no pay rise for 5 years

tir21

you are gonna need a bit more than 0.5% to keep up

its more about going in the right direction than the actual amount

Southend1

ILW wrote: »

Which would favour the low achievers at the expense of the hard workers.

If only 2% of employees work hard, there is a serious problem somewhere!

Southend1

tir21 wrote: »

if we could just stop things getting more and more expensive then we wouldnt have to endure all this bloody hassle and stress and dissapointment

if you had a job and could pay all your bills this year then you would be able to pay them next year if you were in the same job

there is probably some good reason for inflation but ive never figured it out

Inflation is designed and implemented by the wealthy (politicians, bankers) to keep the rest of us poor. They rely on many of us not understanding what it is or how it works to keep us from protesting.

ILW

Southend1 wrote: »

Inflation is designed and implemented by the wealthy (politicians, bankers) to keep the rest of us poor. They rely on many of us not understanding what it is or how it works to keep us from protesting.

Inflation is engineered in to help those with debt.

AP007

Southend1 wrote: »

If only 2% of employees work hard, there is a serious problem somewhere!

there is working hard and just doing enough to score a 3 out of 5 on an appraisal

Andy_L

ILW wrote: »

Which would favour the low achievers at the expense of the hard workers.

Doesn't have to. I've seen collectively negotiated pay rises which give different employees different pay rises based on their annual apprasials

buglawton

News is full of talk of an improving UK economy today. Now, no pay rise in 4 years in my case means a 10% pay cut. This means I will be changing jobs soon. I have no concious plan to switch, then again I didnt have one last time as I was in effect head hunted. Curious to wonder what life will bring!

toshkininny

Did you get a pay rise in the end? my OH is going through the same as you

NiallB

tir21 wrote: »

if we could just stop things getting more and more expensive then we wouldnt have to endure all this bloody hassle and stress and dissapointment

Well. you can do your bit by not buying anything :-D

buglawton

People handing their notice in and employers reacting with better pay offers has no really started - it's a chain reaction, so once it does start the most skilled of us will do well.