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Old 17-03-2012, 10:45   #1
martyh
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National pay rates may be scrapped for public workers

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-17411117

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Chancellor George Osborne is expected to reveal plans to scrap public sector national pay rates in the Budget.
He is thought to have backed the plan after Treasury research found people in public sector roles earned, on average, 8% more than their private sector counterparts across England and Wales.
Local factors, such as the cost of living and private sector pay rates, are now set to be taken into account.
I can see this causing some problems