Another payrise....

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I can appreciate it's independently set and in line with other public sector workers (apparently!) but what the heck?!

news.sky.com/story/mps-to-get-2-200-pay-rise-from-april-after-boris-johnson-urged-restraint-12554941

I don't think payrises should be percentages. Why not give all public sector workers an increase of the same amount of money, be it £500 or £2200. If half goes in tax, they obviously didn't need it anyway, not in the way that those struggling to meet basic costs or to be able to buy their first home do.

Another NHS worker here who is angry about the system. It's insulting. As others have said, the percentage increase and their ability to claim vast amounts of additional expenses mean they're getting miles above what 99% of public sector workers are entitled to. I have to pay to park at work, struggle to find a space anyway and our NI contributions are now more than 10% of our wage, never mind tax. The 3% rise for NHS workers isn't anywhere near 3% in reality and works out as pittance extra for most workers, unlike £2200 on top of an already generous salary.

What I don't understand is that this is a rise of 2.7%, because it's based on the average rise actual the public sector.

Yet everyone in the public sector says they aren't getting a rise that high, or that they've had a freeze. So some people in public sector must be getting more than 2.7%. But who? Which public sector workers are getting more than 2.7% pay rise??

2.7 on low pay is almost negligible.
NI contributions are in for a hit in April along with energy mad increases.
The world's gone mad 😨

Er, no. We're not still in austerity.

Er, yes we are. Ask anyone in working in public services who is having to make further cuts in spending.

Sajid Javid, when he was Chancellor of the Exchequer, announced the end of austerity. Sajid Javid, as Secretary of State for Health & Social Care, announced the end of the Covid pandemic. Sajid Javid announcing something does not make it true. Quite the reverse, in fact.

Another NHS worker here. My role wasn’t included in the 3% rise. I have to pay to park (often unable to find a space), my professional fees which are all going up by more than my salary this year. Husband had no pay rise last year (armed forces). It may not be anywhere near inflation but it is a lot more than we are getting and their salary is worth a lot more when you take into account their benefits.

FE lecturer here, no 2.7% pay rise here. In fact that kind of pay rise has never been seen in my department and I've been there a long time!

our NI contributions are now more than 10% of our wage, never mind tax. The 3% rise for NHS workers isn't anywhere near 3% in reality and works out as pittance extra for most workers, unlike £2200 on top of an already generous salary

MPs pay taxes too. It’s not £2,200 tax free.

I actually thought this was a good way to highlight that the lazy, striking tube drivers are a bunch of greedy bastards.

@poshme the top bods at the civil service get more than that they count as public sector

Where is my pay rise of 2.7%
Worked for local government for nearly 20 years…on a pay freeze at the moment and with inflation even if I get 1.75% I will be worse off
So pissed off and fed up that those fucking arseholes yet again get money

@Lancrelady80 exactly, and posters on here wonder why schools are short staffed...

@rewildingambridge the average civil service pay is 28k and the majority live in London. The cabinet Secretary is about 200k but that's someone in charge of half a million people. Not exactly big bucks compared to similar jobs in the private sector. And they are still having a pay freeze atn

Bear in mind that 87k is a starting salary for mps. Any sort of additional responsibility gets additional pay and they get long holidays and don't even have to turn up the parliament the majority of the time

Greedy bastards

Tory Britain

It’s fair enough but universal credit rates should be hiked too, given the cost of living crisis.

@LampLighter414

Greedy bastards

Tory Britain

A big, decently paid public sector is the absolute opposite of “Tory”.

In fact it is a bit of a surprise to see this under a conservative government and is doubtless only happening because of the pandemic and energy prices.