@ChronandEcho To be honest if it answers phones and schedules appointments for actual clinics then I am all for it. The hospital is a mess, turning up for appointments that don’t exist or waiting 11 months for emergency post op appointments is becoming the norm.
@SJA20233@KEdge23@Mark_Wilkes27 It’s going to royally feck me over, I took a lower paid job at a university because of the USS pension thinking that it would make retirement easier.
@Firepickle@KEdge23@Mark_Wilkes27 I ran it through ChatGPT using different models, with 6% pension, student loan repayments, based on 2% income tax increase and with Nat Ins reduction of 2% until threshold of £50,150
@Firepickle@KEdge23@Mark_Wilkes27 Taking into account the proposed changes and factoring in pension and student loan repayments the diffence in take home pay between £49k and £51k will be £97! Where is the incentive for overtime, increased responsibilities and career development?
@Firepickle@KEdge23@Mark_Wilkes27 If you sit just above it, at what point does earning less have a comparable take home pay? At what point does overtime mean that you are earning less than your standard hourly rate?
@KEdge23@Mark_Wilkes27 At what point will those earning more than £50k decide that it’s more financially viable to work a reduced working week and pay home pay remain the same. Why work for free?
@Danger_Pixie22@JamesMelville I have been waiting for 2 years for my surgery. I was booked in for surgery on 9th Sept.. cancelled. 23rd September both cancelled within days of op. Next surgery date given 28th October. They said hopefully it won’t be cancelled for the 3rd time!
@Keir_Starmer Are we talking about legal migrants that pay their way, you know like married to Uk citizens so have to contribute to NHS and pay fees every year or the freeloading ones?
@Suffragent_ I was under the impression that walking into someone’s home and causing a disruption is a criminal matter. It did cause a disruption, it caused alarm and scared the occupant!
@OVOEnergy are you able to explain your maths please publicly. I use ~£110 of electricity a month. I’m £400 in credit, but you have just increased the direct debit to £208 a month as you say I will be in a deficit in March 2026 on a fixed rate plan.
@Charles88889646@Keir_Starmer I had exactly the same text, 2 years after being referred and on waiting list for surgery since September 2024. I have been told surgery might happen by Dec 2025.
@llggeorgia Also factor in that people on that salary work more than their allotted hours per week, line manage a number of staff and carry responsibilities which mean your phone and emails are on constantly. Also usually this salary carries a company car which attracts 40% tax.