Sentences with phrase «public sector job losses»

«You've got to offset not just for a lot of public sector job losses but also private sector job losses,» he said.

The backlash from the student fees debacle will still do him harm, as will the impact of local spending cuts and public sector job losses.

Despite the levels of government cuts and public sector job losses in recent years, the number of strikes remains relatively low.

When workers in the private sector are facing pay restraint, a 1 % average limit on annual increases is necessary to minimise public sector job losses.

Cutting bureaucracy has been a key theme of the coalition government so far, though a report by PwC earlier this week suggested those public sector job losses could have disastrous knock - on effects in the private sector - which the coalition hopes will lead the recovery.

«Recruitment intentions are falling, which will make further rises in unemployment therefore seem inevitable given that public sector job losses are outpacing the predictions made by the Office for Budget Responsibility.»

Pricewaterhouse Coopers has warned that 100,000 of the half a million public sector job losses feared as a result of the cuts will come from here.

Trade unions reacted with outrage today after a prominent right - wing thinktank branded 400,000 public sector job losses «easily manageable».

Not exact matches

Similarly, in 2001's economic dip, women's job losses accounted for only 14 % of total layoffs, largely because women overwhelmingly work in recession - proof industries such as health care, education and the public sector.

The decline reflected a loss of 74,000 public - sector jobs, which was only partly offset by modest growth in private - sector employment and self - employment.

Of course, the widespread social benefits of vigorous competition make it appropriate for a society to use public - and private - sector initiatives to cushion the most vulnerable people from the worst effects of job loss.

We are told that the expected job losses from this spending review amount to 490,000, in the public sector alone.

Because they will never want 31 per cent flat tax or two million job losses in the public sector, to be replaced by discredited voodoo economics from the 1980's.

«He confirms that the government is grabbing money from public sector workers to pay down a deficit they did nothing to create, even at a time when their pay is frozen for two years and many are facing job losses,» he said.

The BRC's warning will make uncomfortable reading for ministers, as the coalition has staked its economic policy of cutting spending on the projection that the private sector will be able to soak up a great deal of the job losses from public services, which will result from the spending review revealed on October 20th.

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.

An independent academic, Prof Colin Talbot, of Manchester Business School, claimed today the impact of the Tory efficiency savings could lead to a loss of 100,000 public and private sector jobs.

Already, there are reported cases of some foreign investors exiting our capital market, job losses which may further compound the high unemployment rate, the closure of public sector department in the banks, among other measures being adopted by the operators of the private sector to remain afloat.

Since the end of world war 2 the US population has increased some 100 to 110 %, in same period public sector jobs are up over 500 % while the private sector job losses need no explanation.

«Blacks hit hardest by public - sector job losses during recession.»

Digging deeper into the data, she discovered an unexpected chasm in public - sector job losses between black and other workers.

It's unlikely a rumour of job losses, even if it's through a government announcement if you work in the public sector, will count as notice but be aware, many grey areas exist.

Manchester has seen the hardest hit in job losses and redundancies within the public sector with 15,000 jobs lost or are under threat.