'Did you get a pay rise or cut in 2009?' poll discussion

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Poll between 26 January - 1 February 2010:
Did you get a pay rise or cut in 2009?
The Chancellor’s been quoted as saying public sector workers may face pay cuts in 2010 as many private sector works have.
Which is closest to what happened to you in 2009?
A. Private Sector Employee: Pay was cut - 8% (1332 votes)
B. Private Sector Employee: Pay freeze - 31% (5056 votes)
C. Private Sector Employee: Pay was increased - 18% (2956 votes)
D. Public Sector Employee: Pay was cut - 2% (346 votes)
E. Public Sector Employee: Pay freeze - 9% (1442 votes)
F. Public Sector Employee: Pay was increased - 12% (1990 votes)
G. Self-Employed: Earnings increased - 1% (207 votes)
H. Self-Employed: Earnings static - 2% (250 votes)
I. Self-Employed: Earnings dropped - 4% (669 votes)
J. I lost my job in 2009 - 7% (1123 votes)
K. Unemployed / student / do not work - 5% (755 votes)
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Did you get a pay rise or cut in 2009?
The Chancellor’s been quoted as saying public sector workers may face pay cuts in 2010 as many private sector works have.
Which is closest to what happened to you in 2009?
A. Private Sector Employee: Pay was cut - 8% (1332 votes)
B. Private Sector Employee: Pay freeze - 31% (5056 votes)
C. Private Sector Employee: Pay was increased - 18% (2956 votes)
D. Public Sector Employee: Pay was cut - 2% (346 votes)
E. Public Sector Employee: Pay freeze - 9% (1442 votes)
F. Public Sector Employee: Pay was increased - 12% (1990 votes)
G. Self-Employed: Earnings increased - 1% (207 votes)
H. Self-Employed: Earnings static - 2% (250 votes)
I. Self-Employed: Earnings dropped - 4% (669 votes)
J. I lost my job in 2009 - 7% (1123 votes)
K. Unemployed / student / do not work - 5% (755 votes)
Voting has now closed, but you can still click 'post reply' to discuss below. Thanks

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WEF from 01 April 2010. Hours will increase from 36 to 37.5 per week.
Not uncommon in this sector atm.
!!!!!! is all that about?
Living my dash - Linda Ellis
Where my husband works they were asked to accept a 10% decrease which they all did as they wanted to prevent any more redundancies (1 was paid off, another reduced hours to part time).
Wife works in the public sector and has a pay freeze and hours cut. Her job will probably be privatised in December so goodness knows what will happen then.
Remember though we had pay deals below real inflation for many years while the private sector was surging. Many public sector workers got tied into 3-year pay deals at 2.1% p.a. - government thought they had pulled a fast one when inflation shot up to over 3%, so they can't really complain when inflation falls.
I can see the private sector improving this year while the public sector falls, so I may well move across.