Public sector pay freeze

[borich_planner]

In todays budget the government have stated all public servants earning over 21k will have a pay freeze for two years. As a public worker I take it this means a freeze on our yearly increase in living but not our career grade which the likes of I are on?

 

[Defcon5]

I would imagine so.

 

[Amnesia]

just means they will be putting your wages into a fridge due to hot weather.

 

[borich_planner]

result then!

 

[[TW]Fox]

It's effectively an 8-10% pay cut, as thats what the real world cost of living is likely to increase by between now and the end of the pay freeze.

Quite what the £250 pay rise for people on under 21k I've no idea. What ever happened to earnings being about ability rather than how needy you've been considered to be

 

[G1BB0]

pay freezes are generally related to the annual inflationary rise (April) but not affecting incremental rises as they are seperate and already written into your contract

 

[TheCenturion]

Just a lil noob question:

do NHS doctors count as public sector employment? I think that they do, but just checking

 

[NickK]

result then!

Are you sure about that?

But then - don't get me started on public sector..

 

[[TW]Fox]

do NHS doctors count as public sector employment? I think that they do, but just checking

Those which are employed by the NHS do. Those that are not, do not.

 

[Biohazard]

/Awaits a plethora of completely uneducated and half truth comments to swamp this thread in what will be known as the 2010 massacre.

 

[TheCenturion]

Those which are employed by the NHS do. Those that are not, do not.

oh ok thanks

I was just wondering, as I want to study medicine

 

[G1BB0]

still study it, you will still earn a cracking wage either way and by the time you qualify hopefully most of the **** will already have hit the fan and dieing down a bit

 

[TheKnat]

I'm still wondering how this is going to affect organisations where Unions have an agreed yearly payrise (such as mine).

 

[TheCenturion]

still study it, you will still earn a cracking wage either way and by the time you qualify hopefully most of the **** will already have hit the fan and dieing down a bit

oh yeah deffo, I've never doubted that I didn't want to do it.

As for the cracking wage, imo the wage is aboslutely awful, until you become a consultant. I'm not going in for the money, that's for sure

 

[Xordium]

oh ok thanks

I was just wondering, as I want to study medicine

Well if you do chose a sensible speciality unlike some people did ...

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i.e. plastics, psychiatry or even better become a gasman!

 

[dane3388]

This is pretty disappointing my GF just qualified as a nurse and is having problems finding a job due to these freezes! Do you know if there are actual job cuts as well or any major restructuring?

 

[TheCenturion]

Well if you do chose a sensible speciality unlike some people did ...

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i.e. plastics, psychiatry or even better become a gasman!

I'm not sure at this point. I haven't even finished GCSEs! But I'm liking the idea of Renal medicine to be honest

 

[Biohazard]

This is pretty disappointing my GF just qualified as a nurse and is having problems finding a job due to these freezes! Do you know if there are actual job cuts as well or any major restructuring?

Cuts cuts and more cuts baby.

Tory's eat small children and nurses for a laugh.

 

[dane3388]

hmmm just hope she manages to get a job in the next few weeks!

 

[[TW]Fox]

This is pretty disappointing my GF just qualified as a nurse and is having problems finding a job due to these freezes!

The freezes that were announced today?