annual pay rise

[trailertam]

In October 2008 the Police were awarded a 3 year pay deal of 2008 2.65%, 2009 2.6%, 2010 2.55%.
At the time I did not think this was a good deal.
In view of the current financial situation, and with regard to pay rises for other workers, is this now a good deal, or still pretty poor ?
Hamish

[Nosha123]

its better than mine!!! a pay CUT!

[Nosha123]

and in addition to that - they deserve it!
They put their lives on the line every day to serve us!

[craft1948]

well I got approx 5% state pension rise and 5% final salary pension rise........

[Mully79]

I've not had a pay rise for about 3 years. Just fortunate to still have a job at this moment in time and without a pay cut, any jobs now advertised for my work sector are slashing their annual salaries because they know people are desperate to work for very little. So it's not ideal but better than a lot of people's situation.

I'd say under the current climate of redundancies, pay cuts and increased living costs, any pay rise is a good one. And yes, the Police deserve more money.