This is tricky..a tactical game as ever! It was said recently to Chiz and I that if the IfA minima went up this year some units would struggle, as they would be forced to pay more for the first time. An alternate way of looking at that is to be pleased that finally the IfA minima will result in some people actually getting a pay rise! But of course nobody wants units to go out of business...
Personally I think we should go for CPI+2% rather than just CPI, which for most of us is barely a rise seeing as living costs keep rising. We will see what the newly elected Council think, if enough people respond with a particular preference it may sway things either way. Ideally obviously we would vote for CPI+3.5, and that is where the tactics come in...
Personally I think we should go for CPI+2% rather than just CPI, which for most of us is barely a rise seeing as living costs keep rising. We will see what the newly elected Council think, if enough people respond with a particular preference it may sway things either way. Ideally obviously we would vote for CPI+3.5, and that is where the tactics come in...