i think RPI stands at something at 5% at the moment a 2 percent increase hardly covers that, if anything, people are working for less than last year, milelage claim still rubbish, along with the terms and conditions.
never mind that this massive increase will be reviewed in a few months time, i can bet your bottom dollar ricky will only only give another 1%, leaving his hard working crews to struggle on.
even when i used to work for eastern i always remember getting those personally signed letters from ricky about our yearly increase, and it was always less than inflation. im so glad i work for a company where im well looked after!
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