Sentences with phrase «many public sector pensions»

They made a good opening gambit, I'd say, on public sector pensions and MP pensions.

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Bonnie Lysyk's latest report again takes issue with major public sector pension plans being counted as government assets.

Look to Mr. Campbell to provide a more diplomatic approach to public sector pension changes, an issue that hastened the demise of his predecessor, Doug Horner.

But rather than supporting the idea that all Canadians should have comfortable retirements — say, by reforming CPP, and protecting private sector employees against company bankruptcy — the authors see public sector pensions as just more «premium.»

The government claims that its changes will not affect the core public sector pension plans, under the Public Service Superannuation Act, the Canadian Forces Superannuation Act and the Royal Canadian Mounted Police Superannuation Act.

After a very mediocre spell in club football (including a relegation), the ex-Villa captain decided to secure a public sector pension by working with the FA.

In Kentucky, Pew's technical assistance helped create cost - effective changes in public sector pensions, home visiting, and corrections policies.

Mr Maude said that former pensions secretary John Hutton's recent report on public sector pensions had prompted a cross-party consensus that they needed to be made «fairer and more sustainable».

She said yesterday: «The government's unnecessary attack on public sector pensions has convinced NUT members that there is no alternative but to support strike action.

The bruising process of reforming public sector pensions will not save the taxpayer any money, a respected economic thinktank has argued.

Public sector pensions in Britain are some of the best in the world, he argues.

We argued that there should be an increase of employee contributions to all unfunded public sector pension schemes by a third.

PCS says the government's announcement this morning about public sector pension contributions makes a mockery of the ongoing negotiations and proves that the government is determined to make people pay more and work longer in return for smaller pensions.

We are challenging the Secretary of State for Work and Pensions» decision to change the basis on which certain public sector pension benefits, including teachers» pensions, are up - rated from the Retail Prices Index (RPI) to the Consumer Prices Index (CPI).

Commenting on the judicial review on the indexation of public sector pensions, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the High Court.

The gulf between union bosses and ministers has widened further as Danny Alexander announced the public sector pension retirement age will rise to 66.

Could the public sector pensions clash be the coalition's next humiliation?

12:11 - After a question on public sector pensions - the first which hasn't been about Europe - we get a question from Tory Steven Baker, who calls on Britain to «leave Europe» altogether.

Unions reacted defensively to the report, with Brendan Barber of the TUC saying the IFS had only examined one of three major changes to public sector pensions.

The PCS union said ministers had fixed the terms of negotiation over public sector pensions in a way which would seriously undermine the possibility of an agreement being reached.

Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude struggled when under forensic examination on the Today programme this morning, when he was seemingly unable to answer why public sector pension reform was needed when its cost as a share of GDP was set to fall.

The prime minister's spokesman has been on the defensive when it comes to unions» threat of further strike action over public sector pensions.

As part of the ongoing talks over wider cuts to public sector pensions, ministers have since ruled out any negotiations on the issue.

Will Miliband take up the public sector pensions baton at PMQs?

«Public sector pensions will remain among the very best, providing a guaranteed pension level for all employees.

John Hutton's interim findings on public sector pension reform are a welcome first step towards tackling one of the toughest challenges facing Britain today.

The riots, public sector pensions and, of course, Jeremy Clarkson's over-eager mouth orifice, figured prominently.

David Cameron repeatedly tried to use Ed Miliband's relationship with the trade unions to his advantage today, as the public sector pensions strike looms.

Don't tell anyone, but away from the public sector pension row the parties are carefully engineering a political consensus.

But ministers, currently engaged in a standoff with union officials over public sector pension changes, are unlikely to be willing to make major concessions.

Perhaps this is why Webb is ever so slightly critical of the Treasury's approach to handling the public sector pensions negotiations.

John Hutton's independent commission on the future of public sector pensions has today published his findings.

Even if the recovery had been progressing as well as ministers might have hoped, we would still have seen the clashes over public sector pensions, tuition fees and cuts to public services - police, schools, the NHS - currently driving the government's popularity downwards.

And he's convinced that Miliband will find it hard to unveil a credible set of alternatives to big - ticket items like public sector pension changes, NHS reform, new schools and other shake - ups.

Riding the roar from the Labour benches, he ploughed on, criticising Miliband's stance on the Greek crisis and on public sector pensions.

Continue reading «Tory MPs welcome Danny Alexander's public sector pensions statement to the Commons»»

Commenting on the judicial review on the indexation of public sector pensions, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said:

Trade unions from across the public sector are warning Labour that there is «widespread anger and resentment» over proposed reforms to the public sector pension schemes.

Yesterday's concessions by the Coalition, in respect of the public sector pensions negotiations, verge on an unconditional surrender to the unions, perhaps on a scale unprecedented in the history of public sector labour negotiations.

If the Government adopt his ideas on public sector pension reform, they will have missed a golden opportunity and will have saddled future generations with unimaginable levels of debt.

Commenting on remarks made by Ed Miliband on public sector pension reform during his Question & Answer session at TUC Congress, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said this:

The recent publication of the Hutton Report on public sector pensions is the beginning of significant future reforms to the pensions of millions of public sector workers, many of whom may have to work longer and contribute more.

We want to work with Government and the wider industry so the Dashboard can help customers with public sector pensions and those in trust based schemes.»

Increase employee contributions to all unfunded public sector pension schemes by a third.

Those arguments are unlikely to stop former Labour Cabinet minister John Hutton, who was appointed on Sunday as the chair of an independent commission on public sector pensions.

Despite the promise of the Coalition Government to protect accrued pension rights, regardless of the outcome of the current Review of public sector pensions, millions of public sector workers are now facing a retirement beset by worry and financial uncertainty following the Coalition Government's decision to switch pension calculations from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

The ABI wants to work with wider industry including trust based and public sector pension schemes, to ensure that as many people as possible can benefit from the dashboard, with support from the whole market.

During a question and answer session with union delegates following the speech, Mr Miliband was regularly heckled by delegates, particularly over his stance on public sector pensions and academy schools.

Conference asserts that public sector pensions are a significant element of the remuneration package for five million public service workers and are, therefore, a substantial part of pension provision in the UK.