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Originally Posted by Derek
It is fairly well paid but after the initial training you are right in at the deep end.
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I think from Sergeant upwards it's well paid. Factor in the pension, and the ability to retire early on a full pension and it's very, very good.
So you have to pay your dues when you start out, same in many trades/ jobs.
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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.
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you contribute 14%, how much do we contribute?
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Remember as well we don't have the right to strike
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You also can't be made redundant. In this current climate that kind of job security is priceless.
When they talk about job losses, they mean not replacing officers that leave, not making them redundant.
Forget about overtime rates and having to work when asked. If someone said to me here's a job for life, until you retire (early if you want, depending when you joined obviously) on a decent pension (so you could even get a nice little part time job in your 50's and see out your years in comfort) - that would be very nice thank you.
Don't get me wrong I don't begrudge any of it. Tough job, needs its fringe benefits, not for me otherwise I'd of considered it.
But Police that complain about their T&Cs don't get any time from me.