Maybe the rumour of a 2-stage pay rise is true and the AVM is refering to the second stage that might be paid on 1 Jan 08? Guess we'll just have to wait and see - but I'm not holding my breath.

However, if the stories that I keep hearing about the number of aircrew (particularly pilots) leaving are true, then it would be a brave move to add insult to injury by capping the AFPRB's recommended pay rise.

Today
 

Will today bring the bad news........

Probably

Not likely to be today, a list of Written Ministerial Statements to be made today has already been published.

see here http://www.publications.parliament.u...da/ob70226.htm

Perhaps we're not getting a pay rise this year...

Fed up with waiting ... ?
 

Fed up with waiting for any authoratitive info, e-mailed my MP to ask him to table a question .....

Wonder if anything will happen now? :rolleyes:






Oh, is that a black Omega, certainly I can come with you, just need to finish this e-mail ........:sad:

See my link above, there isnt even a sniff of it in todays Oral Questions to the Secretary of State for Defence :ugh:

P'raps Des is too busy looking for A: a personality and B: some charisma, to worry about us lot.

In the past the Pay Review Body Reports have been published at midday on the day of release and this has been announced at the number-10 press briefings.

I for one have just about enough. It had better be a fairly good pay rise or we could see lots of good people leaving.


Maybe that is what they will be banking on.

Perhaps L1A2's MP can pass a motion or whatever perverted practice they get up to when they should be working.

Right then, they've basically told me I will spend ~6 months of each of the next 3 years in Afghanistan, so when are they going to tell me the good news about pay? Or is this a case of 'do you want the bad news, or the really bad news?'
Mrs BF is really impressed, she has already worked out how she is going to spend my 'operational bonus'; each 6 months buys her a slightly larger cup size! (Going to be a bit weird in the middle 6 months though!):E

Lord Garden asked the question in the Lords this afternoon:

My underlining - but that's a very astute statement.

Current 'average rises'
 

According to a recruiting website that I visit the current 'average' rate of pay increase is 3.4% in manufacturing industries (those few which remain) and 3.6% in "other" areas. For the staticians the article does not state mean or mode :hmm:
Busy polishing my draft CV. :D

Its not today either !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

http://www.publications.parliament.u...da/ob70227.htm

According to a recruiting website that I visit the current 'average' rate of pay increase is 3.4% in manufacturing industries (those few which remain) and 3.6% in "other" areas. For the staticians the article does not state mean or mode :hmm:


The small civvy MRO that I work for have given a whopping average pay rise this year of a fantastic 0.0% so far...

the grass in not always greener :=

No, but it is Grass and not Sand...........

Once again the announcement will not be published today. :mad:

My MP
 

All,

I also contacted my MP to raise the question of 'When and What?' are we getting. And indeed, what is going on at the MoD aka 'Handbrake House'.

To date, no reply. Any luck with you, L1A2?

ISITD

LFOGOOTFW

:ugh:

Perhaps they're waiting for a 'bad news' day. It really wouldn't be a good idea to announce a low award when we can't take industrial action - but the civilianised bits of the MoD are doing this !!! (MoD Staff go on strike over pay).

(Always was a good idea to cut costs by getting rid of uniforms, wasn't it Minister :p . In a rather perverse way I'm delighted to see it coming back to bite you on the ar$e.)

As reported in the Financial Times late last night:

'The independent pay arbitrators that cover senior civil servants, judges, prison officers and NHS staff have recommended rises for most employees below not only the retail price index rate of 4.2 per cent but also the consumer price index, which stands at 2.7 per cent.'

'Only the review body covering the armed forces is understood to have recommended a rise above the CPI.' see article here.