Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

Nobody I know thinks all the unemployed are scroungers and I don't think I've heard anyone else say that either. There are skivers in all walks of life and the unemployed are no different.

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

What he said

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You making stuff up again arthur ,MP's are not demanding more money at all

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What's to say ,i think the last time we had 100% employment was during the war and even then we had lazy scroungers .I cannot ever see a time when we will have enough jobs for everyone

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

When you see headlines such as 'All in the trough together: Greedy MPs slammed for insisting they deserve £20,000 pay rise - Lib Dems thought they should be paid £78,361 on average, Labour MPs £77,322 while the Tories want £96,740 – a 48% rise'

It is quite easy to think they are 'demanding it' don't you think.

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

No ,because if you read it you will see that it was a survey carried out to find out what MP's thought their jobs where worth .

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

I didn't say that, I was on about the headline themselves. With words such as 'insist' and 'want', it's easy to see how it can be construed. Besides, I'm sure they'll get what they want in the end.

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

I'm sure it will all be very democratic and put to the vote.... ;)

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

Virgin Media normally only give out pay rises in accordance with an employees performance.

You need to ask yourself if you have done anything, in or out of work, to help or hinder the company in the last year or so, with regards to profitability, customer care, customer retention etc ;)

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

Rich?

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

More like "comfortable", but thanks for asking....

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

thats what happens when your robbed of your union rights -all you get is the crumbs from the masters table unless they go to the dogs of course , lowly workers don't need money to survive they should just be great-full they have a job -just doff your cap and tug on your forelock and step back on the treadmill;)

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

Well they can't be so bad if they provide free gym facilities to their employees... :D

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

If you know our system then you will know what a 5 is, i know that end of year appraisal very well indeed and have done for a good few years now need i say more. other than you are entitled to your view, even if it is incorrect. ;)

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:LOL:

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Nail and head seems to fit this post nicely

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Never got off it i have far to much work to do.

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

What is so annoying is that IF MPs think they are worth all that money, to argue the toss over government policies, then police officers are worth double.

MPs cannot justify that sort of wage, we have young coppers going on the streets of London risking there lives for £19.000 - £20.000 per year for us, and they have been told that they won't get a pay rise for two years.

I know of three great mates of mine in the job, who get injured, abused, and get fully stressed, and are now planning on leaving due to the cutbacks in there money and the risk of losing there jobs due to the cutbacks, and yet you have overpaid puppets in Parliament, who do nothing but cut this country to bits - saying they deserve more money - l dont so.

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

And MP's have suggested to the commons expenses watchdog that they deserve a 32% increases in their pay to £86,250 a year!!!

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-20978487

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A 5 won't pay for the ever increasing cost of living ie food, fuel etc.

Discretionary pay increases take allsorts of things into account, many of which aren't transparent or documented.

Re: Could this be the year of major problems
 

This just enforces peoples view that it really is about them against us.

and the way it works is we'll say 32% is way too much (they know we will object) and they'll say you can have 25% instead. and we'll say Victory! power to the people! and they thought they'd get away with it but we told them otherwise.

they'll just smirk and wink at each other.

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Dave would normally say to this kind of thing where people want money that the country hasn't got. this is preposterous! and get a little bit angry.

but surprise surprise. he's not.