Sentences with phrase «of public sector pensions»

We believe that this publicity generally gives an entirely wrong impression of both the value and costs of public sector pension provision.

The government have also put in place a ban on members of public sector pension schemes from taking a transfer from their pension scheme.

He cited the reform of public sector pensions and student finance as examples of areas which previous Conservative governments had not been able to tackle over many decades.

Firstly on the issue of public sector pensions themselves.

The parties commit to establishing an independent commission to review the long term affordability of public sector pensions, while protecting accrued rights.

You are supposed to suspend the collection of public sector pension once you take another public office.

This would reduce the growth of public sector pension liabilities by hundreds of millions of pounds over the next decade.

On the face of it public sector pensions is an issue that should unite workers; but the detailed differences in outcome may undermine that unity.

However, they can also be relevant if you have one of those public sector pensions where responsibility for the shortfall is split between the employer and employees who are still working.

The cost of public sector pensions has risen by a third over the last decade, to around # 32 billion.

I suggested establishing a commission to review the affordability of public sector pensions.

It called on Conservative leader David Cameron and Nick Clegg, leader of Liberal Democrats, to ditch plans for a review of public sector pension costs in favour of cuts to the # 10bn subsidy for workers who are paid more than # 150,000 a year.

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.

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

«Conservatives worry about Clegg's increasingly petulant reaction to EU veto Main Downing Street is confident of a public sector pensions deal being reached with the unions»

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«No Money in the Bank» does more than lay out the many dimensions of the public sector pension crisis in crisp, highly readable prose, though it does that very well indeed.

«No Money in the Bank» does more than layout the many dimensions of the public sector pension crisis in crisp, highly readable prose, though it does that very well indeed.

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.

Heaven help the organisers of the public sector pensions fringe scheduled for 5.30 on Sunday, all the delegates will be off watching the big match between Scotland and Slovenia.

But their actions risk derailing the vital reform of public sector pensions because many people may now opt out of the system.

«Most tellingly he says the government is trying to take so much out of public sector pensions and impose so many extra costs on workers that there is a very real danger that staff will simply opt out of their pensions.

The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee has also been highly critical of the Government's pension strategy which they say is based more on public perception of public sector pensions than on actual figures.

Government reforms have reduced the average value of public sector pension schemes by around three per cent, from 24 per cent to 21 per cent of salary, the Pensions Policy Institute (PP) has said.

«Last week the government's true agenda was rumbled, with ministers exposed for making misleading statements about the viability of public sector pensions.

Ministers are pressing ahead with their controversial reforms of public sector pensions before a new strike on Thursday by tens of thousands of workers.

Today signals further disappointment for the Labour leader with a poll on LabourList blaming Miliband's handling of public sector pensions strikes on 30th November for a steep decline in popularity.

The decision to switch the indexing of public sector pensions from retail price index to consumer price index, implemented in April, has already prompted major disquiet, however.

Unless the Government starts to treat the issue of public sector pensions with respect and honesty then that is exactly what will happen.»

You resume collection of your public sector pension once you finish your tenure.

«Tories in Buckingham will be free to vote for Nigel Farage but CCHQ worries about publicity coup for UKIP Main A Conservative Government would prioritise tackling the excesses of public sector pensions»

These EAT decisions will be of relevance for private sector employers, even though the cases were brought by members of public sector pension schemes.

What would really help is an optional national pension plan that offers many of the benefits of the public sector pensions, but is open to self - employed Canadians and others who can't get a pension through work.

But while the risk of public sector pension collapse in Canada is very low, these plans face the same cost pressures as those in the private sector.

She is Head of AG's public sector pensions team which advises on all types of public sector pension schemes including the Principal Civil Service Pension Scheme, NHS Pension Scheme, Local Government Pension Scheme, Railways Pension Scheme and Electricity Supply Pension Scheme, as well as the «protected person» regime.

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).

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:

Asked about the government's proposals for the future of public sector pensions, the most popular option was the government's original plan to gradually increase the retirement age of public sector workers under 50 to 65, supported by 39 % of respondents.

There has been a significant amount of publicity in the Press and some political interest in the overall cost of public sector pensions, including police pensions.

Going back to the issue of the strikes, YouGov asked how well people thought David Cameron and the government had handled the issue of public sector pensions and negotiations — only 23 % though he had handled them well, with 59 % thinking it had been done badly.

In an accompanying press release, the CFIB links any CPP / QPP improvements to «reform» of public sector pensions — meaning a good old - fashioned slashing of pension benefits for municipal, provincial and federal public workers.

Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, comments on Lord Hutton's review of public sector pensions:

And George Osborne says public sector pensions are «unsustainable» but the National Audit Office disagrees and Lord Hutton's report showed the cost of public sector pensions is falling.

«Although our politics does not lend itself to consensus, is this not a subject on which we wish to reach a broad consensus both for the well - being of public sector pensions and for the country and economy as a whole».

A government commission, led by John Hutton the former Labour defence secretary, will examine the cost of public sector pensions and consider savings with the review to be published in September.

Shubha Banerjee, solicitor at Leigh Day, who represents 230 judges, said: «Following the report of Lord Hutton in 2011 into ways of reducing the costs of public sector pensions, the government sought to make changes across the public sector including to the pensions of police, firefighters, teachers, prison officers and others.