Sentences with phrase «of public sector workers on»

The study examined the relationship between emotional intelligence and motivation to serve the public of public sector workers on the one hand and the mutual influence of these factors on three indicators of their performance: job satisfaction, organizational commitment, and the quality of service, on the other.

The Fair Wages and Salaries Commission has disclosed to Citi Business News plans to halt the yearly review of the base salary of public sector workers on the Single Spine Salary Structure (SSSS).

Not exact matches

For several years, Cameco has tied compensation to environmental sustainability and worker safety, because «being in the uranium business, the company understands the importance of the social licence from the community,» says Nancy Hopkins, a lawyer who sits on several private - and public - sector boards, including Cameco's.

Eroding pension plans by shifting risk onto vulnerable employees and retirees with limited ability to absorb income cuts is quite in keeping with the Harper government's determination to lower the boom on public sector workers and improve the profitability of their corporate friends in the private sector.

Kuwaiti oil sector employees sit in a shaded area on the first day of an official strike called by the Oil and Petrochemical Industries Workers Union over public sector pay Continue Reading

It is important to shine a light on the financial details of workers in the public sector.

That's why, as with most strikes in the public sector, who backs down most will not depend on a direct conflict between workers and management as to who can inflict or sustain most pain; too many members of the public would be caught in the crossfire and both sides» reputations would suffer unacceptably.

Six unions have mounted a legal challenge on behalf of millions of public sector workers over what inflation index is used to increase their pensions.

This plan is based not on economics but on politics, and is focussed on making hard working public sector workers pay for the irresponsibility of city bankers.

We also fervently call on Government to deal with whatever handicaps or bottlenecks have prevented the payment of April salaries to almost all workers in the public sector.

While Ed Miliband floats around the country playing the role of a man with integrity, it's worth noting that despite «marching for the alternative» a few years ago with the people he claims to represent, he turned his back on public sector workers and those on «Workfare», whilst allowing changes to employment law to go through virtually unchallenged, allowing the coalition to force through it's anti-worker agenda.

«We could not even think of abolishing the 50p rate on the rich while at the same time I am asking many of our public sector workers to accept a pay freeze to protect their jobs.

«Stuck in a familiar groove, Len goes on to suggest that all the ills that he claims are befalling Labour are because of actions of so called «Blairites» — those terrible people who introduced the minimum wage and increased the number, the stature and indeed the pay of public sector workers across the country.»

«On November 30yj, we fully expect millions of public sector workers and their supporters to show their disgust at the government's plans,» general secretary Len McCluskey said.

«Tomorrow, as thousands of public sector workers learn their fates, the one - man scourge of the Tories will not be on a demo, or a picket line, or even in a TV studio.

A series of strikes in the culture and heritage sector opens with walkouts by British Library workers on Thursday (16) and Friday (17), the Public and Commercial Services union announces.

In the past few months, the leaders of all the public sector unions threatened a mass strike of three million workers over pensions, while this week the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union balloted members on industrial action over civil service jobpublic sector unions threatened a mass strike of three million workers over pensions, while this week the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union balloted members on industrial action over civil service jobPublic and Commercial Services (PCS) union balloted members on industrial action over civil service job cuts.

«It is on record that we have never, since the inception of this administration, had any dispute with the organized labour and I will be the first to admit that the Labour Unions in Lagos State have been most responsible and while, at the same time, being dogged in their advocacy for the promotion of the interests of workers in Lagos State, both in the public and private sector groups.

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.

The site prides itself on its deadpan style, current headlines include «Desperate Tories taking copious notes during Game of Thrones» and «You owe me money, Hammond tells public sector workers».

Labour leader Ed Miliband said the industrial action taken by public sector workers today was «a sign of failure on signs».

Following the submission today of the NASUWT response to the Department for Education consultation on «Proposed Increases to Contributions for Members of the Teachers» Pension Scheme», Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, said: «The Coalition Government should tell the public the truth about why it is seeking to raid the pensions of millions of ordinary public service workers and why it is taxing public sector workers who are acting responsibly by trying to save for their retirement.

The list put him as the fourth best - paid public sector worker on a salary of # 245,000.

In this climate of austerity and the need for public sector cuts, when so many are worried about the possibility that nurses, teachers and other such essential workers will be forced out of work as government tightens its belt, it is worth noting that # 2.8 billion of taxpayers» money was spent on consultancy fees in 2005 - 06 alone.

After all, labor, especially the public - sector unions, spends big on politics — and also supplies legions of campaign workers to help its friends and fight its enemies.

Axing 490,000 public sector workers» jobs during the comprehensive spending review statement, he looked like he was on some kind of autoerotic high.

«We have reached an extremely difficult point where at the moment there is absolutely no sign of the Government being prepared to really take a step back on some of the changes that they are preparing to force through which are very, very damaging to millions of public sector workers,» Mr Barber said.

«The way to build a stronger economy and fairer society, where everyone has opportunity to get on in life, is not to punish public sector workers outside of London and the south east.»

Teachers at the Annual Conference of the NASUWT, the largest teachers» union in the UK, have condemned the Coalition Government's attacks on the pay of public sector workers, which has seen teachers» pay cut by almost 15 %.

Next Thursday, July 10th, hundreds of thousands of public sector workers will be on strike.

On Wednesday, thousands of public sector workers across the country hit the streets to protest the hikes in utility and fuel prices.

The unpopularity of the plans, plus the alienation of David Cameron's core support on this issue, are revealed ahead of tomorrow's (Wednesday, 9 May) Queen's Speech, which is expected to announce measures to make public sector workers work longer.

«If the Report recommendations on the workforce are implemented it will be akin to using schools as a test bed for removing the employment rights of workers in the public sector.

This line was attached by Mark Serwotka, general secretary of the PCS, who said rising poverty was in part fuelled by the strict pay deals imposed on low paid public sector workers.

«They've already raided the pensions of Sellafield workers once, and now they're coming back for a second bite of the cherry, on the entirely spurious grounds that they fall under the government's public sector pension reform.

The number of retired public sector workers in New York collecting six - figure pensions is closing in on 4,000, with an 18 percent increase over the year before, according to a recent survey by The Empire Center.

The group wishes to lay more emphasis on the public sector worker, particularly the teachers» point of view and indeed it has become very urgent and imperative for these facts to be put out there in order for discerning minds to make an informed decision on election day.

«On Friday we'll be hearing from Len McCluskey, the newly elected general secretary of Unite - a union like ours that represents workers in both the public and private sectors, a union that knows the importance of campaigning hard, and a union with which we will be signing a joint agreement to embed our new working relationship at every level.

Commenting on the announcement of the draft Scottish budget for 2013/14, Chris Keates, General Secretary of the NASUWT, the fastest growing teachers» union in Scotland, said: «While the Scottish Government has been placed in a difficult position by the Westminster Government's imposition of its austerity measures, it is deeply disappointing that the Scottish Government has chosen to follow the Coalition's flawed economic policies by imposing another year of pay freeze on public sector workers.»

A meeting of the union's national executive committee unanimously agreed that further co-ordinated industrial action should be organised if the government continues to refuse to negotiate on the key issues of forcing public sector workers to pay more and work longer for a worse pension.

«Public sector workers across the country will be deeply concerned to have a review of their pensions sprung upon them on a Sunday morning — without proper consultation.

«We could not even think of abolishing the 50p [tax] rate on the rich while at the same time I am asking many of our public sector workers to accept a pay freeze to protect their jobs,» he said.

YouGov also asked a series of questions about public sector pensions — 74 % of people thought that public sector pensioners got a better deal than those who worked in the private sector and 60 % of those thought they did not deserve this (predictably there was a huge difference between public and private sector workers on this question — 55 % of public sector workers thought that, yes, they did deserve better pensions than the private sector).

The Pontypridd MP told the Guardian: «I was more than frustrated: I was furious that we were sitting there with a Tory Government that has imposed swingeing cuts on public services, on tax credits, on universal credit, that have smashed women and public sector workers the length and breadth of Britain, and we are taking lectures from them about social justice and economic fairness.

On government plans for a flat - rate state pension, simplicity was good in principle, but NEC members pointed out that government plans would cost public sector workers and employers more in national insurance, with the end of the lower opted - out rate.

In 2005 Labour's vote was on average almost as high (37.2 %) in seats with relatively low proportions of public sector workers as it was in seats with a relatively large proportion (37.5 %).

Threats to national pay structures are yet another unjustified attack on public sector workers and will hit spending power hard in the poorest areas of the country.

The lineup of groups opposing a constitutional convention includes: environmental groups, gay rights organizations, New York City cops, Western New York auto industry workers, the state chapter of the National Rifle Association, every imaginable public and private - sector union, political leaders on the left and right and even a group called «Humanists of Long Island.»

«Vital services that we all rely on and public sector workers should not be sacrificed to some sorry game of political chess.

«This year thousands of public sector workers have joined the dole queue, with even more cuts on the cards,» he said.