Continuing the theme from the other thread about people not knowing what is happening in the real world: two reports out today that should demonstrate the pressures employers are under:
BBC News - Forecast suggests 600,000 public sector jobs to go
Some 600,000 jobs are expected to be lost in the public sector over the next five years, the Office for Budget Responsibility has said.
BBC News - Dismissal warning to 7,000 Neath Port Talbot staff
A council is warning it may dismiss its 7,000 workers and re-employ them on new terms without agreement on savings.
Among changes Neath Port Talbot council wants are to cut overtime, food and travelling allowances and freeze pay.
It says the savings would help avoid compulsory redundancies and dismissal is a "last resort".
But Unison, which represents 3,000 council staff, described the move as "a big gamble" and said the authority was "negotiating with a gun to its head."