Greedy Public Servants...

Moley · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:22

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/new...n-800,000-council-workers-vote-to-strike.html

Not happy with our council tax bills going through the roof to pay for their gold-plated pensions (and reducing the services they provide in the process) council workers now want pay rises too.

:rolleyes:

DB_SamX · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:27

I don't see anything wrong with wanting a pay rise that is more than 2.45% to be able to keep up with inflation rates.

Totality · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:28

Silly really as public sector are funded by tax. If they get a payrise, the govt/council will raise taxes to cover it and they'll be out of pocket anyway as they will have to pay more tax!

Von Smallhausen · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:28

With the cost of living rocketing and wages not going up in line with inflation, something has to give.

Do you blame them for trying, or the government that has taken huge tax revenues, flushed billions in waste and beaurocracy, happily milked the hard worker and given to the shirker and put nothing away for difficult times ?

scorza · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:31

Will they be blockading the refineries too?

Moley · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:33

They could always try tightening they old belt a little - like I've had to.

eddiemcgarrigle · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:35

Count in the fact that MP's are voting to give themselves a £24k pay rise just for giving up the money to furnish their second homes. Bear in mind also that that figure is after tax and as such, they are getting a rise of about £36k and at the same time are telling the rest of us not to be greedy and accept below inflation wage rises. Stinks of hypocrisy. :mad:

inferno · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:37

I heard that 25% of councial tax goes to pay for their pensions, what a joke!

Biohazard · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:37

Von Smallhausen said:
With the cost of living rocketing and wages not going up in line with inflation, something has to give.

Do you blame them for trying, or the government that has taken huge tax revenues, flushed billions in waste and beaurocracy, happily milked the hard worker and given to the shirker and put nothing away for difficult times ?

Truth, the only one in this thread talking sense tbfh.

Moley · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:37

Von Smallhausen said:
With the cost of living rocketing and wages not going up in line with inflation, something has to give.

Do you blame them for trying, or the government that has taken huge tax revenues, flushed billions in waste and beaurocracy, happily milked the hard worker and given to the shirker and put nothing away for difficult times ?

Just wanted to highlight that bit that you typed as I believe it directly corrolates to the public sector wages issue, in that they have spent billions in funding new public sector jobs that mean nothing "Nappies Co-ordinator", "Diversity Administrator" and all that rubbish. The local councils have done exactly the same and now are too bloated with jobs that shouldn't exist but which come with gold-plated pensions and union-backed wage demands.

Central and Local government has become too large under this Nu-Labour mob and it needs culling - not feeding with more cash.

Father Ted · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:47

inferno said:
I heard that 25% of councial tax goes to pay for their pensions, what a joke!

Who did you hear it off exactly -some guy down the pub? Or did you read it in The Daily Mail.

Jonny69 · 23 Jun 2008 at 16:49

To be fair most of them get paid next to sweet FA alongside nurses and civil servants so for once I don't blame them.

Von Luck · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:09

Moley · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:10

Von Luck said:
Sadly the statistics (at least for central government) don't support your rant, there are fewer Civil Servants now than there were under the last Tory government.

Civil servants 1996 FTE: 494,000
Civil servants 2008 FTE: 490,000.

Oh cool - statistics. Got any for the difference in the cost for the 2 years please?

Jonny69 · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:19

Moley said:
Oh cool - statistics.

Nerd

Biohazard · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:23

Moley said:
Oh cool - statistics. Got any for the difference in the cost for the 2 years please?

That is more than a 2 year span if that is what you are talking about.

The numbers kulled in HMRC are more than 4000 I can tell you that much.

Sankari · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:56

Wages are supposed to keep up with inflation, so I see nothing wrong with a request for a pay rise just above the inflation rate.

The government's offer is derisory.

Biohazard · 23 Jun 2008 at 17:57

Evangelion said:
Wages are supposed to keep up with inflation, so I see nothing wrong with a request for a pay rise just above the inflation rate.

The government's offer is derisory.

Again, truth.

The offer isn't bad, no offer would be. It certainly doesn't keep up with inflation though. It hasn't since I have been a crown employee.

Muffin` · 23 Jun 2008 at 18:03

Fair play to be honest, half of what I'm expecting in the private sector.

Goberpiles316 · 23 Jun 2008 at 18:27

I have 7 staff working for me with wages between 16-21k, wouldnt call that a lot of money tbh.

They would get £392 @ 2.45% total joke.

This forum is full of the most anti public sector workers I have ever met, so because we work in the public sector we shouldnt receive a decent pay rise or receive a decent pension?

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