Sentences with phrase «including pensioners»

Participating groups represented a broad spectrum of New York society, including pensioners, union members, teachers, students, faith leaders, business representatives, and more.
«SERAP also notes that your government has a legal obligation to protect vulnerable individuals including pensioners in Edo State by taking measures to ensure that they are not denied their human rights, and deprived of their access to basic necessities of life.
«The Universal Declaration of Human Rights, therefore, shows that the rights to adequate standard of living and well - being are for every human being, including pensioners.
It would be a boost for those who are being hit hardest by the squeeze from rising prices and rising taxes, including pensioners and those on low or fixed incomes.
However the losers also include pensioners, whose personal allowances are being frozen.

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In 2017 MetLife disclosed two key financial reporting errors, including payments it failed to make to pensioners whom it could not locate.
Pensioners demonstrate to protest against deep cuts to pensions and measures included in the government's draft 2018 budget, on November 23, 2017 in Athens.
The household debt - to - income figure includes Newfoundlanders and British Columbians, freshman university students and pensioners, debt - free misers and hedonistic maniacs.
The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), ACORN Canada (ACORN) and National Pensioners Federation (NPF) today reacted negatively to the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) rejection of their review of the CRTC's previous decision to deny creating a fund to ensure all Canadians, including lower - income Canadians, have equal access to broadband and other telecommunications services.
Bloomberg notes that there is one pensioner in Greece for every 1.7 workers, and more than 600 occupations the government deems arduous enough for earlier retirement, including steam bath attendants, car washers and hairdressers.
And that $ 64 billion in outstanding debt does not include the $ 250 billion in accrued liabilities the state has promised to public pensioners, according to Moody's Investors Service.
As a consequence, nearly half of pensioners don't think Labour will ever return to power in Scotland, including one in 10 of its own supporters.
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.
:: Urgently pay Edo State pensioners over 42 months outstanding pension benefits and entitlements from the over N29bn Paris Club refunds received by your government and meant for the payment of pension arrears and gratuities;:: Adopt a human rights policy of guaranteeing regular payment of pension benefits and entitlements so that pensioners and their families can live decently;:: Recognize the human rights of Edo State pensioners and ensure their full and effective enjoyment of those rights, as well as provide them with information to enable them to claim their rights;:: Treat all pensioners in Edo State as individuals with humanity and dignity and respect and promote their higher standard of living and improve economic and social conditions for all pensioners;:: Provide Edo State pensioners with proper support and assistance to alleviate their plight, including by ensuring informal, community - based and recreation - oriented programs for pensioners to help develop their sense of self - reliance and independence;:: Reduce opportunities for corruption in the spending of the Paris Club refunds
But many were elated after waiting years for this moment, including 66 - year - old pensioner Christine Garrett, shopping at an east London street market.
The Tories will continue to protect pensioner benefits including the free bus pass, TV licences and the winter fuel payment.
The pensioners» manifesto also included commitments on inheritance tax, annuities, pensioner benefits and same - day GP appointments for all over 75s who need them.
Alternatively he can say that he has had to change his position and is doing so for the great moral purpose of helping the low paid into work and to ensure better targeting of scarce resources on the very neediest, including poor pensioners.
These will include how the proposed integration will affect pensioners, the self - employed and those entering and leaving the UK.
A DWP spokesman responded: «Council tax benefit helps over five million people on low incomes, including over 2.5 million pensioner households.
«Apart from demonstrating this by paying just one month arrears, his refusal to pay dying pensioners who spent their productive years in the service of the state is a callous neglect of the elderly, who the governor deceived with mouth - watering promises, including prompt payment of pensions, during campaign.»
The Scottish Government said in response to Labour's proposal: «Around 2.2 million basic rate taxpayers across Scotland - including almost half a million pensioners - would be hit by Labour's tax grab.
They (pensioners) won't have been paid but for the magnanimity of the governor, who said we must include them because they had served the state diligently.
At the hearing, the accountant general reminded the House that the Labour leaders had insisted that the pensioners were not at all captured in the bailout fund but the governor, Ogbeni Rauf Aregbesola, in his magnanimity, decided that the pensioners, having served the state diligently, must be included in the disbursement of the bailout.
Kolawole said the pensioners were thus not captured in the bailout fund released for state, saying it was the governor, who mandated that the pension should be included in the disbursement.
«This is because such a bill normally includes important measures involving things like tax avoidance and pensioners and working families.
Mr Balls predicted that the Tory - Liberal Democrat coalition will use an increase in the sales tax - which is paid by everyone, including the unemployed and pensioners - in order to pay for a pre-election income tax cut which benefits only those with earnings.
Ed Balls told the party conference in Manchester about plans including cutting the winter fuel allowance for wealthier pensioners, keeping the the benefit cap, child benefit rising by 1 %, bringing back a 50p tax rate, and introducing a mansion tax.
The NHS budget will, as expected, rise above the rate of inflation from # 104bn this year to # 114bn by the end of the four - year spending period, and universal benefits for pensioners including free eye tests, prescription charges, bus passes, TV licences for the over-75s and winter fuel payments will be maintained.
Seven of us from Rochdale CLP got expelled two years ago (including 3 pensioners, and ex full time union official and a TUC tutor, all active members.)
The workers under the umbrella of various unions including Nigerian Union of Local Government Employees (NULGE), Nigeria Union of Teachers (NUT) and Nigeria Union of Pensioners (NUP) while addressing a press conference in Ibadan on Monday expressed concern over what they termed the poor condition of their members in the state.
There will be two options for pensioners, including a lump - sum commuted value payment to be transferred to a locked - in retirement account (LIRA) or life income fund (LIF).
Pensioners are also entitled to a Pensioner Concession Card, which allows you to access cheaper utility and medical bills, including discounts on eligible prescriptions, and discounts on public transport in some states.
As he kicked off the mediation over the distribution of Nortel's almost $ 9 billion in assets in April, he reminded a room full of bankruptcy lawyers that their aim should be on getting as much of that to creditors, including the company's pensioners, rather than frittering it all away on long - term litigation.
OTTAWA, January 25, 2017 — The Public Interest Advocacy Centre (PIAC), ACORN Canada (ACORN) and National Pensioners Federation (NPF) today reacted negatively to the Canadian Radio - television and Telecommunications Commission's (CRTC) rejection of their review of the CRTC's previous decision to deny creating a fund to ensure all Canadians, including lower - income Canadians, have equal access to broadband and other telecommunications services.
Robert has particular expertise in advising on the pension aspects of bulk purchase annuity contracts, including the partial buy - in of pensioner liabilities and transactions on an «all risks» basis.
Juniors had worked on a variety of matters, including «working at an organization to help pensioners be able to access Medicare,» working for Lawyers for the Creative Arts, tackling immigration cases, writing appellate briefs and helping people learn election laws.
First, the lawyers of PIAC represent organizations whose membership serves our target constituencies before boards and tribunals where the industries delivering such services are regulated, These organizations include the Canada Without Poverty (formerly NAPO), the Vulnerable Energy Consumers Coalition, the Consumers Association of Canada, the Ontario Council of Senior Citizens Organizations, National Pensioners and Senior Citizens Federation, Option consommateurs, Union de Consommateurs, and Rural Dignity of Canada among others.
The terms finalized are - rupees two lakh for pensioners including their spouse and a black period of four years for family pensioner.
As per the present scenario, out of 44 lakh pensioners about 27 lakh receive less than Rs 1000 per month as their pension which include 5 lakh widows as well.
In particular, a number of commentators expressed concern about the mental health implications of the social welfare cuts for the under - 30s and pensioners, including John Mendoza who
When it comes to part - time real estate agents, if «part time» means another source of income, then pensioners (private, public or CPP) would be included.
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