whats a increment. I never had one, or my wife, plenty of people dont get them and plenty of people are earning a lot less than yourself.
So you still earn the same as you did ten years ago? You've never had a pay rise or end of year bonus?
Mike, I don't know what you or your wife do so really not my place to comment.
I would personally welcome performance related increments and would happily pay more into the pension pot. Either that or stop the pension scheme completely and lets see if the tax payer will manage to shoulder the true cost of the millions of hours put in by police, teachers, social workers right down to the binmen who come and take away our rubbish.
Nobody expects something for nothing here - the point is that terms and conditions are being eroded yet again. There have been several changes to the LGPS and T&C's in the last ten years - there were no strikes - employees just took them on the chin. I think all any sane and reasonable person wants to see is a fair system - however if the Govt doesn't start some adequate consultation we will see a repeat of the late 70's