Millions of public sector workers face pay freeze under Tories' £7billion cost-cuttin

borich_planner · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:06

as above "Millions of public sector workers face pay freeze under Tories' £7billion cost-cutting drive"

Oh great thats all i need I get 12k in debt at uni self fund a Masters land a decent job in a Council and when all the private sector people were getting bonus in the good times I got none. Now the banks and government screw up they will freeze my pay!

Borich

RDM · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:08

If a company isn't doing well would you expect it to pay it's staff pay rises? If not, why would you expect the same from the public sector when it isn't doing well?

ElliorR · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:09

My company, which employs thousands of people, has had a pay freeze for everyone this year. Welcome to the recession.

.Lethal · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:09

Its not frozen forever, and its only if you earn more than 18k.

Just thought I would also add that tax goes back up next year too

So you'll have less than this year

Regards,

fullspizz · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:11

borich_planner said:
as above "Millions of public sector workers face pay freeze under Tories' £7billion cost-cutting drive"

Oh great thats all i need I get 12k in debt at uni self fund a Masters land a decent job in a Council and when all the private sector people were getting bonus in the good times I got none. Now the banks and government screw up they will freeze my pay!

Borich

Welcome to the real world, where there are people losing their jobs on a daily basis.

My pay has been frozen and as far as I'm concerned, it's better than having no job at all.

AtreuS · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:11

Whoever gets into power will have no choice but to massively cut spending. As a country we are BILLIONS in debt now... any party that says otherwise are just lying.

borich_planner · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:11

but my Council is doing well, why should I be punished for someone elses screw up!

Borich

p.s. just a rant, just first time today the recession problems has actually hit home

dangerstat · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:12

AtreuS said:
Whoever gets into power will have no choice but to massively cut spending. As a country we are BILLIONS in debt now... any party that says otherwise are just lying.

We where BILLIONS in debt before!

AtreuS · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:12

borich_planner said:
but my Council is doing well, why should I be punished for someone elses screw up!

Borich

You voted for brown remember

AtreuS · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:13

dangerstat said:
We where BILLIONS in debt before!

Ok even more billions then!

Le_Petit_Lapin · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:13

borich_planner said:
Oh great thats all i need I get 12k in debt at uni self fund a Masters land a decent job in a Council and when all the private sector people were getting bonus in the good times I got none.

No-one made you take a public sector job.

NickK · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:15

fullspizz said:
Welcome to the real world, where there are people losing their jobs on a daily basis.

My pay has been frozen and as far as I'm concerned, it's better than having no job at all.

Actually the OP's comments have got me so pee'd off with his spoilt brat attitude to employment and pay that I'm going to go for a walk before I say something that gets me banned (coming from me that's something).. back in a few..

RDM · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:15

borich_planner said:
p.s. just a rant, just first time today the recession problems has actually hit home

For some of us it hit home quite some time ago and considerably harder than just a pay freeze...

Jokester · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:16

As a country we're actually over a trillion in debt. Anyway, the public sector bloat really needs to be ended.

Dolph · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:16

Sounds great to me, puts the public sector workers in the same position as many private sector workers where they have had to balance pay freezes with job cuts.

If your skills are more valuable than your current pay, then finding alternative employment shouldn't be a problem.

I'd imagine sacking the million extra staff Labour have wasted money on would be far more unpopular...

borich_planner · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:17

this may not be so bad. If the freeze is for a year and effects the increase in living we get each year and not my career progression, eg I climb one scale point a year ill live with that.

Borich

Von Smallhausen · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:17

Didn't Gideon Osborne say we are all in this together ?

I work in the public sector and I have no issue at all that my pay may be frozen. This country is in the mire financially and hard choices have to be made.

Dolph · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:20

Von Smallhausen said:
Didn't Gideon Osborne say we are all in this together ?

I work in the public sector and I have no issue at all that my pay may be frozen. This country is in the mire financially and hard choices have to be made.

We are, that's the point. Under Labour the public sector has been immune to reality as the pressure has just been cranked up on everyone else to keep funding their (frequently unnecessary) roles.

scorza · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:21

RDM said:
If a company isn't doing well would you expect it to pay it's staff pay rises? If not, why would you expect the same from the public sector when it isn't doing well?

Except we've seen plenty of examples of people at failed companies getting their huge bonuses and payrises. Situation normal, the rich screw up, get rewarded for it, us little guys pay for it all. Welcome to the club OP.

Dolph · 6 Oct 2009 at 18:21

scorza said:
Except we've seen plenty of examples of people at failed companies getting their huge bonuses and payrises. Situation normal, the rich screw up, get rewarded for it, us little guys pay for it all. Welcome to the club OP.

Indeed, Blair and Brown have been screwing up pretty much constantly for the last 12 years, and we're all having to pay for their incompetence...