public sector pay protests

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NWJocko said:
So you're drinking wine and thinking of Scouser in a G string..!!? :eek:
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As you lot know I haven't been around for a while.... Thought I would read this thread being a public sector worker (who is hard done to) read the first couple of post... Got bored... Jumped to the end....

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How on earth do I get a mention in a G string... Iain you are a sick pup.


ps pay me more... Forget the rest I actually do deserve it
 
Birchy a Thatcher lover, Scouser in a Bikini....this thread has spiralled faster than parts of the public sector!!!!

Fwiw, in my short working life, I think that the public sector trails a year or so behind the private sector. When we have gone through redundancy and periods of austerity, it always seem like a year later the screws then get tightened on the public sector. It makes sense really as with fewer people working, less monies go into the tax pot and the benefit claims get bigger.

From an ousider looking in, I think the leadership (and the govt) in the public sector dont plan or budget well enough for periods of economic decline. I'm not well informed enough to comment on who deserves what pay rise , but what i do know is that you cant end up in is a situation whereby nurses and policemen are being made redundant and those around them are having to work 60 hour weeks. The situation is unsustainable, morale hits rock bottom and people strike. The catch 22 they end up in is that the leadership dont believe they should award pay rises whilst people are being made redundant and those working ridiculously hard understandably think that they need to be rewarded.

The answer.....well, easier said than done but better planning and preparation for periods of 'trough', more intellegent budgeting in periods of economic growth and strong ethical leadership. Given the 'visible' nature of the public sector ethics and values are vital.
 
In all seriousness look at it this way...

A business has to raise money to stay afloat... A good business can reward employees for high turnover and productivity... A poor business goes under...

A local authority (I know this started out as a health service but the same will apply in principle) can not go broke... It is impossible.

There spending has to be met somehow either hand outs from the government which in turn is normally through higher taxes and pay freezes....

When times are good in private business bonuses and pay rises above inflation will probably be given... Not so in the public sector as public sector workers are then blamed for increases that are too big and accused of only looking after number 1
 
Fully understand that the country pays for public sector pay rises

But how can they justify the pay rises given to MPs over the years ?
 
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