Originally Posted by
Melchett01
Well following the fanfare of the 2.9% recommendation that ended up being 2%, they have announced to slightly less fanfare - i.e none at all, they simply slipped a briefing note out without telling anyone - the 0.9% non consolidated bonus is to be split.
Yep, you heard it right, they aren’t even going to pay the bonus in one go. 2/3 goes on November’s pay statement and 1/3 on March’s statement.
You simply could t make it up. Not content with ignoring the AFPRB, they had a chance to buy back a little bit of goodwill ahead of the most expensive time of the year for most families. And the way they failed to announce it - most people tripped over the Internal Briefing Note which isn’t even mentioned on the MODNET home page - suggests they know full well they’ve got it wrong.
They've done the same with the police as well. Last year's 2% rise was made up of 1% plus a 1% non consolidated bonus. The meant that this year's 2% rise was in reality 1% due to the bonus ending. I'm sure that everyone in the armed forces remembered the Government's pledge to accept pay review boards recommendations in full only to have them play fast and loose with every pay rise since then. Strangely enough the only pay rise not messed with have been MP's as theirs are fixed as they are linked to the average across the public sector and funnily enough they weren't given any 'bonus' pay and their rises have been fully consolidated.