SirSaltyHelmet
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Eh ....... yes it does matter. The Police, NHS, Fire to name a few already have their pay rises made public. Why should we be treated any differently.
If you don't want to listen to people having a discussion or moaning then why look as the the thread? That would save you blood pressure rising.
Going for an overall 3.2% rise, but an OTT rise in rent and food etc to counteract the rise.
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The Masked Geek
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Agreed, not very "Sooper" of you...
BillyBunter
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Im keeping my angry comments till it is announced 
DT_Xtremez_28:
As somebody pointed out the PM has gone to meet Obama so can forget it being announced till he gets back , saying that would not surprise me if he was not there to explain why the forces have received the smallest pay rise in history
May be he is asking for a loan ......
Either way Salty says it well longer its left then probably thats a saving grace , i t may mean the diffrence of a few more quid a month
DT_Xtremez_28:As somebody pointed out the PM has gone to meet Obama so can forget it being announced till he gets back , saying that would not surprise me if he was not there to explain why the forces have received the smallest pay rise in history
May be he is asking for a loan ......
Either way Salty says it well longer its left then probably thats a saving grace , i t may mean the diffrence of a few more quid a month
Im keeping my angry comments till it is announced
What would you be happy with ?
I will be disappointed if we get anything less than 3% and some reference to pay restructuring.
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The Masked Geek
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You never know, Obama may advise him to give us 3.9% like the US forces are getting this year.....
tag_lincoln
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3.9%, doubtful. Would be higher than the last few years. Not sure about the others above but the police are on a 3 year pay deal? Certainly the Prison Service and SSRB are waiting on 'dead man walking' Brown to make his announcement.
chumpzilla
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Would this pay restructuring include a new Higher Pay Band for the poor, unfortunate Tg1? Or should I just stfu and wind my neck in?
DT_Xtremez_42:DT_Xtremez_42:DT_Xtremez_06:Would this pay restructuring include a new Higher Pay Band for the poor, unfortunate Tg1? Or should I just stfu and wind my neck in?
Yes and yes!
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The Masked Geek
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And 3/4....
bombdasand
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musn't forget the geeks ey! lol
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The Masked Geek
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It would be nice if they even just released the AFPRB report, considering the government have had it for "some weeks"....
bombdasand
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cancel the comment i made about the PM being in the states, as im sure it normally comes from the defense secretary, am i right?
how do you know the government has the report already?
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Its reported by the AFPRB Chair at the beginning of January
bombdasand
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surely it bounces back and forth between him and the government for ammendments and the like....
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The Masked Geek
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How can the government ammend an idependant report...
bombdasand
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doesnt their recommendations have to be agreed?
Ha, ha, ha, ha!
Don't tell me you actually believed they were "independent"
"In reaching its recommendations, the Review Body is to have regard to the following considerations:
the need to recruit, retain and motivate suitably able and qualified people taking account of the particular circumstances of Service life;
Government policies for improving public services, including the requirement on the Ministry of Defence to meet the output targets for the delivery of departmental services;
the funds available to the Ministry of Defence as set out in the Government' s departmental expenditure limits; and
the Government' s inflation target"
From here: http://www.ome.uk.com/review.cfm?body=3
They don't just go out and independently assess service pay, that would be far too risky. They review armed forces pay and then adapt their recommendations to suit the prevailing economic conditions and not embarress their employers, as per their terms of reference. This way the government....... oops I mean AFPRB recomendations are more likely to be accepted in full et voila, everyone is happy and everyone appears to be working together.
bombdasand
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kind of like a school bully paying a geek to do his homework, the government pays these geeks to justify a sh1t pay rise!
tag_lincoln
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The AFPRB submit their report to the Government, the government aren't obliged to accept it and can reject all or part of it. Yes the AFPRB have to be realistic and submit what they think will get accepted but normally the government do accept the AFPRB recommendations in toto (no not the band).