Sentences with phrase «public sector workers»

Several other states and local governments have either made cuts or are considering cuts to the pensions of public sector workers because of financial difficulties.

The costs of wages, benefits and pensions for public sector workers are unsustainable without higher taxes.

He recalled his time as a council leader, and spoke of «the enormous commitment by public sector workers in delivering key services».

The prime minister wants MPs to accept a 1.9 per cent pay rise, in line with other public sector workers.

In every area, the left has attempted to portray the case for reform as an attack on public sector workers.

And it's often middle class public sector workers who've have had their pay and pensions cut to pay for a debt they didn't create.

«These are the same people who protected their own pension scheme but cut the pensions of the lowest - paid public sector workers,» he added.

Because far from causing the government much political grief, today's strikes by public sector workers are actually rather politically convenient.

Labour could not even retain support among public sector workers, following much talk of cuts over the conference season.

That's why many public sector workers discover that they actually have a much higher standard of living in retirement than they did when they were working.

The government is aiming to reduce its pension bill by # 1.2 billion next year and thus public sector workers face increases of up to 2.4 % in their contributions.

The poorer someone is, the more likely they are to spend, so taking money from public sector workers and benefits claimants hurts demand.

Most public sector workers including MPs, teachers and civil servants receive final salary pensions from age 60, so tend to retire earlier.

He is expected to announce plans to force public sector workers to dramatically increase their contributions under a «pension levy» if they want to maintain their current rights.

The implications of the report mean public sector workers may end up having to wait longer to claim their pension and will have to contribute more throughout their careers.

The case will determine if public sector workers can be required to pay union dues as a condition of employment.

Public sector pensions are just one of the ways in which public sector workers get more rewards for working fewer hours.

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.

While religious organisations have specific protections, public sector workers do not.

So public sector workers in the north will take a real term pay cut to fund a tax cut for millionaires living in the south!

In theory, public sector workers like teachers accept lower current salaries in exchange for better benefits like health care and pensions.

There are particular questions here about the fate of union workers whose pay and benefits are set by multi-year collective bargaining agreements and public sector workers whose pay is set by law.

On an hourly basis, the typical public sector worker is now 30 % better paid than the typical worker in the private sector.

These arguments apply to everyone, not just public sector workers.

They want to turn private sector landlords, teachers, medical staff and other public sector workers into unpaid immigration officers, forcing them to provide information to the authorities.

In a competitive jobs market with thousands of public sector workers needing to find work in the private sector or become self employed, these fears need to be understood and overcome.

He said the deficit was still too high, which is why public sector workers face another year of pay restraint and welfare spending will be capped from 2015.

We note with regret that for the first time in recent memory, Ghanaian public sector workers have been forced to mark this important day without receiving their monthly salary.

I thought he wanted to get rid of underperforming public sector workers.

Then public sector workers weren't interested in the Conservative message.

Asked whether the government were unfairly targeting public sector workers, almost half of voters agreed.

Of course, they represent primarily public sector workers, whose priorities are increasingly at odds with those in the private sector.

So I fully understand why millions of decent public sector workers feel angry.

It was right for people, mainly public sector workers, to express how they felt about cuts to the their services, which they believe will increase social inequality in this country.

Public sector workers generally have more generous retirement packages than similar workers in the private sector.

Here, he is being asked to map out a plan of action, he wants to find a new job before thousands of new public sector workers hit the job market.

The new rules would make it virtually impossible for public sector workers to effectively organise industrial action.

The move comes after growing pressure on public sector workers.

So 400,000 public sector workers who would have voted labour anyway, wow.

Police and firefighters are typically eligible to retire after 20 years of service, and many other public sector workers can leave at age 55.

Later when states were given the opportunity to extend coverage to public sector workers in the 1950s, most states chose to extend coverage.

But a new paper suggests that a common perception about how we pay public sector workers is fundamentally flawed.

Critics have pointed out that the changes could still cost the State, because many public sector workers would have to rely on benefit payments to top up their pensions.

But those moves will do little to alleviate public anger over the rise, which is well above the one per cent pay rise being received by public sector workers.

The rise is much greater than that received by most public sector workers, who have been subject to austerity restrictions since 2010.

In a competitive jobs market with thousands of public sector workers needing to find work in the private sector or become self - employed, these fears need to be understood and overcome.

This will empower millions of public sector workers to become their own boss and help them to deliver better services.

«The Tories have no respect for public sector workers as their unfair public sector pay cap shows.

The government currently faces a backbench rebellion over its attempts to force MPs to accept a 1.9 per cent pay rise, putting them on a par with public sector workers such as police and prison officers.