Pay Rise 2013 - Rumours and Thoughts here please

[north london driver]

2% this year 1.4% next year and 25,000 made redundent,5 day aweek,no monday workings.and a third of offices are shut down.senority goes, holidays cut,monthly pay,and sickness is not paid for the first 3 days.no overtime,and loads of absorbtion.
then union headquaters tells us its the best deal we will get after 6 months of talks .
and to capp it all moya goes on maternity leave and clears off to canada.

[Cut Off King]

2% this year 1.4% next year and 25,000 made redundent,5 day aweek,no monday workings.and a third of offices are shut down.senority goes, holidays cut,monthly pay,and sickness is not paid for the first 3 days.no overtime,and loads of absorbtion.
then union headquaters tells us its the best deal we will get after 6 months of talks .
and to capp it all moya goes on maternity leave and clears off to canada.

You're an optimist arn't you

we won't get anything near that good.
Just wait till the next "Joint statement"
CWU HQ & RM HQ love-in will prevail.
resistance is futile.

[dvbuk55]

Moya and maternity leave............wonder if I could borrow her turkey baster at christmas.........mind it would need an hour or so in the dishwasher

[Stormproof]

Anyone get a letter today to say their tax code is changing?

[Hitcher]

Please add a question mark to the thread title, I thought this was a statement not a query.

[chooch]

Moya and maternity leave............wonder if I could borrow her turkey baster at christmas.........mind it would need an hour or so in the dishwasher

why do the words ' touch her with yours, wouldn't' spring to mind..

[Wednesday]

I have seen a cwu e-mail saying the pay offer is "appalling"and the union are set to ballot members for national strike action,doesnt sound good.

[chooch]

I have seen a cwu e-mail saying the pay offer is "appalling"and the union are set to ballot members for national strike action,doesnt sound good.

link?

[dvbuk55]

Anyone get a letter today to say their tax code is changing?

Well I haven't but I could certainly do with one, my current tax code is 061 but I'm hoping it's going to go up with a pelt this year.

[Wednesday]

Dont want to post a link for two reasons,would not want to reveal my source and dont know how to!But would not post if not true.

[chooch]

I have seen a cwu e-mail saying the pay offer is "appalling"and the union are set to ballot members for national strike action,doesnt sound good.

this may be re. PO staff with regards to threatened closures rather than RM ??

[TrueBlueTerrier]

MERGED A FEW THREADS AND MADE A STICKIE.

Please post any thoughts on a pay rise in here - if you get official news on the Pay Rise then please start a new thread, in the meantime all rumours here please.

[mickeymacca]

Anyone get a letter today to say their tax code is changing?

The tax code change will be as a result of the increase in the personal allowance to £10k I believe, bloody tories/ Lib dems what have they ever done for us....... ........

[RobertT]

The tax code change will be as a result of the increase in the personal allowance to £10k I believe, bloody tories/ Lib dems what have they ever done for us....... ........

The tax code is due to increase to £9,440 for the under 65's from 5th April 2013.

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[Judgee]

I did hear a rumour that RM has got it's hands on some really cheap Findas Beef lasagnes and we are all getting some instead of a pay rise!