Sentences with phrase «such as business secretary»

The Liberal Democrats, including high - profile members of the party such as Business Secretary Vince Cable, lose all but one of their seats in the capital.

The Liberal Democrats have lost all but one of their seats in London, including those of high - profile members of the party such as Business Secretary Vince Cable.

Not exact matches

Other possible candidates, such as the foreign secretary, Phillip Hammond, or outsiders like the education secretary, Nicky Morgan, or business secretary, Sajid Javid, are also supporting remain.

Now, local government secretary Greg Clark claims to have found the answer: by 2020, local authorities will be financially self - sufficient, with funding from local revenue sources such as council tax and business rates to take the place of government grants.

«The new Bill, once signed into law by President Muhammadu Buhari will help to make Nigeria's business environment as competitive as its counterparts around the world; allow business owners to now register their businesses in a faster and more efficient way — using technology; removes all the unnecessary regulatory provisions — such as the requirement for «annual general meetings» and «company secretaries»; and reduces the minimum share capital for all companies and start - ups in Nigeria — which will encourage more investments and create new jobs.»

Delegates included Cabinet ministers such as Jack Straw, Andy Burnham, Liam Byrne, Baroness Sayeeda Warsi, and Dame Tessa Jowell; a former Home Office minister, Nick Herbert, and Labour's Shadow Business Secretary, Chuka Umunna.

The suggestion is that by putting together a document that includes controversial measures such as «hire and fire» proposals - where managers can sack anyone in return for a cash payment - Beecroft had forced the business secretary and others to go further than they otherwise would.

The Business Secretary denied being close to tears as he spoke at Wednesday's meeting, but admitted «I do feel very strongly» about it, before highlighting the importance of having a customs deal with «the minimum of frictions» to firms operating a just - in - time production line such as Toyota, which employs 3,500 people at plants in North Wales and Derbyshire.

Any such plan would cause major friction with the Tories» Liberal Democrat partners and be seen as a direct challenge to Business Secretary Vince Cable.

The first big test of Mr Corbyn's new authority is whether he can persuade big beasts, such as former Cabinet minister Yvette Cooper and former shadow business secretary Chuka Umunna, to serve under him in the shadow cabinet.

Last month Vince Cable, the Liberal Democrat Business Secretary, said the net migration target was «not sensible» because it hinged on factors largely beyond the Government's control - such as EU migration and Britons leaving or returning to the UK.

But in the same year Business Secretary Vince Cable had said the party would consider scrapping the 50p rate if there was a «good alternative», such as a «tax on very high - value property».

The Permanent Secretary shall attend to the business of the Association, the arrangements for the meetings and such other matters as the Council may designate.

With widespread bipartisan support from such ideological opponents as U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan and former Florida Governor Jeb Bush, as well as the business community, including the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, in 2010 the standards sailed remarkably fast through adoption in 40 states and the District of Columbia.

Special advisory and technical experts and consultants appointed pursuant to this subsection shall, while performing their functions under this section, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding the daily pay rate, for a person employed as a GS - 18 under section 5332 of title 45, United States Code, including traveltime, and while serving away from their homes or regular places of business they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of such title 5 for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

(2) Any such experts or consultants shall, while serving pursuant to such contracts, be entitled to receive compensation at rates fixed by the Secretary, but not exceeding the pro rata pay rate for a person employed as a GS - 18, under section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, including traveltime, and while so serving away from their homes or regular places of business, they may be allowed travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, for persons in the Government service employed intermittently.

The Secretary shall establish minimum requirements for State governments to use in reporting to the Secretary information concerning disadvantaged business enterprise awards, commitments, and achievements, and such other information as the Secretary determines appropriate for the proper monitoring of the disadvantaged business enterprise program.

(1) The following shall be exempt from the Credit Services Organization Act: (a) A person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this state or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this state or the United States or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act, 12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.; (b) A bank or savings and loan association whose deposit or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (c) A credit union doing business in this state; (d) A nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code; (e) A person licensed as a real estate broker or salesperson under the Nebraska Real Estate License Act acting within the course and scope of that license; (f) A person licensed to practice law in this state acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (g) A broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (h) A consumer reporting agency; (i) A person whose primary business is making loans secured by liens on real property; (j) A person, firm, corporation, or association licensed as a collection agency in this state or a person holding a solicitor's certificate in this state acting within the course and scope of that license or certificate; and (k) A person licensed to engage in the business of debt management pursuant to sections 69 - 1201 to 69 - 1217.

«Credit Services Organization» does not include any of the following: (i) a person authorized to make loans or extensions of credit under the laws of this State or the United States who is subject to regulation and supervision by this State or the United States, or a lender approved by the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for participation in a mortgage insurance program under the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. Section 1701 et seq.); (ii) a bank or savings and loan association whose deposits or accounts are eligible for insurance by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or the Federal Savings and Loan Insurance Corporation, or a subsidiary of such a bank or savings and loan association; (iii) a credit union doing business in this State; (iv) a nonprofit organization exempt from taxation under Section 501 (c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, [FN1] provided that such organization does not charge or receive any money or other valuable consideration prior to or upon the execution of a contract or other agreement between the buyer and the nonprofit organization; (v) a person licensed as a real estate broker by this state if the person is acting within the course and scope of that license; (vi) a person licensed to practice law in this State acting within the course and scope of the person's practice as an attorney; (vii) a broker - dealer registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the Commodity Futures Trading Commission acting within the course and scope of that regulation; (viii) a consumer reporting agency; and (ix) a residential mortgage loan broker or banker who is duly licensed under the Illinois Residential Mortgage License Act of 1987.

-- To the maximum extent practicable and consistent with sound business practices, the Secretary shall seek to conduct necessary reviews concurrently of an application for a loan guarantee under this title such that decisions as to whether to enter into a commitment on the application can be issued not later than 180 days after the date of submission of a completed application.».

The respondent in such a claim will be the secretary of state for business, enterprise and regulatory reform and any other appropriate respondent, such as, for example, a transferee if there has been a TUPE transfer.

Business Secretary Vince Cable subsequently explained that such conversations would allow «employers to raise issues such as poor performance or retirement plans in an open way, free from the worry it would be used as evidence».

In addition to lawyers, law firms employ non-lawyer executive and staff such as paralegals and secretaries to support the firm's legal and business functions.

Setting up business appointments and managing them, handling confidential documents, using various office equipment such as fax machines and printers are some of the other job responsibilities carried out by executive secretaries.

An executive administrative assistant works as a secretary and helps the busy boss with a wide range of clerical tasks - such as making and accepting phone calls, setting agendas for business meetings, receiving visitors, sending memos, reviewing the incoming reports and so on.You may also see Doctor Resume Templates.

The business offices of Grocery Stores employ workers such as accountants, bookkeepers, clerks, typists, and secretaries.