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the mad woman
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Post by the mad woman »

if this goes ahead what will be our hourly rate
Decky Boy
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Post by Decky Boy »

Initially 5% more than you currently get :wink:
Danelectro
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Post by Danelectro »

Decky Boy wrote:Initially 5% more than you currently get :wink:
Minus what % due to inflation?
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Post by Decky Boy »

Your hourly rate of pay is not directly effected by inflation. The new pay rate " is what it is". Inflation effects everyone to a greater or lesser extent . Hourly Rate is hourly rate :wave
Danelectro
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Post by Danelectro »

Decky Boy wrote:Your hourly rate of pay is not effected by inflation. The new pay rate " is what it is". Inflation effects everyone to a greater or lesser extent . Hourly Rate is hourly rate :wave
And real take home pay is real take home pay.

If you think it's the best deal and the best we could get from RM then fair enough but for trade unionists to pretend below inflation increases are pay rises then count me out.

And hourly rate not effected by it ? are we pretending there's a SWW as well?
number one
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Post by number one »

Eventually when on the 35hr week it will be around £12.60 an hour.
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Post by TrueBlueTerrier »

Danelectro wrote:
Decky Boy wrote:Your hourly rate of pay is not effected by inflation. The new pay rate " is what it is". Inflation effects everyone to a greater or lesser extent . Hourly Rate is hourly rate :wave
And real take home pay is real take home pay.

If you think it's the best deal and the best we could get from RM then fair enough but for trade unionists to pretend below inflation increases are pay rises then count me out.

And hourly rate not effected by it ? are we pretending there's a SWW as well?
Danelectro wrote:
Decky Boy wrote:Initially 5% more than you currently get :wink:
Minus what % due to inflation?

I understand what you are trying to say, but as everybody spends their money differently its impossible to say how the inflation rate will affect peoples pay directly. The question at face value is impossible to answer, however, the message is easily understood.
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Danelectro
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Post by Danelectro »

TrueBlueTerrier wrote:
Danelectro wrote:
Decky Boy wrote:Your hourly rate of pay is not effected by inflation. The new pay rate " is what it is". Inflation effects everyone to a greater or lesser extent . Hourly Rate is hourly rate :wave
And real take home pay is real take home pay.

If you think it's the best deal and the best we could get from RM then fair enough but for trade unionists to pretend below inflation increases are pay rises then count me out.

And hourly rate not effected by it ? are we pretending there's a SWW as well?
Danelectro wrote:
Decky Boy wrote:Initially 5% more than you currently get :wink:
Minus what % due to inflation?

I understand what you are trying to say, but as everybody spends their money differently its impossible to say how the inflation rate will affect peoples pay directly. The question at face value is impossible to answer, however, the message is easily understood.
2017/2018: Food 3.6%, Gas/Elec 8% (effects 66% of users), Council Tax 5% ( prediction for England), Clothes & Footwear 4% I could go on and yes 0.9% for Local Transport so unless you live on the back seat of a bus and dine on cat food then the overwhelming majority will find that the 5% won't go as far as before and on top of that you no longer will have a guaranteed wage in retirement and the NRA rises to 67.

Not suggesting that one union alone can reverse this trend of externalising all cost on the individual but for the leadership to indulge in shining up the deal including Pullinger (a man in the top 5% of earners in UK) opening each rep tour briefing with 'we need a reality check' then count me out and yeah I did get what he was trying to say but I'm not liking the way he said it.