Do you remember David Cameron announcing savage budget cuts and austerity measures saying that "We're all in this together" - Well, I hate to break it to you, but it seems that he might not have been, all things considered, taking everything into account, telling the truth
While most of us face a pay freeze (or even cut) whilst inflation reduces the value of the wage we do earn... it seems the pain isn't being fully shared - or even noticed - by Britain's top bosses.
Executives of FTSE 100 Companies have trousered a 32% pay rise in the last year...
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/business/news/anger-as-pay-for-top-ftse-bosses-soars-by-a-third-2291186.html
.... leaving them with a salary mid point of £3.5 million
Which according to one survey - isn't even performanced related.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-13588114
This level of money sloshing about at the top is something to bear in mind the next time someone tells you that we have to cut back on services because 'the country is bankrupt' , or that you have to submit to a pay freeze because of 'the state of public finances', or even that " We're all in this together"
UNISON. Scotland's biggest and liveliest trade union, representing members delivering public and related services.
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