public sector pay protests

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HomerJSimpson said:
Yep, there is a cost of living allowance and of course like any job, you get more money as you get promoted. One of the issues we have though, not in London but not far away in Reading is we are getting loads of newly qualified nurses, with no cost of living, who are starting on a £21,478 salary that are struggling with accommodation costs. It's that that causes many to leave so soon and we do have retention issues around this. Of course as you progress, even with annual increments (around £700-800 per annum) thing do get easier. Lots of other grades (housekeeping or healthcare assistants, both starting at £14,294) also find it hard to make ends meet and again we have issues keeping them on that salary
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Those things are not only a problem in the NHS Homer. I think most young people tend to live in shared houses to keep costs down. Are these salaries out of touch with similar people in the private sector?

As I said earlier, its down to someone paying for it, the Government doesn't have money, they just spend ours.
 
Birchy said:
Good luck to them on that then :thup:

Were they to strike on this issue i think it would be wrong imo. That is what will happen next though, everybody knows that. Its only a matter of time.
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thats the worst attempt at face saving I've ever seen. Ever. You were wrong. Wronger than Scouser in a G String. Admit it
 
Birchy said:
The stats and percentages are a load of crap, comparing one job to another is wrong. How do they come up with these recommended pay awards as well? Its all flawed.

FWIW i agree they deserve more, nurses for example do a more important job than a lot of professions in my view.

I have no time for people going on strike though, i believe it is wrong.
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It's not worth going on strike.

Back in 1972, I/ we were persuaded to go on strike by our union , it lasted for 17 weeks with zero wages or benefits.

At that time our weekly wage was about £24.00 for a 42 hour week. The EEPTU union advised and we settled for a 5% rise giving us an extra £1.20 per week.
I calculate we lost £408.00 over that 17 week period, and it took 340 weeks to make up what we lost in wages, i think.
Good old days petrol was 7p a litre, i sold our first house, a living room, bedroom, kitchen and shared outside toilet, price £1500.00
 
williamalex1 said:
It's not worth going on strike.

Back in 1972, I/ we were persuaded to go on strike by our union , it lasted for 17 weeks with zero wages or benefits.

At that time our weekly wage was about £24.00 for a 42 hour week. The EEPTU union advised and we settled for a 5% rise giving us an extra £1.20 per week.
I calculate we lost £408.00 over that 17 week period, and it took 340 weeks to make up what we lost in wages, i think.
Good old days petrol was 7p a litre, i sold our first house, a living room, bedroom, kitchen and shared outside toilet, price £1500.00
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You must have been in the wrong union, most were getting double digit percentages in the 70's.
 
SocketRocket said:
Those things are not only a problem in the NHS Homer. I think most young people tend to live in shared houses to keep costs down. Are these salaries out of touch with similar people in the private sector?

As I said earlier, its down to someone paying for it, the Government doesn't have money, they just spend ours.
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I don't disagree with you. I'm merely highlighting the fact, for what I think we can agree, is a good case (nursing and ancillary staff), that the salary paid, is for some hard to live on and as a result, we're having recruitment and retention issues and lose a lot to private sector agencies or private hospitals. I don't have an answer and agree that the government hasn't the money but I do also think that our emergency staff are at the thin end of a large wedge
 
What we are really missing is another figurehead leader like Thatcher. She had the morals bang on.
 
bluewolf said:
Looks like Coolio's been on the Bacardi Breezers again. Put down the Alcopops and get yerself a cup of coffee mate. :D
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Told you it wouldnt work Pete, even Danny isnt that stupid :D

mmm Bacardi breezers, not had one of them for a good while :lol:
 
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