All posts tagged "compensation"
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UK civil service data shows gaping gender pension gap, says auditor
There is 47% gender pay gap in pensions in the UK civil service, according to analysis published by government spending watchdog the National Audit Office (NAO) today. The report, Public
- Posted March 19, 2021
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New claims process for staff affected by Phoenix pay failure
A new claims process for federal employees affected by the troubled Phoenix payroll system has been launched by the Canadian government. The new compensation scheme is being implemented “in recognition of
- Posted February 10, 2020
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Michael Wernick on turbulent times for Canada – and its Clerk
Michael Wernick, Canada’s outgoing Clerk of the Privy Council and Secretary to the Cabinet, tells Matt Ross how the civil service is responding to an ever faster, more fractious world;
- Posted September 16, 2019
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From bitter experience: Lord O’Donnell on the next recession
The world economy is in trouble, former UK Cabinet Secretary Gus O’Donnell told the 2019 Global Government Summit, and governments must become more effective – repairing their economies, and reshaping
- Posted August 14, 2019
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Canadian unions agree Phoenix compensation deal
Civil service unions in Canada have signed a deal to compensate more than 146,000 government employees hit by the failure of the government’s Phoenix payroll system. Unions have accepted an
- Posted May 26, 2019
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Canadian unions seek damages after axing of Phoenix pay system
The Canadian federal government has opened talks with unions on compensating public servants for the stress caused by the beleaguered Phoenix pay system. In a joint letter submitted in mid-February,
- Posted April 2, 2018
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2.5m Indian Farmers miss out on drought-compensation
Two-and-a-half million Indian farmers have not received drought compensation paid out by the government because they do not have bank accounts, the Times of India reports today. Nearly 9m farmers in
- Posted April 1, 2015