Public sector pay rises capped at 1%

[LiamH]

At least its better than the nothing we have had for the past 2 years...

BBC News - George Osborne: Public sector pay rises capped at 1%

[JonWPS]

Those of us who have been through the P&B review are frozen for a couple of years anyway.

[CyberNerd]

should go well with a 4% rise in pension contributions - isn't that a pay cut.

[Mcshammer_dj]

given that inflation is currently around 5% and that We have had no pay increases or cost of living for the past 2 years the reality is that the changes mean that instead of losing 5% per year we are now only going to lose 4%!!

[LiamH]

given that inflation is currently around 5% and that We have had no pay increases or cost of living for the past 2 years the reality is that the changes mean that instead of losing 5% per year we are now only going to lose 4%!!

Woohoo progress!

Then just add the 4% increase in pensions and..

[bandgeekmafia78]

I blame it on Thatcher

[andyrite]

I blame it on Labour

[Dos_Box]

I hate that Margaret Brown!

[JoeBloggs]

I just hate politicians.

[LosOjos]

I blame it on the boogie

[localzuk]

Means that over the 4 year period of 2010 - 2014, public sector workers will effectively have had a pay cut of, what? 18% or so? Seems a little unfair...

[tech_guy]

Whoopie - 1%. Fantastic. Not. Makes me feel like a really valued member of society.

[LosOjos]

Whoopie - 1%. Fantastic. Not. Makes me feel like a really valued member of society.

You mean you had some sense of worth left after working in school support?

[LosOjos]

What's really sickening is that while we public sector workers are effectively getting poorer each year, the fat cat bankers who had a large part in getting us in to this mess are still taking home huge bonuses.

[jinnantonnixx]

[Reworded post]

Politicians themselves work for the public sector.

This seems to have been missed by a lot of people.

Let's take a look at their pensions while we're at it. After all, they are public sector employees.