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Does this mean my pension will increase by 11.45%

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OneFootInTheGrave

OneFootInTheGrave Report 21 Oct 2013 10:53

Over the past 3 years, many public service workers have had any pay rise limited to 1%, many people receiving benefits have had any increase restricted to 1%, many employees in the private sector have had their pay rises restricted to between 1% and 3%.

Yet it appears that those who keep telling us that "we are all in it together" may be awarded a pay rise which will see the basic salary for an MP rise from the current amount of £66,396 to £74,000 - an increase of £7,606 which equates to a whopping 11.45% rise.

Not bad little number being an MP, who after all, are on zero hour contracts, I say that because they actually do not have to anything to be able to draw their salary, they don't have to turn up at The House of Commons, they don't have to hold surgeries for their constituents, albeit their party whips and their constituents might have something to say about that sort of attitude to the job.

On top of their salary they get numerous perks including, subsidised meals & drink, subsidised travel & accommodation, they can also claim for contents insurance and a TV for their second home, plus they have a generous pension scheme, and, depending on the length of parliamentary sessions, they get on average 12 to 15 weeks annual leave a year.

In addition, if they find their cosy little number as an MP boring, they can have as many lucrative jobs in the private sector that they want.

A we are all supposed to be in it together - Does this mean my pension will increase by 11.45% ;-)

Researching:
I am researching the Wotherspoon family from the Old/New Monkland areas of Scotland, some moved to the Leslie and Kelty areas of Fife and I'm having problems linking the Wotherspoon's from Leslie and the Wotherspoon's from Kelty. I am also researching the Clusker family from Co. Meath in Ireland who moved to West Lothian and from there to Fife............"Vita non est vivere sed valere vita est"