In reply to a post by zaggie:

In reply to a post by Malwaremike:

How many people other than public sector can expect annual pay or pension rises of 10%? Probably better than OPfcom's original gift of 3.9% + inflation.

Stick to facts.
Overall, between December 2019 and November 2023, inflation-adjusted average private sector pay grew by 2.3%, whereas public sector pay fell by 0.3%
https://www.incomesdataresearch.co.uk/resources/insi...

Key words in this post are inflation-adjusted

And don't forget the whopping taxpayer-funded pension contributions and benefits in the public sector, far above what the average private sector employer could afford. As for the self-employed, as I was for the second half of my working life, work three days a week, earn three-fifths of your income at the end of the month. Pensions? No employer's contribution unless you can afford to make one.

But we digress. It's a great little earner which Ofcom has handed the ISPs.

In reply to a post by zaggie:

Stick to facts.
Overall, between December 2019 and November 2023, inflation-adjusted average private sector pay grew by 2.3%, whereas public sector pay fell by 0.3%

Inflation adjusted figures are not helpful in this debate. We are talking unadjusted £'s for internet pricing, so that is what we should be talking for wage increases.

Edited by DFScale (Wed 18-Sep-24 21:40:43)