Sentences with phrase «review of the public sector»

Despite the promise of the Coalition Government to protect accrued pension rights, regardless of the outcome of the current Review of public sector pensions, millions of public sector workers are now facing a retirement beset by worry and financial uncertainty following the Coalition Government's decision to switch pension calculations from the Retail Price Index (RPI) to the Consumer Price Index (CPI).

Brendan Barber, TUC general secretary, comments on Lord Hutton's review of public sector pensions:

It is expected the review of the public sector pay cap will feature in a parliamentary debate later today.

Not exact matches

It appears he has the backing of Mr Gove, who told the Sunday Times: «You've got to listen to the public sector pay review bodies.

A Number 10 source said the Government was responding to the recommendations of public sector pay review bodies which are currently reporting to ministers «on a case - by - case basis».

Gove told the BBC's Andrew Marr Show that the government «should listen to the pay review bodies who govern each individual area of public sector pay,» and that ministers should respect the «integrity» of the pay review process.

They are operating on a fraction of the budget of the big public - sector fusion experiments (see my briefing from last August), yet the consensus among scientists who've reviewed its design for «magnetized target fusion» is that, to borrow a phrase from Captain James T. Kirk, it just might work.

These projections were converted to a Public Accounts basis by the Department of Finance, subject to review and approval by the private sector organizations.

The Russian review of ArcSight's source code, the closely guarded internal instructions of the software, was part of HPE's effort to win the certification required to sell the product to Russia's public sector, according to the regulatory records seen by Reuters and confirmed by a company spokeswoman.

That's according to new analysis by Deutsche Bank analyst Michael Simotas, who said a review of Domino's wage agreement shows the pizza franchisor's current agreement expired in June 2013, and does not pay the penalty rates stipulated in the award covering the fast food sector, including loadings for work after 9 pm Monday to Friday, and on Saturdays, Sundays and public holidays.

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Furthermore, it might well be time for a reviewed public investment strategy targeting highly value - added sectors of the economy, where Spain can be most competitive in the future.

Commenting on the judicial review on the indexation of public sector pensions, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said: «The NUT, along with other unions, is challenging the Government in a judicial review at the High Court.

The British Medical Association, which represents doctors and medical students, welcomed a variety of Labour proposals, including the extra funding as well as scrapping the public sector pay cap and reviewing Sustainability and Transformation Plans, which are local schemes that often involve closing services to save money.

Then there was the GMB's Paul Kenny warning that his union was reviewing its affiliation, followed by Unison general secretary Dave Prentis's dark mutterings of «unintended consequences» as retribution for Ed Balls's support for a public sector pay freeze.

Commenting on the judicial review on the indexation of public sector pensions, Christine Blower, General Secretary of the National Union of Teachers, the largest teachers» union, said:

Three quarters of a million public - sector workers could lose their jobs as a result of the Government's Comprehensive Spending Review

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).

Michael Heseltine earned the ire of his allies in the Tory party today, with a regional growth review which was far more supportive of the public sector than ministers would have wanted.

The former critic of Margaret Thatcher earned glowing reviews from trade unions when his paper suggested public and private sectors should work interdependently, taking inspiration from the Olympics.

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

Some facts are already depressingly familiar: the spending review will put half a million public sector workers out of a job; another half a million people in the private sector are expected to be fired as the economy slows.

As Chancellor, George Osborne asked pay review bodies to look at the case for ending national pay deals in the public sector so that public sector salaries were brought down to the level of the private sector in each region.

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.

Part of this scene is the six Pay Review Bodies, that themselves cover a third of the public sector workforce.

The parties commit to establishing an independent commission to review the long term affordability of public sector pensions, while protecting accrued rights.

The review's conclusions have led to the creation of new guidance for public sector managers on how to interpret the act, which includes the clear statement that it should have no impact on criminal law or fighting crime.

iv ensuring that the public sector unions are involved in the review of the PSED v reinvigorating equality as a mainstream collective bargaining issue and providing guidance and advice to affiliates.

From pensioners to first - time buyers to public sector workers, a rundown of how today's Autumn Statement and Spending Review affect you.

«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.

«The Chancellor made many welcome announcements in the Spending Review, including the 1 % limit to public sector pay growth and the intention to curtail automatic pay progression - regardless of performance - within the public sector.

It also criticised the government's controversial decision to stage public sector pay awards, warning savings will be modest and on - off, do little to fight inflation and undermine the credibility of the pay review body process.

The senior salaries review body (SSRB) recommends MPs vote for a pay rise of 2.56 per cent, noting that they are underpaid compared to people in comparable positions in the private and public sector.

I suggested establishing a commission to review the affordability of public sector pensions.

The team is expected to do a thorough review of both public and private sector pay policies, not only in Ghana, but also across the globe, to make informed recommendations for implementation.»

In November 2015, President Mahama performed the constitutional ritual of constituting a committee to review the emoluments of Article 71 class of public sector workers.

Back in 2008 when MORI reviewed their methodology after wrongly showing Ken Livingstone ahead in the London mayoral race, they discovered they had too many public sector workers in their telephone samples and started weighting according to it (quite drastically, it's sometimes a case of almost halving the number of public sector workers).

Based on the review we suggest that a way ahead contributing to achieve public health goals through the food service sector is e.g. by making changes in the placement of the products we want to promote, like vegetables by putting them first in line.

In fact, in the vast majority of the 39 metro areas reviewed in the CRP report, the application of our central - city comparison decreases (relative to the flawed CRP analysis) the level of segregation in the charter sector as compared to the traditional public school sector.

A Department of Education spokesperson said: «We recognise and value the hard work of teachers which is why we have accepted the pay deal proposed by the independent School Teachers» Review Body, in line with the 1 per cent public sector pay policy.

Foot made the declaration at the school funding conference in London, acknowledging that whilst schools fared better than other parts of the public sector in the Spending Review, it faced a difficult time ahead.

School facilities is second only to highways as the largest sector of public infrastructure spending, but it's been more than 20 years since the federal government conducted a comprehensive review of the nation's school buildings.

Councilmember Grosso encouraged the audience to attend an upcoming roundtable on February 2nd to review the findings of this report and provide recommendations on how DCPS and public charter schools can continue to reduce instances of school discipline in both sectors.

Details of the majority of public sector pay reviews, including for the military, doctors and the prison service, could be published as early as this week.

A 2014 analysis published in the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics» Monthly Labor Review shows that the same goes for teachers: while there is a pay gap between teachers and other comparable professions, «the difference is mitigated if they are employed in the public sector — and more so if they have union representation as well.»

Further, even if the datasets did contain an official agency view, the peer review requirements would apply only if the dissemination of information is «influential»; which is defined to mean, «the information will have or does have a clear and substantial impact on important public policies or private sector decisions».

The UNFCCC secretariat and the expert group on Technology Transfer carried out an extensive review of adaptation technologies and assessed their possibilities in five sectors: coastal zones, water resources, agriculture, public health and infrastructure.

The Commission will be allowed to initiate review and inquiries into incidents of «tension and conflict» in a community, institution, industry or sector of the economy, as well as, authority to initiate or assist in cases where it is of the opinion that it is in the public interest to do so, which will invariably influence the direction of human rights litigation.

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As the public sector looks increasingly towards commissioning services and increased use of outsourcing, public sector clients should be advised to undertake detailed reviews of existing insurance policies, improve where necessary contract management prior to inception and contract performance throughout the term of the contract, underpinned by regular risk assessment of third party service providers.