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2017 Pay Rise
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Why would you need to tell anyone when it's well known that all public employees are going to be limited to 1%. I don't think the armed forces will be any different.
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Flumpdaddy
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Would be nice to know accommodation and food cost increases as well as all the other things included in the pay review. They may cap rises at 1% but they could take away a whole lot more.
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The hinted at rise of 1% in the wage unfortunately will not also mean a 1% rise in allowances or indeed a 1%
in costs e.g. SFA / Accomm / Food. Best guess from me is that these will go up by min 7%.
By the time tax/ NI / costs are removed from your wage packet you can bet the bank that it will work out at a NET loss!
So glad I'm out of this now.
in costs e.g. SFA / Accomm / Food. Best guess from me is that these will go up by min 7%.
By the time tax/ NI / costs are removed from your wage packet you can bet the bank that it will work out at a NET loss!
So glad I'm out of this now.
unruly1986
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Likely to be buried amongst the Article 50 triggering on Wednesday.
Re the 1%, shame they are banging on about those that serve and protect the country whilst effectively lowering morale and lowering our standard of living.
Re the 1%, shame they are banging on about those that serve and protect the country whilst effectively lowering morale and lowering our standard of living.
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1. Find out what extra the benefit monkeys are getting to compensate their dreadful way of life.
2. Half it.
3. Move the decimal point
That's what you're getting
2. Half it.
3. Move the decimal point
That's what you're getting
DNR/DNN.......Discuss
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This is in no way a trolling exercise.....
But, do you think that now we have no more 'high profile' operations, and nearly all our boys are back on the home front, the MP's are thinking 'well they made do with 1% when Iraq and Afghan were hot on the agenda, so they can make do with 1% in peacetime'.
I'm on the outside now, so not as well connected as I was. So please, please, don't expect me to know how it is in the reality of today's RAF. I know recruitment is poor and retention is poorer still, but I don't think overpaid MP's are going to throw money on a pay rise as a recruitment/retention tool.
I know i'd willingly advocate a higher than 1% rise, as i'm sure most of the population would. The only problem is the AFPRB and MP's are the only ones that matter in this respect. I agree that it'll be buried in the Brexit article 50 tomorrow.
But, do you think that now we have no more 'high profile' operations, and nearly all our boys are back on the home front, the MP's are thinking 'well they made do with 1% when Iraq and Afghan were hot on the agenda, so they can make do with 1% in peacetime'.
I'm on the outside now, so not as well connected as I was. So please, please, don't expect me to know how it is in the reality of today's RAF. I know recruitment is poor and retention is poorer still, but I don't think overpaid MP's are going to throw money on a pay rise as a recruitment/retention tool.
I know i'd willingly advocate a higher than 1% rise, as i'm sure most of the population would. The only problem is the AFPRB and MP's are the only ones that matter in this respect. I agree that it'll be buried in the Brexit article 50 tomorrow.
Here's the link to the AFPRB 46th Report dated 28 Mar 17
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...494/58422_Armed_Forces_Pay_Web_Accessible.pdf
https://www.gov.uk/government/uploa...494/58422_Armed_Forces_Pay_Web_Accessible.pdf
DNR/DNN.......Discuss
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So, is Wittering, Coningsby, Abbeywood, Cosford, Digby and assorted US bases reflective of RAF life/morale/reality?
Very selective in my far away view.
Very selective in my far away view.
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*Knock* *Knock* *Knock*!
Another nail in the coffin........
Another nail in the coffin........
I do like the para in the report about a seperate pay spine for engineers, ah, the techie pay carrot is back out of storage.....
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This is spot on. The military are not getting much airtime (apart from Marine A) these days and Joe Public has pretty much forgotten Iraq & Afghanistan.
The very harsh bottom line is that if there's not a weekly news footage of a repatriation then the military will always be bottom of the pile when it comes to pay awards.
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That is because it seems that our military media is run as an afterthought. Take a look at the RAF website, images in low definition (500 px max width) and not selectable to get to an HD version with very basic write ups.
If mainstream media are looking for a news story that won't find anything decent on that site.
As a comparison, take a look at the Republic of Singapore Air Force Face Book page. (their website is as crap as the RAF's) where as the RAF don't seem to have an official FB presence. And social media is where all the flag waving is happening.
Want to see how it's done.. look at the Yanks.. or the French. You wouldn't get this on the RAF Website...
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=ZeolqRvJ2Vo
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Dan_Brown
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[video]https://youtu.be/xelPLIHfA3E[/video]
BOOM!!!!!
BOOM!!!!!
Soldiers attack 'unfair' one per cent pay rise and warn they are facing 'perfect storm' of rising rents and tax hikes and hey have been left feeling "undervalued" and that the Army faces a recruitment crisis after the Government announced that they will receive a pay rise of just one per cent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-per-cent-pay-rise-warn-facing-perfect-storm/
BOOM!!!!!
Soldiers attack 'unfair' one per cent pay rise and warn they are facing 'perfect storm' of rising rents and tax hikes and hey have been left feeling "undervalued" and that the Army faces a recruitment crisis after the Government announced that they will receive a pay rise of just one per cent.
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/201...-per-cent-pay-rise-warn-facing-perfect-storm/
Something to think about. The two deputy fire officers where I live in North Yorkshire have just been given a 33% pay rise which comes to £35,000 to make their annual pay £115,000 with benefits ......... in their last 12mths of service! Of course they are on a final salary pension which has just got a whole lot better. It was awarded by their immediate boss the chief fire officer,