Work

by Chris | 18 Feb 2010 | No Comments

In the three months to December, unemployment fell by 3,000. Whilst having fallen 7,000 in the three months to November. So that’s less than a …

by Chris | 26 Jan 2010 | No Comments

This probably won’t be a very popular thing to say, but I think that the idea of removing the compulsary retirement age (the age at …

by Chris | 21 Jan 2010 | No Comments

What would be a “slap in the face“?
a) A pay freeze for local authority workers
Unison say:

The decision to cut our members’ pay without negotiation is …

by Chris | 21 Jan 2010 | One Comment

Unemployment over the past three months is down. By 7,000. To 2.46 million. Wow what a difference that made!
The number of those on the dole …

by Chris | 13 Jan 2010 | No Comments

Apparently it’s good for your health.

Telling your boss what you think of them is said to be good for your health, according to research.
Psychologists argued …

by Chris | 4 Dec 2009 | No Comments

Just two months ago, public sector workers were in uproar over plans to freeze their pay announced by both Labour and the Conservatives. I had …

by Chris | 19 Oct 2009 | No Comments

The Royal Mail has hired 30,000 temps to replace the striking postmen and clear some of the backlog which, predictably, the CWU has condemned as …

by Chris | 7 Oct 2009 | One Comment

Are the parties “playing politics” with public sector workers pay by saying that they will freeze it? All they are doing is trying to save …

by Chris | 23 Aug 2009 | No Comments

We live in a democracy – or at least we’re supposed to. So why is a man being sacked from his job for participating in …

by Chris | 19 Apr 2009 | No Comments

… then I wish all of our politicians were workshy bastards!

Alex Salmond was last night accused of being a “work-shy” First Minister by his Labour …