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Originally posted by russell View PostFire them all and hire immigrants that are willing to do the job, cheaper, better and longer.
Believe it or not though, there are plenty of hard working Brits looking for permanent work.
I just can't believe strikers. How do they think striking is going to help get them better deals on overstretched companies and public sector purses.
They should join the real world all of us contractors live in, in the private sector; Dont like your job? Go and find something else.
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Fire them all and hire immigrants that are willing to do the job, cheaper, better and longer.
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The Daily Mash sums it up nicely.
The Daily Mash - Council offices to grind to whatever is slower than a halt
But the arbitration experts Acas said many Unison members struggle to differentiate between employment and retirement and currently believe they are being asked to pay for going to work.
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I can't see teachers striking in summer during the school holidays.
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The problem for them is there is no public pension pot, it's just a promise which may or may not be kept.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostI'm not sure if this is correct but there was a minister on R4 this morning saying a public sector worker on a mean salary of 23k can expect to retire after 40 years with a 500k pension pot of which they will have contributed just 1.5% of annual salary.
They've got comparable private sector pay so now it's time to have a comparable private sector pension (even though it would still be gold plated in comparison).
So in this case the pensioner is going to get 12.5 k p.a. (index linked, plus probably a cash lump sum of 37.5 k). Now it's possible that annuity rates are so low that that equates to 500k pension pot, but it's hardly riches. As far as who contributes what, it's the 'package' that counts, just as when in the private sector the total package may include car, bonus, pension, private health insurance etc. So you could advertise a job at £23 k + a large contribution from employer or 24 k with a smaller contribution.
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Originally posted by gingerjedi View PostI'm not sure if this is correct but there was a minister on R4 this morning saying a public sector worker on a mean salary of 23k can expect to retire after 40 years with a 500k pension pot of which they will have contributed just 1.5% of annual salary.
They've got comparable private sector pay so now it's time to have a comparable private sector pension (even though it would still be gold plated in comparison).
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The teachers can go and stick one up their collective arses, the twunts deprived me of a year in school as the local MP was education minister at the time of their last mass walk outs. If they do not like the pay and conditions then let them fend for themselves with their over inflated "I got a third class and cannot get a job in the private sector" ego driven rambles in the private sector.
The strikes are coming, make no doubt about it, the unions are up for it and the country has to be ready to back slap this.
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I'm not sure if this is correct but there was a minister on R4 this morning saying a public sector worker on a mean salary of 23k can expect to retire after 40 years with a 500k pension pot of which they will have contributed just 1.5% of annual salary.
They've got comparable private sector pay so now it's time to have a comparable private sector pension (even though it would still be gold plated in comparison).
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Originally posted by fullyautomatix View PostLooks like it is all going to kick off with teachers now joining the strikes.
But who will ever notice that they are on strike ?
Public sector workers take more time off, survey reveals - Business News, Business - The Independent
And didums it is all because of stress
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Public sector strikes
Looks like it is all going to kick off with teachers now joining the strikes.
But who will ever notice that they are on strike ?Tags: None
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