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Post by creature on Feb 28, 2011 23:11:51 GMT 1
Am I reading your initial post incorrectly Berty, didn't you say he'd taken a paycut? What the chief exec of the council is proposing is the the senior management team at the council pay 5% of their wages into a trust fund which will support local children The council is currently consulting on whether the staff week should be reduced from 37 to 35 hours a week meaning approximately 5% pay cut for staff. However this reduction in pay doesn't include the senior staff - hence the offer to give 5% of their earnings into the trust fund The drawback to this is that this doesn't actually save the taxpayer money - nor does it mean the senior staff are on the same terms and conditions as most "normal" staff at the council I think they're also proposing cutting sick pay for the first two days
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Post by Deleted on Feb 28, 2011 23:52:02 GMT 1
toil is what we get
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Post by SeanBroseley on Mar 1, 2011 22:52:40 GMT 1
I wonder where the volunteers are going to come from. Since retiring I've volunteered with Oxfam and Age Concern and I'm one of the youngest volunteers. Most are ladies over 70 and they are very difficult to replace when they are unable to continue working. I've also been working part time for a local church. Although I don't have any religious faith I do admire the work that the church does - for example during the recent cold weather they kept a hall open all night to offer shelter to homeless people, staffed by members of the congregation. Again, these were older people and they are the bulk of the congregation despite efforts made to encourage young people to attend. I volunteered when I was in my early twenties and unemployed - at a CAB giving debt and benefits advice. Now I have a family and am putting one daughter through university and am studying for more qualifications too. I'm time poor. I believe a lot of people are.
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Post by grinfish on Mar 1, 2011 23:03:57 GMT 1
I think they're also proposing cutting sick pay for the first two days Sick pay? Damn, they do have it cushy in the public sector.
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Post by ratcliffesghost on Mar 2, 2011 0:55:50 GMT 1
I think they're also proposing cutting sick pay for the first two days Sick pay? Damn, they do have it cushy in the public sector. But they do have time to get their hair cut
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