Comments on: Despite what Hammond says, public sector workers are worse off since 2010 – TUC find https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/despite-what-hammond-says-public-sector-workers-are-worse-off-since-2010-tuc-find/ Left Foot Forward is the home for UK progressives. We provide evidence-based analysis on British politics, news and policy. Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:14:36 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.5 By: patrick newman https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/despite-what-hammond-says-public-sector-workers-are-worse-off-since-2010-tuc-find/#comment-905832 Tue, 18 Jul 2017 09:14:36 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=122042#comment-905832 Since 2010 inflation (CPI, not the higher RPI) has averaged 2.7% (BoE) but pay increases have averaged well under 1% (two years of pay freeze, 1% thereafter). The case is overwhelming at least for an inflation increase (2.9%). However there is a danger of not keeping the bigger picture in mind – the potentially catastrophic under funding of public services generally. Indeed it is perfectly possible the government will allow employers to pay above the cap but to provide no new money and workers then would see some of their colleagues shown the door. The primary issue is the proper funding of public services to restore services and pay staff properly!

]]> By: John https://leftfootforward.org/2017/07/despite-what-hammond-says-public-sector-workers-are-worse-off-since-2010-tuc-find/#comment-905624 Mon, 17 Jul 2017 16:02:55 +0000 https://leftfootforward.org/?p=122042#comment-905624 The issue isn’t whether their salary stayed in line with inflation; clearly not.
The issue isn’t whether their salary should be raised; clearly, it should
The issue is the difference in pay between public and private.

We keep moaning about how good they have it (they really don’t). Shouldn’t we be moaning about how bad we have it? Isn’t it time we started getting pay rises?

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