Every year my store manager expects an increase in takings of 10% at least, yet for the last two years " times were tough " and we had to skip our annual pay review, I have luckily just negotiated a rise of 4% starting this week, my first rise since 2014 ! My take home pay is £1240.00 pcm and...
If people were paid more there would be better tax returns for the government and an increase in the size of the economy, who knows, people might be able to save for their retirement too rather than just make ends meet ?
To be fair almost everything will be up in the air when the Brexit negotiations hit the fan. All we have learned today is that ( Allegedly ) we have a strong and robust economy (Zero Hours contracts and enforced self-employment ) and that this is paying for the increase in funds for the NHS (...
Listening to the budget I can't help but notice that even the most bland and innocuous Tory MP is unable to refrain from smug arrogance despite every indicator of decline.