Jambo Jet,
It was stated from the outset that it was a 2 year pay freeze.
The next scheduled pay rise for public employees is Apr 2013.
It will be interesting to see what the AFPRB recommend for the Apr 2013 pay rise. While they won't be able to play 'catch up' as such, it will be interesting to see if they recommend something like 7-8%, or whether they will be hamstrung by some sort of government/MOD target of 2-3%.
If the latter is the case, one is forced to ask the question, what is the point of having an AFPRB...?
