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.

[AngryTechnician]

Seen on Twitter earlier:

Give a man a gun and he can rob a bank, give a man a bank and he can rob the world.

[tech_guy]

Danny Alexander. Remember his face.

 

 

Ask yourself how much as a pension he will get from his stint as a government minister.....? Let alone his pension as an MP...........

[smalls001]

I wondering if the MP's have the same price freeze ......!!!!!!!

[HaleStorm]

I blame it on the boogie

beat me to it

[sparkeh]

Among money-saving measures outlined by the chancellor were a 1% cap on public sector pay for two years, once the current two-year pay freeze ends from 2013

Erm.. doesn't that actually mean we will have no raise until 2013 then 1% for two years....

[HaleStorm]

in some ways it makes me glad im moving to Civica at christmas, public sector contract (through TUPE) but private sector pay and grading

[bandgeekmafia78]

Daft question this but... can you strike even if you aren't in one of the trade Unions that will be striking tomorrow?

 

If there's a picket line at my school I won't be crossing it but I'm scared that this will get me into trouble.

[HaleStorm]

If your not in a striking union you can't legally strike as far as i understand, the school should make reasonable efforts to get you into work safely past the picket, not turning up without even making an effort will be classed as a no-show not even a strike day

[andyrite]

We got told:-

Staff should note that in the event that they choose not to cross a picket line, this will be treated as a circumstance justifying the deduction from pay.

[bandgeekmafia78]

Someone told me that if you join a striking union i.e. UNISON tonight, you are protected straight away. Therefore, this would cover me for tomorrow's strike action, correct?