| UCU: Good and bad results for Carter and Carter - as college ...
Efforts by a private training provider to take over part of the teaching at a midlands college have been emphatically rejected by lecturers. Carter and Carter, which announced record profits this week, had approached West Notts College in Mansfield, offering to set up in the college and transfer construction lecturing staff to the firm's employment. The college arranged for a presentation to staff by Carter and Carter Group chief executive Philip Carter. After learning of union opposition to the transfer of staff Mr Carter stated that the deal could go ahead with present staff remaining in the college's employment, but offered no guarantees for new staff. Amongst concerns, lecturers feared for their TPS (Teachers Pension Scheme) pensions as they would not be able to stay in the TPS if employed by a private company.
Ease Next Year's Tax Headaches Now
You're probably much more interested in baseball or your blooming tulips right now than in revisiting your taxes. In fact, I'm sure you haven't given them a second thought since you hit the "send" button on your computer or walked out of the post office. But take a few minutes away from the television or the garden, and give some attention to a few small tax chores. It will make your life a lot easier when it comes time to do next year's taxes. Organize. Designate a folder or envelope now to hold tax documentation that you'll be collecting throughout the year. Use it to collect receipts for donations, medical bills, or anything else that might reap a deduction on next year's tax forms. You might also use a folder like this to collect stock-sale confirmations or any other paperwork related to investments in taxable accounts.
PPL Susquehanna's Vice President Of Nuclear Operations Announces ...
BERWICK, Pa., April 19 /PRNewswire/ -- Bob Saccone, vice president-Nuclear Operations for PPL Corporation's Susquehanna nuclear power plant near Berwick, Pa., will retire later this year after 34 years with the company. Neil Gannon, a 32-year veteran in the nuclear industry and most recently site vice president for Progress Energy in North Carolina, will join the Susquehanna management team on April 30 as Saccone's successor. Saccone will be working closely with Gannon for several months to ensure a smooth transition period. "Bob has been with Susquehanna since the plant was in .
Lost pension books cannot be readily replaced without proper checking
I refer to a letter captioned "Three-month delay to replace lost pension book" (07.04.06). To date I have not read a response from the relevant Ministry or my former colleagues. I am taking the liberty to respond and am basing my response on the knowledge and experience garnered from my tenure as an officer. To apply for an old age pension, a person fills out the form, which is free, and accompanies it with a photocopy of the ID or passport. A pension book is about money, and it can be encashed at any post office, nowhere else. With so many corrupt practices that have surfaced recently, allegedly with connivance between officers and a few postal employees, three months is too short a time to put systems in place to track if any lost book is still being encashed.
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