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• in Business
  Post Office 2012: Slower Mail, Fewer Workers, Higher Cost
  The United States postal service undergoes organizational overhaul as it implements cutbacks.
  by aliciaraya / on Dec 7, 2011
• in Business
  Pensions More Important Than Pay for Government Workers
  Research released yesterday revealed that only 1/4 of workers had received a pay rise in the past year, which may go some way to explaining why most public sector employees value their existing pension entitlements over any pay awards.
  by cmimanagers / on Aug 5, 2011
• in Lifestyle
  9 Million People not Saving Eough for Retirement
  Many people are not doing enough to ensure a comfortable retirement according to a new report by the Workplace Retirement Income Commission.
  by cmimanagers / on Aug 1, 2011

Latest blogosphere posts tagged “pensions”

 

• Child Support Agency arrangements hit ‘record high’

  
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  The number of parents paying for their children through the Child Support Agency (CSA) has hit a record high, the government has claimed. Four in four parents involved with the CSA now pay for their children voluntarily, according to statistics from the Department  for Work and Pensions  (DWP). Meanwhile, the ...
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• Quinn Says Illinois Lawmakers Could Make History This Session

  
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  News links:  Associated Press Illinois Governor Pat Quinn says state lawmakers could make some historic moves by the end of this legislative session if they so choose.  Today, Quinn urged state legislators to pass a marriage equality bill that is ...
  3 days ago

• SB2404. A pension bill Republicans can love.

  
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  Illinois House Republican Chad Hays. Some members of the tiny Illinois Republican Party are telling folks that they love SB2404, the pension bill that came out of negotiations between the We Are One coalition of state public employee unions and Democratic Senate President John Cullerton. The bill is an attempt to ...
  3 days ago

• Will extending civil partnerships really cost £4bn?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  The government says it will cost up to £4bn to permit straight couples to civilly partner. Is that true? Almost 50 years ago the Beatles sang, "you cant buy me love". Half a century on love still isnt for sale but according to the government, the associated costs to the taxpayer are rising fast. In the continued ...
  3 days ago

• Pensioners on a seventh of minimum wage

  
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  Filed under: Pensions Dominic Lipinski/PA Wire The minimum wage will be a distant pipe-dream for the average current and future pensioner, according to research by pension provider Liberty SIPP. So just how miserable is life set to be, and what can we do about it? The company calculated that a person ...
  3 days ago

• Gay marriage bill at risk of collapse –No 10

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  Maria Miller warns Tories against wrecking amendment on heterosexual civil partnerships Maria Miller, the equalities minister, has warned that the entire gay marriage bill will be at risk of collapse if Tory opponents join forces with Labour MPs to vote in favour of granting civil partnerships to heterosexual ...
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• Law, gerontology, and human rights: can we connect them all?

  
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  By Israel Doron Historically, law was not generally considered an important part of gerontological science. As noted by Doron & Hofman  in 2005, the law was, at best, considered part of gerontology in that it played a part in the shaping of public policy towards the older population, or was incidental to ...
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• Its been 396 days since Quinn said he "was put on earth" to fix Illinois pensions

  
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  Quinn on Mount Sinai? Friday will mark 400 days since Governor Pat Quinn elevated himself to legendary-in-his-own-mind status by making this proclamation about Illinois worst-funded-in-the-nation public pension system. But I’m here to solve it. I know that I was put on earth to get this done. But today is ...
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• "some significant doubts about the quality of the new regime statistics"

  
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  Spare a thought for Iain Duncan Smith,  and indeed his junior ministers at the Department of Work and Pensions,  who, as if they arent burdened enough by having to deal with one needless problem getting in the way of their broadcasting  their success in the mission to solve unemployment, and also having to contend ...
  3 days ago

• Modern Day Fairy Tales

  
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  Appearing in the comments exchange on an issue of great import to hopefully bring a smile - seeing as its Sunday sassysdad 19 May 2013 5:16pm Recommend 0 ...
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• Take your polls. The Constitutional issues are complex. But ask the members.

  
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  Some in the IEA leadership want to blame me because people are starting to ask questions. The leadership of the the IEA has pissed off large sections of the membership with the We Are One/Cullerton deal. Check the IEA website comments. And those are just the folks who bother to read the IEA website. Lobby Day was ...
  4 days ago

• The in box. “It’s Klonsky and the pension bloggers’ fault.”

  
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      The flurry of E-mail, accusations and “misrepresentations” concerning SB 2404 and TRIP (retired teacher insurance) since Friday Night — 5-17 — has been amazing. I was a supporter of SB2404 at Friday, May 17 at 5PM and I’m still a supporter of SB2404 on Sunday morning 5-19.  There have ...
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• We read the Tribune so you don’t have to. Representative Lou Lang on treating the Illinois Constitution like yesterday’s newspaper.

  
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  By Lou Lang May 12, 2013 It’s about time that the Chicago Tribune’s editorial board stop treating the Illinois Constitution like yesterday’s newspaper. For years the editorial page has loudly bellowed for and against Illinois pension proposals and petulantly insulted and denigrated lawmakers who dare to ...
  1 week ago

• The in box. Support for the Cullerton/We Are One pension-cutting bill from a member of the NEA Board of Directors.

  
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  Tom Tully is a member of the National Education Association Board of Directors. Thank you Bob for your summary of the past fights we have had. I also support SB 2404. What benefits will anyone receive if the state is not mandated to make their pension payment every year? TRS will continue to have to sell assets to ...
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• What does it mean to be retired in the United States? The age of disappearing pensions, dependence on Social Security, and stock market speculation.

  
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  A few days ago the stock market experienced a mini panic as someone hacked a reputable news source Twitter account and posted a sensational headline.  The markets quickly reacted to this news.  What was troubling is many algorithm-based trading systems are setup to scour internet information for these kinds of ...
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• How student debt will change our economy and so our culture

  
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  "Mr. Gill owes about $45,000 in federal student loans, plus another $40,000 to his parents. That investment in his future has led to a secure job with decent pay and good benefits. But it has left him with tremendous financial constraints, as he faces chipping away at the debt for years on end. The Federal Reserve ...
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• How can we bridge the pensions gap?

  
  The Guardian - guardian.co.uk — Authority: 986
  In todays brutal pensions market workers are being consigned to miserable defined contribution pension schemes. But perhaps there is another way … I dont care much for Tesco – its march into every corner of every high street and the emergence of Tesco towns. But give me its pension scheme any day. The supermarket ...
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• Cook County Public Pension Crisis Worsens

  
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  Back on April 9, 2012, I blogged about the public pension crisis in Cook County, Illinois. From that post: Chicago, Cook County, and Illinois- a trifecta of serious financial concerns. Hal Dardick talked about all three entities and their growing pension problems early this morning on the Chicago Tribune ...
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• Its been 386 days since Quinn said he "was put on earth" to fix Illinois pensions

  
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  Illinois flag on the right Yesterday the Illinois Senate passed a union-backed plan to fix the states woefully underfunded public pension system. Earlier this week the House passed a different bill. Meanwhile, it has been 386 days since Governor Pat Quinn launched this egomaniacal comment about Illinois ...
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• Protection for auto pension savings

  
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  Filed under: Pensions Workers automatically enrolled into pension schemes will not see their savings raided to cover advice received by employers under a Government crackdown on rip-off charges. Pensions minister Steve Webb announced plans to tackle "high and inappropriate" pension fees by banning charges for ...
  1 week ago

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