State governments should look to implement the Unified Pension Scheme, or UPS, at the earliest, said Shiv Gopal Mishra, secretary of the Joint Consultative Machinery (JCM), a platform for dialogue between the central government and its employees. The Union cabinet on Sunday gave its nod to the UPS, which will benefit 2.3 million central government … Read more
The Nova Scotia Supreme Court has approved Postmedia’s $1-million bid to acquire Atlantic Canada’s largest newspaper chain. Justice John Keith ruled Thursday afternoon that the proposal is “reasonable and fair,” clearing the way for the Toronto-based media company to buy the insolvent SaltWire Network Inc. and the Halifax Herald Ltd. Earlier in the day, a lawyer representing the … Read more
In a significant development, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) Federal Authority for Government Human Resources (FAHR) and the General Pension and Social Security Authority (GPSAA) have launched “Wafra” a proactive financial planning system on the online platform Jahiz for future skills in the federal government. The initiative introduced by FAHR aims to focus on future … Read more
The committee headed by finance secretary TV Somanathan to review pension system has not yet submitted the report, said MoS Pankaj Chaudhary. The committee was formed on April 6,2023. Read original article here Denial of responsibility! Pioneer Newz is an automatic aggregator of the all world’s media. In each content, the hyperlink to the primary … Read more
Cost of Living9:09Is it time to retire the seniors’ discount? Whether she’s attending a chamber performance or playing in one, cellist and teacher Laura Backstrom says one thing is pretty consistent — the audience “looks like a sea of white hair,” she says. In contemplating why that is, Backstrom, 60, said she initially thought it was because seniors … Read more
Nischa Shah is an accountant, investment banker and “money expert” who has worked in finance for over 13 years. In a video posted on YouTube, the UK-based finance expert told her one million followers that, throughout her career, she has “seen first-hand the middle-class habits that keep people in the rat race.” The class divide … Read more
There are several SASSA grant payment options open to the more than 26 million recipients in South Africa. Cash payments at post offices are being phased out this year and you may simply not be aware of all the other SASSA grant payment options open to you. TRENDING: United Kingdom lifts visa requirements for 6 … Read more
Members of the transport union, protest at Jantar Mantar regarding the new laws related to hit and run, in New Delhi on January 03, 2024. | Photo Credit: Shashi Shekhar Kashyap Transport unions threaten to intensify protests The All India Road Transport Workers’ Federation, a platform of various trade unions of drivers and transport workers, … Read more
New tax measures, and changes to existing ones, will begin affecting Canadians in 2024. But tax experts say the effects on most individuals are likely to be minor, unless they’re high-income earners. GST/HST exemptions, the elimination of deductions for some short term rentals, new alternative minimum tax rates and changes to Canada Pension Plan (CPP) … Read more
The House of Commons special committee studying Canada-China relations is urging the federal government to introduce new measures to prevent Canadian pension funds from investing in Chinese companies implicated in human rights abuses, corruption or threats to national security. The committee’s report, tabled in the House of Commons this week, calls on Ottawa to, in partnership with … Read more
