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Originally Posted by Gary L
Public sympathy might be quite thin when others are losing their jobs, having whatever money they have took off them in the way of fines issued by the police.
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You don't get fines if you haven't done anything wrong. And despite what the daily mail think handing out fines to drivers is a very, very small part of a typical cops day.
Personally speaking I've handed out two fixed penalties this year. One for using a mobile phone whilst driving, one for going through a red light. Not exactly handing them out like confetti is it?
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Originally Posted by papa smurf
£ 23 k for a rookie that's not a bad starting wage no wonder the country's strapped for cash -
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It is fairly well paid but after the initial training you are right in at the deep end.
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Originally Posted by martyh
Arthur ,it would appear that you have neglected to read past the headlines ,a pay freeze is not a pay cut
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There is 'independent' report coming out next week (Tuesday I think) about Police pay and conditions. It's hardly independent if the Home Sec has already said she is going to take an axe to long-standing agreements before she has read what is suggested.
It's a given that the pension contributions, already this highest in the public sector AFAIK, will go up to 14% so a 3% cut in real terms. The public holiday pay will drop and standard overtime will go to plain time. There are even whispered rumours of overtime being done away with completely.
Maybe some think thats not too bad but like a lot of things we don't get a choice in working, if we get told to come in we do regardless of prior committments.
Remember as well we don't have the right to strike.
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Oh and before anyone believes the Daily Mail the story about claiming £100 for answering your phone on a day off is fantasy.