8th June 2007, 01:31 PM
You have every right to be angry ⦠so please join the Diggers Forum and channel that angerâ¦
As to inflation increases ---- The big problem at the moment - Unison and the LGA are still fighting about what the increase should be⦠LGA says 2% Unison says 5% (which is why I put a BAJR 5% aspirational rate)
Gordon Brown is trying to cap pay rises⦠others are saying it is not fair⦠if inflation is higher than the pay riseâ¦
I and many others in Local Govt are being regraded⦠some losing money.. others being dropped a grade so we end up with a pay cut⦠so it could be worse!!
If you really think that we are still at square oneâ¦. Cast your mind back 10 yearsâ¦
A starting salary of 14300 ainât to bad ⦠but it has to go somewhere⦠hence the meetings on pushing forward the benchmarking and career scales and formal training (linked to a skills passport) which rewards progression⦠rather than the good old.. drop down to the bottom every time you move ..
There are solutions⦠there is a way forward⦠getting angry about it is good ( hence BAJR ⦠I stated it because I was angry) and then doing something with it⦠And then⦠the hardest one for me personally --- realise that you canât change the world singlehanded⦠you need to be part of the movement.. you have to use all your time and patience to put forward your case⦠to make people trust you⦠to show where you are going in such a way as you are not an outside force shouting from the sidelinesâ¦
For seven years now I have been hoping for this moment⦠it is happening⦠and BAJR is a part of it⦠(a small part⦠but important) Creating the first grade system ⦠creating a base rate for different jobs⦠being seen to be fair being honest and trying to do the best⦠This seems to be paying off.. and real change is happening⦠real change that I will be part of⦠part of the discussions, part of the Diggers Forum, part of the IFA⦠and not just focussed on one issue⦠but trying to grapple with the whole picture⦠where its not just about pay⦠that this is a spiders web of issues, that to touch one is to touch them allâ¦
It ainât easy⦠but it is worthwhile⦠Anger is only good when channelled into a focused issue⦠putting energy and time into itâ¦
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu
As to inflation increases ---- The big problem at the moment - Unison and the LGA are still fighting about what the increase should be⦠LGA says 2% Unison says 5% (which is why I put a BAJR 5% aspirational rate)
Gordon Brown is trying to cap pay rises⦠others are saying it is not fair⦠if inflation is higher than the pay riseâ¦
I and many others in Local Govt are being regraded⦠some losing money.. others being dropped a grade so we end up with a pay cut⦠so it could be worse!!
If you really think that we are still at square oneâ¦. Cast your mind back 10 yearsâ¦
A starting salary of 14300 ainât to bad ⦠but it has to go somewhere⦠hence the meetings on pushing forward the benchmarking and career scales and formal training (linked to a skills passport) which rewards progression⦠rather than the good old.. drop down to the bottom every time you move ..
There are solutions⦠there is a way forward⦠getting angry about it is good ( hence BAJR ⦠I stated it because I was angry) and then doing something with it⦠And then⦠the hardest one for me personally --- realise that you canât change the world singlehanded⦠you need to be part of the movement.. you have to use all your time and patience to put forward your case⦠to make people trust you⦠to show where you are going in such a way as you are not an outside force shouting from the sidelinesâ¦
For seven years now I have been hoping for this moment⦠it is happening⦠and BAJR is a part of it⦠(a small part⦠but important) Creating the first grade system ⦠creating a base rate for different jobs⦠being seen to be fair being honest and trying to do the best⦠This seems to be paying off.. and real change is happening⦠real change that I will be part of⦠part of the discussions, part of the Diggers Forum, part of the IFA⦠and not just focussed on one issue⦠but trying to grapple with the whole picture⦠where its not just about pay⦠that this is a spiders web of issues, that to touch one is to touch them allâ¦
It ainât easy⦠but it is worthwhile⦠Anger is only good when channelled into a focused issue⦠putting energy and time into itâ¦
"No job worth doing was ever done on time or under budget.."
Khufu