Sentences with phrase «less than their private sector»

When Mr Soapbox worked for the municipal government years ago, he was told that the reason why he was paid less than the private sector was because a government job was secure and had less risk... then they laid off 40 % of his department.

And dollar for dollar, college educated government employees make less than their private sector counterparts.

County Executive Joanie Mahoney says that reflects a changing trend in contracts for government employees, who traditionally were paid less than private sector counterparts, but had better benefits packages.

The best news is there are many young, bright, dedicated professionals out there willing to labor for less than the private sector might offer out of passion and belief in what they do.

Not exact matches

«Private sector companies and industries in Canada spend less on R&D than in competitor countries,» he notes.

This year's awards are open to all Australian business women that meet the entry criteria in the following categories: * Westpac Group Business Owner Award (owners with a 50 per cent share or more in a business, with responsibility for key management decision making); * Australian Government Private and Corporate Sector Award (employees in the private and corporate sectors, or owners with less than a 50 per cent share of a business); * Hudson Community and Government Award (employees of government departments, statutory bodies and not - for - profit organisations); * Panasonic Young Business Women's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any of the above criPrivate and Corporate Sector Award (employees in the private and corporate sectors, or owners with less than a 50 per cent share of a business); * Hudson Community and Government Award (employees of government departments, statutory bodies and not - for - profit organisations); * Panasonic Young Business Women's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any of the above criprivate and corporate sectors, or owners with less than a 50 per cent share of a business); * Hudson Community and Government Award (employees of government departments, statutory bodies and not - for - profit organisations); * Panasonic Young Business Women's Award (women aged 30 years and under, with any of the above criteria).

Wall Street accounted for less than 5 percent of local jobs but 20 percent of private sector wages in the city, the report said.

We've gone from less than 20 % of our appointments being in the private sector to the point now where I believe we're at about 30 %, or maybe even above that.

To put that number in perspective, the average annualized wage in the private sector in 2015 was $ 51,600, less than half of the tech industry average.

The PBO and private sector economists are predicting that Canada's economic potential will average less than 2 per cent per year over the period to 2014 and beyond.

ICI states that 90 % of equity mutual fund assets in private - sector IRAs are in funds that charge less than 100 basis points in operating expenses — and that private - sector IRAs offer more investment choices than the state - run plan contemplates.

Lets just say this, using the census data, controlling on 4 digit occupation (NocS), gender and age, there is less than a 2 % difference in average annual pay, between private and public sector workers working within similar occupations.

The post is a Level III on the federal executive schedule, meaning he was making $ 172,100 a year, far less than he earned in the private sector but still nothing to scoff at.

The exception is homeowners who were forced to purchase taxpayer - backed mortgage default insurance from Canada Mortgage and Housing Corp. (CMHC), or its main private sector rival Genworth Canada, because they put down less than 20 per cent of their home's value.

Today, less than 15 % of private sector employees are covered by DB plans.

The bonus is that the cost of construction and the cost of ongoing operation is materially less than traditional wastewater treatment facilities, creating an exciting investment opportunities for the private sector in partnership with public utilities.

British politics is lambasted as only marginally less corrupt than that in West Africa, and British ex-politicians denounced for accepting appointments in the private sector that are indirectly linked to their previous ministerial jobs.

And that's not even to mention the media - saturated propaganda about how much more efficient the private sector is, how the profit motive means it gets more things done better for less money than the public sector.

A recent study by the Center for State and Local Government Excellence and the National Institute on Retirement Security finds that when such factors as education and work experience are accounted for, state and local employees earn 11 to 12 percent less than comparable private sector workers.

Wall Street accounted for less than 5 percent of local jobs but 20 percent of private sector wages in the city, the report said.

Two, create a two - tiered salary system for the part - time New York State Legislature, so that lawmakers with outside income would earn less from taxpayers than the lawmakers with private - sector jobs.

less than they could earn in the private sector.

The spokesman adds that, quoting again, «with something this important and complex, we need the best project director possible to ensure that it is completed on time and on budget, and we are providing compensation that is significantly less than would be paid in the private sector.»

Tarek said Nassau assistant district attorneys have lower starting salaries — $ 57,000 — than those in every DA's office in the region and that they make significantly less than attorneys in the private sector.

The average gross salary for a private sector prison officer is 23 % less than their public sector equivalent.

An independent review found that 70 % of clinics in the private cosmetic sector are effectively unregulated and less than half (44 %) of operating theatres were properly equipped in 2010.

Stage two was to widen diversity of supply to create new incentives for better local performance and more choice for patients - a success story in achieving the shortest ever waiting times including meeting our commitment to less than eighteen weeks from doctor's appointment to hospital treatment, and improving the management of NHS resources through foundation hospitals and the use of the private sector.

The school boards group also urges a statewide freeze on government salaries - which would save billions without laying off a single employee or cutting back a single service - and requiring all workers to pay at least 10 % of their health insurance costs, which is less than most private - sector workers shell out.

Cuomo's relationship with Hinton and Glaser turned sour after she took the job as de Blasio's press secretary, a gig she held for less than a year before going back into the private sector.

CITY HALL — City workers are paid 17 percent less, on average, than their colleagues in the private sector, according to a new report released Wednesday by City Comptroller John Liu.

Despite that, DiNapoli found that the industry has accounted for less than 1 percent of the private sector jobs added in 2015, compared with 10 percent during the two prior recoveries from recessions.

She resigned to join the private sector less than a year later.

«It's happening more or less on the time scale [the government] said, which is a lot faster than the private sector expected,» Harrington said.

TK: I have no doubt that there would be less university pure science taking place under the private sector than there is under the current system.

Because part - time workers are less likely than full - time workers to have health insurance from their employers, we adjust the private - sector comparison data to match the percentage of teachers who work full time.

Private - sector pension benefits also enjoy substantial protections, but to a lesser degree than public - sector benefits.

When it comes to instruction in character and values, parental satisfaction within the private sector varies less than it does in either the charter or district sector.

And when layoffs do occur, they are generally less severe than in the private sector.

Satisfaction with school safety also varies less in the private - school sector than in the charter arena.

Most public school teachers participate in defined benefit (DB) pension plans, which because of different accounting rules contribute significantly less today for each dollar of future retirement benefits than private - sector DB pensions or defined contribution (DC) pension plans.

It is immediately apparent that the relative size of the private, non-profit sector varies enormously across states, from a high of more than 60 percent in Massachusetts and Rhode Island to less than 5 percent in Alaska, Arizona, Nevada, New Mexico, and Wyoming.

In education's public sector, by contrast, the work is actually less interesting than it is in private schools, where teachers enjoy more control over the curriculum and more autonomy in the classroom.

Second, public educators are less sensitive to competitive threats than are private - sector employers and employees.

She earns relatively modest benefits early in her career, less than what she could earn in the private sector under a cost - neutral 401 (k)- style plan.

To put it another way, most teachers are getting less from their employer than if they worked for a private - sector company where workers got Social Security and a 5 percent match on 401k contributions.

Historically, private school teachers salaries have been paid less than those in the public school sector.

The state's new retirement plan consists of a less - generous defined - benefit component than the one found in the old pension system, as well as a defined - contribution component similar to the 401 (k) plans found in the private sector.

«Education in particular is much more conservative and institutionally conservative [than the private sector] and teachers have less experience with new and emerging technology,» Krueger says.

Research indicates that today's public - sector workers such as teachers receive less compensation — or combined pay and benefits — than similar workers in the private sector.25 Historically, public - sector jobs were attractive to workers due to their stability, their high - quality benefits such as defined - benefit pensions, as well as their intangible benefits such as pride in public service.

«Historically,» it notes, «state and local governments have cut employment in recessions later than, and by much less than, the private sector.»