Re: Public Service Employees, does your before tax salary show a 7-8% cut or a 3-4% c
I am not really arguing over the pay cuts out of gross or net pay. I am simply looking at from a purely PR point of view if you like. The TV's and Papers are full of teachers, nurses etc talking about how the pension levy has almost left them destitute and they are saying they have already sacrificed as much as they can. However, if you look at what actually comes off their net take home, look at where inflation is, they are actually not that much more worse off if at all.
I am simply saying that there must be scope there for more cuts without leaving people on the poverty line as claimed by the unions.
I am not really arguing over the pay cuts out of gross or net pay. I am simply looking at from a purely PR point of view if you like. The TV's and Papers are full of teachers, nurses etc talking about how the pension levy has almost left them destitute and they are saying they have already sacrificed as much as they can. However, if you look at what actually comes off their net take home, look at where inflation is, they are actually not that much more worse off if at all.
I am simply saying that there must be scope there for more cuts without leaving people on the poverty line as claimed by the unions.