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Old 22-04-2012, 21:27   #18
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Re: Lower pay for NHS staff in poorer areas

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Originally Posted by Fawkes View Post
The answer is because people get paid more so this leads to regional inflation, which in turn leads to pressure to increase wages.

A classic chichen and egg problem.

If the government thinks they are paying too much for services in 'the north' they should freeze their wages and overtime inflation will do the rest. I don't think it is fair to simply cut wages.
IIRC that is the sort thing they're thinking of doing. In the future giving smaller increases to certain areas, rather than direct cutting of wages.
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