Public sector pay since 2010

[taleofbluehalves]

Firstly I want to say that these starting salaries are good compared to many professions however the comparison is interesting.


Public sector pay since the Tories came to power in 2010:


Police starting salary

2010: £24,000

2018: £23,000


Newly qualified teacher salary

2010: £21,500

2018: £22,000


Fully qualified nurse starting salary

2010: £22,000

2018: £22,000


MP's salary

2010: £66,000

2018: £77,000

 

[Uncle Wally One Ball]

I give it until page 3 at the most before the magic phrase 'gold plated pension' is used

 

[FantasyIreland]

It's shite,and it's why many are finding alternative employment.Its the country's loss in terms of talent and capability.

Sad,very sad.

 

[Scottyboi]

Jesus how on earth are you meant to inspire new people to be teachers with that kind of salary?

 

[Ric]

It’s even more stark once you factor in inflation and housing price increases over that period. Makes the recent government announcement about public sector pay “increases” seem a bit hollow.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

It's shite,and it's why many are finding alternative employment.Its the country's loss in terms of talent and capability.

Sad,very sad.

It’s not the main reason but I’ve left and know many others who have as well.

 

[SWP's back]

Firstly I want to say that these starting salaries are good compared to many professions however the comparison is interesting.


Public sector pay since the Tories came to power in 2010:


Police starting salary

2010: £24,000

2018: £23,000


Newly qualified teacher salary

2010: £21,500

2018: £22,000


Fully qualified nurse starting salary

2010: £22,000

2018: £22,000


MP's salary

2010: £66,000

2018: £77,000

Are they inflation adjusted or just actual amounts?

What’s the source?

 

[taleofbluehalves]

It’s even more stark once you factor in inflation and housing price increases over that period. Makes the recent government announcement about public sector pay “increases” seem a bit hollow.

If pay increases for schools come from within school budgets it literally won’t happen.More likely other school improvement funding will be cut.

What frustrates me and many others is that the government find money for other things like cutting Disabilty benefit.

 

[taleofbluehalves]

Are they inflation adjusted or just actual amounts?

I don’t know for certain but actual I think. In real terms most public sector workers are worse off since 2010 unless they were promoted.

 

[FantasyIreland]

Jesus how on earth are you meant to inspire new people to be teachers with that kind of salary?

Why choose teachers from that list?

Good people are needed in each of the above occupations,and they are strugglingly badly in both recruitment and retention to find or keep hold of such.Because of the stress involved,and the fact benefits are almost none existent in terms of salary or work/life balance,seasoned,experienced,dependable and once enthusiastic,staff,cant wait to escape.