Comments on: The Mail v public sector pay http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2009/03/26/the-mail-v-public-sector-pay/ Watching the Daily Mail Fri, 12 Mar 2010 13:22:21 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 By: TC http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2009/03/26/the-mail-v-public-sector-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-219844 TC Thu, 06 Aug 2009 12:19:49 +0000 http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/?p=3375#comment-219844 Top article.I work in the Civil Service. 20,000 plus jobs gone from my dept (HMRC) over last few years and more to come. I've worked there 21 years and am on the outrageous salary of £19030 with 3 years of 1% pay rises ahead after being shafted for thelast couple of years when inflation was high. Max of the grade below me is £15000, and we're the grades that do the work. For info to top it off we have now had a new computer system installed which was one of the biggest corporate IT projects done in this country to date and it is diastrous. You have been warned. Top article.I work in the Civil Service. 20,000 plus jobs gone from my dept (HMRC) over last few years and more to come. I’ve worked there 21 years and am on the outrageous salary of £19030 with 3 years of 1% pay rises ahead after being shafted for thelast couple of years when inflation was high. Max of the grade below me is £15000, and we’re the grades that do the work. For info to top it off we have now had a new computer system installed which was one of the biggest corporate IT projects done in this country to date and it is diastrous. You have been warned.

]]> By: Pricey http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/2009/03/26/the-mail-v-public-sector-pay/comment-page-1/#comment-218950 Pricey Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:41:36 +0000 http://www.mailwatch.co.uk/?p=3375#comment-218950 I could not have put the comment any better 'They didn’t share the good times, but they must share the bad. Because…?' I am employed in the public sector and have been for the last 11 years. Before all the comments of 'It was your choice to join' start, Yes it was my choice. I have a lot of sympathy with people you have lost their jobs in the public or private sector. This is not meant as a crass comment but when times are good like they were a few years ago, I did not see many people jumping on the bandwagon to get me a payrise. Now that I have a below inflation pay rise in the harsh times, I am now informed that I am looking at a pay freeze.....! Well ok no problems, times are hard and I can understand certain decesions behind it. But when the good times role, will I be remembered with an above inflation pay rise like alot of private sector staff...? Dont think so myself, then again I could always become an MP or a banker. I could not have put the comment any better ‘They didn’t share the good times, but they must share the bad. Because…?’

I am employed in the public sector and have been for the last 11 years. Before all the comments of ‘It was your choice to join’ start, Yes it was my choice.
I have a lot of sympathy with people you have lost their jobs in the public or private sector. This is not meant as a crass comment but when times are good like they were a few years ago, I did not see many people jumping on the bandwagon to get me a payrise. Now that I have a below inflation pay rise in the harsh times, I am now informed that I am looking at a pay freeze…..! Well ok no problems, times are hard and I can understand certain decesions behind it. But when the good times role, will I be remembered with an above inflation pay rise like alot of private sector staff…? Dont think so myself, then again I could always become an MP or a banker.

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