vulnerable populations and refugees, and all other interested parties including peer supporters, on Protecting Infants in Emergencies in the Developed World.

LCGB in collaboration with Safely Fed Canada, are pleased to announce a training day on 4th December in Islington, North London, for commissioners and frontline workers from Public Health, Local Resilience Forums, emergency planners, infant feeding leads, health visitors and midwives working with vulnerable populations and refugees, and all other interested parties including peer supporters, on Protecting Infants in Emergencies in the... Read More

LCGB in collaboration with Safely Fed Canada, are pleased to announce a training day on 4th December in Islington, North London, for commissioners and frontline workers from Public Health, Local Resilience Forums, emergency planners, infant feeding leads, specialist health visitors and midwives working with vulnerable populations and refugees, and all other interested parties including peer supporters, on Infant and Young... Read More

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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.

Unite general secretary Len McCluskey said: «Our legal challenge against the coalition government is hugely significant for workers in both the public and private sectors.

«The consequence of the long - drawn - out negotiations over the latest reform appears to be little or no long - term saving to the taxpayer or reduction in generosity, on average, of pensions for public service workers,» Carl Emmerson, deputy director of the IFS, said.

«With the public sector workers... yes, I think what we saw with head teachers writing letters home to parents in effect saying «don't vote for the Conservatives», that was the subtext,» she explains.

We note with regret that for the first time in recent memory, Ghanaian public sector workers have been forced to mark this important day without receiving their monthly salary.

Ethical culture overlaps with the public - service ethos: for reasons that are blandly uncontroversial (everyone wants better standards of service - quality and delivery) but also partisan and contentious (better standards in a fiscally - straightened world need to come at higher cost to public - sector workers and lower cost to tax - payers) this leads the standards agenda into highly - contested territory.

As NYC's public housing stock crumbles around them, unionized workers are fighting to hold onto perks that cost the city money and manpower, while delaying changes housing authority officials say would improve the quality of life for the 400,000 residents living in their deteriorating buildings.

In an interview with public radio, the Speaker also expressed reservations about Governor Cuomo's plan to offer an option of 401 k retirement plans for future state workers.

(Albany, NY)-- One day after being appointed Ranking Democratic Member of the New York State Senate Elections Committee, Senator Brian Kavanagh today joined with fellow legislators and advocates — including the Brennan Center for Justice, Citizen Action of New York, Citizens Union, Common Cause / NY, the League of Women Voters of New York State, the New York Public Interest Research Group (NYPIRG), Planned Parenthood, and Transportation Workers United Local 100 and colleagues in the Senate to urge Governor Andrew Cuomo to fully fund early voting in the Fiscal 2018 - 2019 Executive Budget.

Miliband committed to increase funding for border checks, tackle exploitation and the undercutting of wages, require employers who recruit abroad to create apprenticeships, and ensure workers in public - facing roles have minimum standards of English.

All Suffolk County workers may have to contribute to health care costs for the first time, as Suffolk County Executive Steve Bellone and public employee unions were in negotiations to come up with an agreement for sharing those costs.

Gov. David Paterson, who has been hinting for some time that he will likely move up the start date of public employee layoffs from the January 2011 plan he initially proposed (in other words, not on his watch), said today he will likely be forced to fire state workers before his term ends on midnight Dec. 31.

Advocates for the City University of New York this week sent a letter to Gov. Andrew Cuomo and the top legislative leaders in the Senate and Assembly urging a contract for CUNY workers as well as the passage of a maintenance of effort bill to fix infrastructure problems at public college system's campuses.

Mr Cameron accused the chancellor of a «craven surrender» in allowing these workers to retire at 60 - Lord Turner is expected to call for a general rise in retirement age to 67 - and argued that any pensions scheme must be equitable for private and public sector workers.