Sentences with phrase «particularly in the public sector»

With the current economic challenges, particularly in the public sector, the drive for efficiency is all - important and the performance of the FM / estates bursar function has and will continue to make a major contribution.
Yet in the decades since legislatures put tenure laws on the books, legal protections for all employees have grown dramatically, particularly in the public sector.
A much greater diversity of lawyers have entered the profession in the past 25 years, particularly in the public sector, though a number of gaps and disparities are still evident.
Simon Colvin, who is the global head of the firm's TMT practice, is noted for his transactional expertise, particularly in the public sector.
The aim, the group said earlier this month, is to present «a uniform voice» and advocate for an open environment for the development of blockchain applications, particularly in the public sector.
Abstract: Musculoskeletal disorders constitute a considerable public health problem, often resulting in sickness absence, particularly in public sector employees.
Non-payment or very late payment of contractors is already a major problem, particularly in the public sector.

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Companies can use a public - sector buyer as a reference for other potential clients to help drive export sales and gain access to financing, particularly in life sciences, manufacturing and energy.
The summary of their stats for Ontario, in the 11 - year period, 1998 to 2009, was as follows: Private sector: Arbitrated settlements: 28 (50,828 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Non-arbitrated settlements: 1,877 (1,658,929 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Public sector: Arbitrated settlements: 407 (282,903 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Non-arbitrated settlements: 2,842 (2,875,878 employees) average annual increase: 2.7 % This says nothing, of course, of the base from which those increases were granted, particularly after the public sector austerity in Ontario during the Public sector: Arbitrated settlements: 407 (282,903 employees) average annual increase: 2.5 % Non-arbitrated settlements: 2,842 (2,875,878 employees) average annual increase: 2.7 % This says nothing, of course, of the base from which those increases were granted, particularly after the public sector austerity in Ontario during the public sector austerity in Ontario during the 1990s.
This has been particularly felt in London and the South East, where many vital public sector workers, such as teachers and police officers have found themselves priced out of the market.
Cuomo has also made it clear organized labor — particularly the public employee unions, but also the health care sector — will be in the crosshairs during the budget battle, so WFP isn't going to have the easiest time of it next year.
«Whereas employers were in «wait and see» mode three months ago, more private sector firms, particularly among private sector services firms, have decided to push the redundancy button in response to worsening economic news,» the CIPD's public policy adviser Gerwyn Davie said.
The business secretary Vince Cable recently told a seminar that «the public sector balance sheet has to be used to leverage in private capital, particularly in housing.»
So we recognise anxieties here in Northern Ireland, concerns which derive particularly from the local economy's longstanding overreliance on the public sector
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.
However ministers face a tough battle to achieve this, particularly in an atmosphere of swingeing public sector cuts.
According to him, Jonathan directed the Coordinating Minister for the Economy, Okonjo - Iweala, to work along with other relevant stakeholders both in public and private sector including international consultants to come up with what «we believe should be the comparative template about cost of projects particularly civil engineering projects including supply executed in the country to address criticisms on the cost of projects».
The Minister of State in charge of Public Procurement, Hon. Sarah Adwoa Safo, has commended the Ministry of Education, particularly the sector minister, Dr. Matthew Opoku Prempeh, for strictly adhering to the procurement laws in the various procurement activities his outfit is undertaking for the implementation of the free Senior High School (SHS) policy.
«Now that an increasing number of PFI deals are in their operational stage, and change will inevitably be needed over time, the public sector has to raise its game to get a better outcome and use the guidance and resources available, particularly as changes made to operational projects have not always provided value for money.»
Hopkins also described the impact of public sector cuts, «particularly in the north».
The unions associated with school teachers, nurses, and miners certainly have the highest profiles, but a number of unions represent scientists, particularly scientists working in the public sector.
Barriers to access to the benefits of science, particularly in the health sector, result from a shift in the balance of public sector funding for research and private sector funding for development, Wyndham noted.
«We particularly applaud the panel's recommendation to increase public sector investment in research over the next decade,» Brendan Crabb, president - elect for the Association for Australian Medical Research Institutes, told The Sydney Morning Herald newspaper.
What we heard was that nobody was particularly happy with the way that R&D is happening whether it's in the public sector or the private sector.
At a time when the energy capacity gap is reaching a critical point, it is particularly important in public sector buildings where the bills are paid for by the State, to reduce energy use in public sector buildings.
It is entirely right that high salaries in the public sector are questioned and scrutinised, and particularly so in education where every penny spent must clearly be to the benefit of pupils.
This is particularly pertinent in relation to the recruitment of management level staff, as surveys have found that 93 per cent of public sector workers believe a lack of effective leaders is the biggest challenge that they face.
Twenty - five years after the first charter law was enacted in Minnesota, the public charter school sector has helped spark significant public education improvements, particularly for urban students and students of color.
Taxpayers are supporting a public school system that is almost double the cost of many private sector alternatives, and delivers poor results, particularly in our poorest districts.
Particularly for school choice activists of a conservative or libertarian bent (including University of Arkansas» Jay P. Greene and Greg Forster at the Milton & Rose D. Friedman Foundation), thinking through these issues means challenging their own ideology — especially their misguided belief that choice alone will lead to improvements in school quality and serve as the best form of accountability — as well as their own financial concerns as members of a sector of American public education.
«This project is a prime example of how private / public efforts can benefit emerging industries, particularly those in the renewable energy sector.
(b) Reduce oil consumption particularly in the transport sector and adopt electrification based on renewables and expand public transport.
Often we find climate change is a common cause but it is how this manifests itself which is key: changes in climate play out through natural resources — the underlying environment that particularly people in poverty most directly depend on» said David Nussbaum, CEO of WWF - UK to representatives of the public, private and NGO sector at the launch of the report in London on 10 September 2014.
Climate mitigation through energy efficiency in the residential and commercial sectors will improve local and regional air quality, particularly in large cities, contributing to improved public health (e.g., increased life expectancy, reduced emergency room visits, reduced asthma attacks, fewer lost working days) and avoidance of structural damage to buildings and public works.
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Mark has also been instructed in substantial local government cases, particularly those relating to vires finance issues and CPOs, for many years by both the public and private sectors.
Abrahams focuses on public sector employment, particularly local government, and previously spent four years with Edward Nathan Sonnenbergs (now ENSafrica) before joining Bowmans in 2009.
The research suggests zero hours contracts are more common in the voluntary and public sectors than the private sector, being particularly popular in the hotel, catering / leisure, education, and healthcare sectors.
He has experience in a wide variety of business sectors, particularly property investment and development, lending and finance (including private equity, securitisation, and sub-prime mortgage lending), UK and international trade and distribution, leisure sector, auctioneers, agency, transport, public infrastructure, utilities, education, telecommunications and IT.
Has made representations before arbitral tribunals and / or the Tribunal administratif du travail relating to various companies and public institutions, particularly in the hospital and university sectors.
«There are many new and exciting schemes being planned within the region, particularly within the public sector where local authorities are taking the lead in bringing public - private partnerships together.
Gurmeet has extensive experience advising public and private clients on infrastructure, energy and construction projects, particularly in renewable power, water and transportation sectors.
Mark Robertson specialises in property law, particularly property - related disputes, helping public and private sector clients reach commercial and cost - effective solutions to property - related issues.
Jonathan regularly advises and represents employers, particularly public bodies and third sector organisations, in employment and disciplinary matters.
Chambers 2015 — Paul Menham represents both public and private sector clients, particularly in collective redundancy exercises and restructurings.
The reasons the SGC gave for its volte face were that this formula could risk an unfair outcome with fines varying wildly for essentially the same offence; that it was particularly difficult to apply to public and third sector bodies; and may result in corporate re-organisations designed avoid the impact of any fine.
«We see significant opportunities for high - end, cross-border M&A and finance work in the private and public sectors, particularly in the energy, mining and natural resources sectors
I undertake a limited amount of business coaching for those in strategic leadership positions (in the law, the commercial world, the armed forces and public sector), working particularly with individuals who have reached, or are making a transition to, a very senior governance or leadership position within their organisations and who are facing business or personal issues that are strategic to their organisations.
It would be fair to say that the Scottish economy is dependent upon the public sector to a greater extent than is the case for many regions south of the border and that brings its own challenges at all times but particularly in times of austerity.
Sherrard Kuzz has a particularly high profile in the retail and services sector, the construction sector, and the broader public sectors (including municipal and health care).
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