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so, is it correct that public sector workers get a pay freeze but benefit scroungers

get a pay rise?

someone told me this, not sure what the public sector workers are on. i know the benefit scroungers definitely get a pay rise - unlike most workers.
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  • Forever
    Forever Posts: 295 Forumite
    get a pay rise?

    someone told me this, not sure what the public sector workers are on. i know the benefit scroungers definitely get a pay rise - unlike most workers.

    No, benefit recipients are seeing cuts except for pensioners. Although Cameron has already said that this group of benefit recipients will be dealt with after the next election.

    So another benefit bashing thread then? :p
  • N1AK
    N1AK Posts: 2,903 Forumite
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    Forever wrote: »
    So another benefit bashing thread then? :p

    People already know when they open one of his threads that it's going to be nothing more than an exercise in trolling. The thing is that too many people on here just can't resist the bait.

    We'd get a lot more rational debate on here if people exercised some self-control when deciding whether to respond or made use of the ignore option.
    Having a signature removed for mentioning the removal of a previous signature. Blackwhite bellyfeel double plus good...
  • get a pay rise?

    someone told me this, not sure what the public sector workers are on. i know the benefit scroungers definitely get a pay rise - unlike most workers.

    JSA is a pittance of only £71 a week for an over 25 year old. How can you compare this to a salary? As always, you are comparing like with unlike.
  • grizzly1911
    grizzly1911 Posts: 9,965 Forumite
    edited 16 October 2012 at 5:50PM
    get a pay rise?

    someone told me this, not sure what the public sector workers are on. i know the benefit scroungers definitely get a pay rise - unlike most workers.

    Correct including that nurse in A&E that may be asked to save your life some day, Need to find some money somewhere to pay for those new police commissioners (or whatever they are called) soon to be elected with as much enthusiasm as Mayors..
    "If you act like an illiterate man, your learning will never stop... Being uneducated, you have no fear of the future.".....

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  • Nessynoo
    Nessynoo Posts: 469 Forumite
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    Yep, thats's right. Benefits went up 5% in April. I got a 4.5% pay cut!
    "It's official, MSE's harbouring total fruitcakes"
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  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    The problem with being a public sector worker, is having to both serve and be employed by the public.

    The public, in the experience of myself and my colleagues, are generally cretinous farting oafs.
  • ILW
    ILW Posts: 18,333 Forumite
    The problem with being a public sector worker, is having to both serve and be employed by the public.

    The public, in the experience of myself and my colleagues, are generally cretinous farting oafs.

    They do pay your wages though.
  • mumblub
    mumblub Posts: 133 Forumite
    To op why do you insist on been a troll seems to be you have been posting since 2009 on this site..MONEY SAVING..but i cant find any posts were youchave posted any ms links or options you seem to be all about slamming people and talking about people getting gov help or people annoying you..then if you dont get enough replies you move on and open a new post albeit same issue?
  • ruggedtoast
    ruggedtoast Posts: 9,819 Forumite
    mumblub wrote: »
    To op why do you insist on been a troll seems to be you have been posting since 2009 on this site..MONEY SAVING..but i cant find any posts were youchave posted any ms links or options you seem to be all about slamming people and talking about people getting gov help or people annoying you..then if you dont get enough replies you move on and open a new post albeit same issue?

    I'm pretty sure he PM'd a voucher code for Prezzo to Graham Devon once.

    Anyway, this is the debate board.
  • Whitehorse is definitely trolling given his pathological hatred of public workers.:rotfl:
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