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Canada / 11,000 public service jobs cut since last budget
The Conservative government has wiped nearly 11,000 jobs off the federal payroll, mostly by attrition, and is on target to cut the remaining 8,200 over three years, according to Treasury Board President Tony Clement.Clement said the government is more than half-way to its target to eliminate 19,200 public service jobs. Of the jobs cut, 7,500 … Continue reading
Feds’ budget cuts would cost 108,000 fewer jobs to the Canadian economy
The Canadian economy could grow at a slower pace, and have 108,000 fewer jobs as the federal government cuts more than $5 billion in spending and eliminates the deficit by 2015, according to a report from Parliament’s spending watchdog. The economic and fiscal outlook from Parliamentary Budget Officer Kevin Page, released Wednesday morning, also predicts … Continue reading
Canada | Tomorrow announcement | Federal public employees anxious as job cuts loom – CTV News
Axe to fall on public service Wednesday, say unions The axe hovering over the head of Canada’s public service is expected to begin falling Wednesday when thousands of public servants will receive notice their positions with the federal government are being eliminated. Unions representing government employees say the workforce-adjustment notices have begun “pouring in” from … Continue reading
UK | Podcast | Fairness means giving people what they deserve, Cameron to tell Tory conference | Politics | guardian.co.uk
David Cameron once said that “fairness means giving people what they deserve”. It’s not a million miles away from the old slogan of “A fair day’s wage for a fair day’s work”. This week a Tesco store caused outrage when it advertised a permanent unpaid position on its night shift for applicants to the government’s … Continue reading
If Cameron wants to bring down unemployment, he could stop sacking workers – Kevin Maguire – Mirror Online
Upwards of 200,000 Britons didn’t suddenly decide they don’t want to work when David Cameron got his loafers under the Cabinet table. And hoards more young people didn’t wake up and think employment, education or training weren’t for them. The dole queues stretch 2.67 million back because the ConDem Coalition just isn’t working. The Chancellor, … Continue reading
Conservative spending cuts could tip Canada into recession, federal union economists say
The Conservative government could tip Canada into a recession if it reduces federal spending by up to $8 billion, says an analysis by the union representing government economists and social scientists. Claude Poirier, president of the Canadian Association of Professional Employees, said that if the Conservatives press ahead with spending reductions of $8 billion by … Continue reading
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