Pay Rise on 1st April 09?
As a result of the working time regulations (presumably from the same eurpean union to which the UK belongs?) the French air force decided they did not want to restrict the working week so in response increased the French annual leave entitlement to 12 weeks.
I say again TWELVE weeks.
Now thats a bit of eurpoean legislation I could live with.
I say again TWELVE weeks.
Now thats a bit of eurpoean legislation I could live with.
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Cynical mode on:
Like they did a few years ago perhaps they are waiting for a media frenzy before releasing the announcement, if Jade Tweed pegs it this week they will have ample cover to release an 0.5% increase, the nation would know no different.
Cynical mode off.
Like they did a few years ago perhaps they are waiting for a media frenzy before releasing the announcement, if Jade Tweed pegs it this week they will have ample cover to release an 0.5% increase, the nation would know no different.
Cynical mode off.
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This is a good sign...
Arbitration For 2008 Pay Deal Adds An Extra 0.3% For 1.5 Million Local Government Workers In England, Wales And Northern Ireland
Looks as if it could be a biggie this year! How else are Labour going to spend all that cash they are printing? 
Arbitration For 2008 Pay Deal Adds An Extra 0.3% For 1.5 Million Local Government Workers In England, Wales And Northern Ireland
3 Mar 2009
The arbitration panel that heard the outstanding reference from last year’s local government pay negotiations have awarded an additional 0.3% (on top of the settlement already paid last year).
This award is binding and is backdated to 1 April 2008 and brings the total value for last year to 2.75% or 3.6% for the lowest paid workers.
The arbitration panel that heard the outstanding reference from last year’s local government pay negotiations have awarded an additional 0.3% (on top of the settlement already paid last year).
This award is binding and is backdated to 1 April 2008 and brings the total value for last year to 2.75% or 3.6% for the lowest paid workers.
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Soz Pan,
Are you saying that the continual reporting of the condition of JG's Condition, has an effect on the HM MOD's choice to release a report?!!!!!!!
Hmmmmm, are they that shallow??? NO Are They?
Advo
Are you saying that the continual reporting of the condition of JG's Condition, has an effect on the HM MOD's choice to release a report?!!!!!!!
Hmmmmm, are they that shallow??? NO Are They?
Advo
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I too am of the thinking that they are waiting for some other news to hide it behind.
As for JG, i for one am sick to the back teeth of her, yes it is damn tragic what is happening to her, but i hate the fact that she's never off the front pages of the papers, whilst our troops are getting killed on the front line, and it is hardly reported.
Die with dome dignity woman, not in my face.
rant off.....
As for JG, i for one am sick to the back teeth of her, yes it is damn tragic what is happening to her, but i hate the fact that she's never off the front pages of the papers, whilst our troops are getting killed on the front line, and it is hardly reported.
Die with dome dignity woman, not in my face.
rant off.....
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That's the trouble with society's detritus, give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
The only time I will feel any sympathy for this waste product of the celebrity age is when she's dead, buried and out of my face.
Unfortunately, like all diseases, it seems to have spread. Even this thread about our 2009 payrise seems to lack the required immunity.
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That's the trouble with society's detritus, give them an inch and they'll take a mile.
The only time I will feel any sympathy for this waste product of the celebrity age is when she's dead, buried and out of my face.
Unfortunately, like all diseases, it seems to have spread. Even this thread about our 2009 payrise seems to lack the required immunity.
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For what it's worth I couldn't give a toss when brain dead no-marks pay to look at Jade in her hour of need. It makes no difference to my life and while it's sad for her children, ultimately it makes no difference to my life. Anyway, what are the odds on 8% backdated to Sep 08?
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I've posed the question as to the reason for the delay to my MP (Douglas Hogg). His office wrote back - by letter - the following day to say he will be asking Bob Ainsworth and will report back ASAP. Maybe they DO work for us after all....
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The PM is up in Scotland for a conference, so I guess my 'tip' was wrong! at least I did say...'If he is back'.
Maybe next week then. If it's bad news, it will be Friday, or, any other day provided there is enough worse news to hide it under.
Advo
Maybe next week then. If it's bad news, it will be Friday, or, any other day provided there is enough worse news to hide it under.
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I've just been to ask PSF and, after a couple of phone calls, they're saying that the AFPRB still haven't released anything and are currently projecting that they will be ready to announce on the 22nd, however they said that the announcement may even slip until after April 1st - which to me seems ludicrous!
They also said that the scribbly rumour network was saying 3.5%, 2.75% in April, the rest in July. But like I say that was rumour mill stuff and maybe duff gen.
They also said that the scribbly rumour network was saying 3.5%, 2.75% in April, the rest in July. But like I say that was rumour mill stuff and maybe duff gen.
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Stuff the pay rise; I'm happy to have a job in this climate but anything extra will be a bonus. My main problem is that we are the only(?) public sector workers who have their increase in charges announced along with pay. What other landlord would get away with less than 1 month's notice of increases in rent? I want to know how little my pay rise is (below inflation), how much the charges have increased by (above inflation) and how much I am then out of pocket by for the next year or so.
Time for us all to write to our MPs; just concentrate on the charges aspect rather than pay.
Time for us all to write to our MPs; just concentrate on the charges aspect rather than pay.
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Liquidity (fnarr fnarr)
So the Bank of England is looking for ways to inject cash directly into the economy (Quantitative Easing).
Surely they must already know just how quicky members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces can turn a retention bonus or financial incentive into an LCD TV or other shiny consumable product.
Hell I've seen squaddies buy and sell a new car within 2 weeks of pay day. I'll bet you if the treasury spent its 75b Billion pounds on a huge military FFRI, we'd have turned the lot into piss within a week...and then some! Every garrison town in the country would become a mini Mayfair overnight.
Is there no-one thinking outside of the box up there...anyone?
I'll get my coat...
Surely they must already know just how quicky members of Her Majesty's Armed Forces can turn a retention bonus or financial incentive into an LCD TV or other shiny consumable product.
Hell I've seen squaddies buy and sell a new car within 2 weeks of pay day. I'll bet you if the treasury spent its 75b Billion pounds on a huge military FFRI, we'd have turned the lot into piss within a week...and then some! Every garrison town in the country would become a mini Mayfair overnight.
Is there no-one thinking outside of the box up there...anyone?
I'll get my coat...