Sentences with phrase «in affiliation fees»

In 2012, Labour received just under # 8 million in affiliation fees — around 24 % of its total central income.

I do not want any individual to be paying money to the Labour Party in affiliation fees unless they have deliberately chosen to do so.

Based on the numbers who voted in the last leadership election a 10 % opt - in rate would have been optimistic, and an immediate 90 % cut in affiliation fees would have left the party unable to function, with no corresponding reduction in Tory funding.

Unions currently provide Labour with # 8.5 m annually in affiliation fees.

For the first time, union levypayers, starting immediately with new members, will be asked positively to consent for # 3 of their political levy to be paid to the Labour party in an affiliation fee.

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Miliband took the biggest gamble of his time as leader yesterday when he confirmed that only individual union members who actively opt - in to supporting Labour would contribute to the party, rather than the current system of an automatic «affiliation» fee paid by three million union members.

The result was quite predictable — around a quarter fewer trade unionists opted in to the political levy, though the impact on Labour's finances was mitigated in part by unions raising the affiliation fee for those who continued to pay into the political fund.

We have the The Kelly Report: recommendations include a limit of # 10,000 on donations from individuals, organizations and trade unions — unless individuals make a positive decision to «opt - in'to the affiliation fee.

The first is affiliated supporters, which consist of individual trade unionists who have indicated that they wish their party affiliation fees (funded from the political levy, a small sum of money in addition to normal union dues and used for political campaigning) to be paid directly to the Labour Party rather than via their trade unions as they have historically been.

Political parties in the UK are funded from a variety of sources including membership and affiliation fees, fund - raising and commercial activities, government grants and voluntary donations.

It is understood that the longstanding system for paying the affiliation fee in the public service union Unison already meets the party's proposed consent criteria, putting Unison ahead of other unions, with a pool of 400,000 collectively affiliated members from which the party can recruit immediately as individually affiliated supporters.

In high dudgeon, the GMB have cut the affiliation fee paid to Labour from # 1.2 m to # 150,000.

He will propose an end to affiliation fees from the unions, switching to a system where individual trade unionists «opt in» to pay towards the party.

As the esteemed Peter Watt set out in a prescient post on party funding last year, in a typical non-general election year, trade union affiliation fees will total roughly # 8m.

The overall total in the political fund remains the same; it's the split between affiliation fees and donations that will change.

Out of an annual income in the range # 27m - # 30m, the affiliation fees constitute about 27 % of income — a very significant proportion, but even if they fell sharply in a year, the party could still meet its minimum annual debt repayment and servicing costs.

In a scenario, where affiliation fees drop significantly, union leaders could end up with greater powers of patronage from the increased sums available for donation.

Labour officials said there was no ambiguity in the wording, arguing that the reference to a positive choice meant union members would have to say yes on a form when asked if they want some of their political levy to go to Labour in the form of an affiliation fee.

A requirement to opt into paying affiliation fees would greatly reduce the amount of union cash given to the party on an annual basis, rather than in one - off donations.

However, trade unions do not just contribute to Labour through affiliation fees — they also make donations — and cash donations from trade unions declared to the Electoral Commission (which include affiliation payments) constituted over 80 % of Labour's private donations in 2012.

When «contracting in'to the political levy was introduced in the 1920s, around a quarter of trade unionists stopped paying the levy, though the impact on Labour's finances was lessened by the raising of the affiliation fee.

Mr Kenny said the GMB had cut its affiliation fees payments to Labour to # 150,000 to reflect the number of members it expected to opt in to supporting the party.

The problem is that once a customer buys his device, he's locked into affiliation with whoever he bought it from — so if he bought it from chain bookstore W H Smith, Kobo's main partner in the UK so far, that's where the affiliate fee would go from any e-books the indie stores sold.

The committee sensibly concluded that if the replacement counsel — whether a lawyer who has departed the firm or a lawyer without any previous affiliation with the firm — has delivered a «letter of protection» to the client's prior firm promising to safeguard the prior firm's interest in the fee generated in the case from any settlement or verdict, the prior firm is obligated to transfer the file to the lawyer.

- RE / MAX offered 100 % to agents at launch in the 80's - Ontario government deemed employees could not get 100 % so the 95 % concept began in mid 80's - Independent Contractor became an option for Ontario agents eliminating the employee tag in late 80's - Court cases established Validity of Independent Contractor Status in early 90's and ability to offer 100 % to any independent contractor - late 90's transaction fees became optional tradeoff for commission points to agents - mid 2000's independent brokerages (no franchise affiliation) began to charge transaction fees only

The commenters asserted this, in turn, may mean less credit availability for consumers because increased affiliation would raise the risk of creditors exceeding the points and fees thresholds for qualified mortgages under the Bureau's 2013 ATR Final Rule, [203] and for qualified residential mortgages under a credit risk retention proposal issued by other Federal regulators.

The commenters asserted this, in turn, may mean less credit availability for consumers, because increased affiliation increase the risk that mortgages would not be able to be qualified mortgages or qualified residential mortgages because creditors would exceed the points and fees thresholds.