Sentences with phrase «private and public sector companies»

We work with both private and public sector companies in Birmingham supporting their employees whether through redundancy, career development or retirement planning.

Prior to attending law school, Mr. Shaw held labour relations positions at both private and public sector companies.

The company said it was also benefiting as private and public sector companies cut costs by trading down to mid-market and budget hotels.

Not exact matches

CNBC has assembled an elite group of chief financial officers representing public and private companies from various major sectors, to share their frontline insights and unique views on key issues and challenges facing today's CFOs.

The pair's solutions to the alleged problems of CEO - speak are greater government control of markets, more bureaucracy in the private and public sectors, an end to CEOs» duty of care to shareholders and — get this — more snore - inducing courses on critical textual analysis in business schools so students can know exactly how many times a CEO says «our company» versus «the company.»

The CNBC Global CFO Council represents some of the largest public and private companies in the world, collectively managing more than $ 4.5 trillion in market capitalization across a wide variety of sectors.

With presentations from five private companies and five public companies in the technology sector, this event attracts Canadian and U.S. investors with the goal of raising institutional and VC investment dollars, and enhancing the capital ecosystem for technology companies in Canada.

That's because, while the Canadian economy is very sensitive to whatever happens to U.S. consumers and private companies, we're not quite so closely linked to America's public sector.

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.

Second, private companies «go public» via IPOs, spreading total profits in the economy, as well as earnings in individual sectors, over a larger and larger base of shares.

Conducting field research for my upcoming book, I found that it is rare for contracts with private prison companies to demand fresh thinking, recidivism reduction, and outcomes that outperform the public sector.

His understanding and connectivity in the GCC in both public and private sectors is unparalleled and uniquely positions him as an ideal expert in the examination and selection of companies that are viable for growth in the market.

Doug Rothwell has worked as an executive in the public, private and non-profit sectors having worked for three state Governor's and two Fortune 500 companies.

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private - and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

Now sovereign wealth funds are turning their attention to public and private - sector financial - data companies.

Theresia serves on the boards of several private and public companies and led the first investment rounds in the Consumer Internet / Mobile sector (Birchbox, HotelTonight, LearnVest, Trulia, Joyus) and Security sector (Imperva, ForeScout, TRUSTe).

«The appointment of Gail brings a rare combination of experience in the financial services and technology sectors, having worked in both non-executive and executive roles at leading public and private growth companies including Paypal, Macquarie, Eclipx, OneVue and Melbourne IT.»

As a profitable Crown corporation that operates on commercial principles, EDC works together with private and public - sector financial institutions to create greater capacity for Canadian companies to engage in trade and investment.

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.»

An integrated Public Sector «Oil Major», to match the performance of huge international and domestic private sector oil and gas companies, is proposed.

American women are offered 12 weeks of unpaid leave under the Family and Medical Leave Act, which exempts companies with fewer than 50 paid employees, but in 2011, only 11 percent of private sector workers and 17 percent of public workers reported that they had access to paid maternity leave through their employer.

A few other noteworthy elements include a plan to lower the voting age to 16, an extension of Freedom of Information requests to private companies undertaking public sector work and a ban on fracking.

Those who favour a renewed commitment to public support for the media will therefore have to rethink the role of public policy, of public service media organizations, and reconsider how governments can support those private sector media companies that provide public goods like the kinds of accessible accountability journalism and diverse public debate that democracies benefit from.

Rather than private companies getting these brand spanking new prisons and letting us down we want to make sure that they're treated the same as the public sector and sharing best practices.

I have no objection to private industry being involved in building schools etc under public sector management, but, as has been detailed time and time again, the financing issues are simply a licence for banks and investment companies to print money.

The bill will cover both the public and private sectors, requiring employers to develop anti-harassment policies and training and barring the state from awarding bids to any company that failed to comply.

Liberal commentator Will Hutton has unveiled his report into public sector pay, calling for the ability to track and publish the pay multiples of both public and private companies.

Cuomo's prescriptions in his 2016 State of the State speech included closing a legal loophole that lets campaign donors funnel unlimited sums to candidates through limited - liability companies; requiring office holders to report campaign contributions every 60 days instead of twice a year; allowing lawmakers to earn no more than 15 percent of their legislative salaries in private - sector work; and adopting a system of voluntary public campaign financing similar to what New York City has.

The FSB is calling on the Government to ensure that all public agencies follow the lead of central Government and pay all invoices to small firms within 10 days; that all contractors that the public sector uses pay their sub-contractors within the same time; and that all private sector companies used by the public sector sign up to the Prompt Payment Code.

And I will take a hard line, too, against any attempts to replicate the mistake of skewing the market against public sector providers, effectively bribing private companies by offering them more money to do exactly the same job as you.

Gov. Andrew Cuomo has made SUNY Poly and its distinct economic development model — where the public owns a research or manufacturing facility, with the hope that private sector companies will lease and cluster around it — a cornerstone of his efforts to revive upstate New York.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo has undertaken a statewide building boom using public construction contracts to spur private - sector job growth that since 2011 has committed billions of dollars in construction funds and tax breaks to companies.

Geico officials along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed Tuesday plans by the national company to grow its local workforce while making a combined public - and private - sector investment of slightly more than $ 15 million.

What the report conveniently ignores is that national pay frameworks are not just a feature of public services, many private sector companies also use them because they are cost effective and aid recruitment and retention.

But Chris Williamson, chief economist at financial information company Markit, expressed pessimism on the country's employment prospects, saying: «The unemployment rate is likely to continue to rise in coming months as job losses in the public sector are accompanied by lower payroll numbers in private sector services and construction.

They were introduced by the first - term Labour government and involve the public sector entering into long - term contracts with private sector companies.

A private finance initiative (PFI), also known as a public private partnership (PPP), is a government programme that is funded and operated through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector companies.

Adonis added: «I think he is going to have to go because, as he is forced to defend a massive bailout to the private sector, the question will be asked by the public accounts committee and the National Audit Office — why didn't you adopt the alternative course which was to set up state companies to avoid the need for a bailout?

Mr Obeng was also the chief consultant and Chairman of OB Associates, a public and private sector consulting firm and chairman of Ghana Agro and Food Company (GAFCO).

However, writes Andreas T. Schmidt (University of Groningen), within an environment where private companies frequently adopt nudge strategies, public policy nudges need not have greater implications for democracy and transparency than other forms of government intervention, and can be one tool in exerting democratic control over private sector nudge tactics.

The BCCF centres are intended to nurture new biotech companies emerging from public research institutes and the private sector.

One hot topic in public health funding, he said, is the idea of working with the private insurance and reinsurance sectors to begin insuring against pandemics in the same way that these companies insure against natural disasters such as hurricanes.

Obama also gave a shout out to Subra Suresh, marking his first day as director of the National Science Foundation; plugged the Administration's spending on STEM education; and highlighted a private - sector initiative, called Changing the Equation, in which hundreds of companies and organizations are adding their dollars to public investments in science education.

Manufacturers, software companies, insurers, law firms, and governmental agencies have a clear stake in what is likely to be a sea of change in risk policy across private and public sectors.

Many academic researchers feel disconnected from the private sector, and targeting companies «cold» is «a tortured path because companies» internal structures aren't usually transparent to the public,» notes Boccanfuso.

«By opening The City's dark fibre infrastructure to the private and public sector, non-profit companies, and academia, we help enable the development of projects like quantum encryption and create opportunities for further research, innovation and economic growth in Calgary,» said Tyler Andruschak, project manager with Innovation and Collaboration at The City of Calgary.

The Hackettstown, N.J. — based company provides meteorological expertise to public and private sector organizations, including the media.

These, in addition to our extensive data sets and experienced personnel, provide opportunities for government, public / private sector companies and academia to research, demonstrate, test and validate technologies and concepts in a real world setting.

Addressing complex public health issues requires the combined efforts of government agencies, academic institutions, private - sector companies, and nonprofit organizations.

We also nurture start - ups for scientists so that they can bring medical inventions to market, and we've partnered with leading biotechnology and technology companies such as Genentech, Pfizer, GE and Samsung to leverage the best public and private sector expertise to solve the biggest problems in health.