Re: Bit of employment/wage advice : Sat Jun 09, 2012 6:32 pm  

Standee wrote:

Weekly pay Annual pay Per week Per month Band
Up to £38.47 Up to £2,000 £0.30 £1.30 A
£38.48 - £96.16 £2,001-£5,000 £0.81 £3.50 B
£96.17 - £153.84 £5,001-£8,000 £1.22 £5.30 C
£153.85 - £211.53 £8,001-£11,000 £1.52 £6.60 D
£211.54 - £269.23 £11,001-£14,000 £1.81 £7.85 E
£269.24 - £326.92 £14,001-£17,000 £2.24 £9.70 F
£326.93 - £384.61 £17,001-£20,000 £2.65 £11.50 G
£384.62 - £480.76 £20,001-£25,000 £3.23 £14.00 H
£480.77 - £576.92 £25,001-£30,000 £3.98 £17.25 I
£576.93 - £673.08 £30,001-£35,000 £4.68 £20.30 J
£673.08+ over £35,000 £5.19 £22.50 K

Unison rates

What additional benefits do those in the more expensive bands get for their money?

Re: Bit of employment/wage advice : Sun Jun 10, 2012 5:08 am  

SBR wrote:

What additional benefits do those in the more expensive bands get for their money?

Why, unless you seriously believe everything should be commoditised, would anyone expect extra benefits?

Re: Bit of employment/wage advice : Sun Jun 10, 2012 9:04 am  

cod'ead wrote:

Why, unless you seriously believe everything should be commoditised, would anyone expect extra benefits?

Why would you expect some people to pay more when they do not get any extra benefit from doing so?

Re: Bit of employment/wage advice : Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:01 am  

SBR wrote:

Why would you expect some people to pay more when they do not get any extra benefit from doing so?

Because they can afford to and it's called being part of society. In the same way that "adults" subsidise children, students & seniors at sporting events or on trains and buses despite getting nothing extra. Or in the tax system where those who can afford to are asked to do so to help those who can't.

It's called a progressive system, the clue is in the name.

Re: Bit of employment/wage advice : Sun Jun 10, 2012 10:09 am  

Him wrote:

It's called a progressive system, the clue is in the name.

but is it progressive?

we've deviated from survival of the fittest, and we're worse off for it

Re: Bit of employment/wage advice : Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:22 am  

Standee wrote:

but is it progressive?

we've deviated from survival of the fittest, and we're worse off for it

Really ?

As a society we are worse off because the ones who are prepared to kill to get what they perceive as theirs with no regard for what others may want, are held back by the rest of us ?

And the fittest don't always breed better models than the weaker members of society - public schools are full of freaks, misfits and social pariahs who couldn't normally survive without the trust fund behind them - I'm not looking towards the current government front bench, not at all, thats just a coincidence.

Re: Bit of employment/wage advice : Sun Jun 10, 2012 11:54 am  

Standee wrote:

but is it progressive?

we've deviated from survival of the fittest, and we're worse off for it

We deviated from the survival of the fittest hudreds of years ago. Which mythical age are you harking back to now?