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pcernie
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Joined: Sun Apr 26, 2009 12:30 pm Posts: 45931 Location: Belfast
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-politics-18826811Implying the ripping off of taxpayers? Who, Francis? From the Telegraph: Francis Maude, the shadow minister for the cabinet office, attempted to claim the mortgage interest on his family home in Sussex. This arrangement was rejected by the Fees Office. Two years later, Mr Maude bought a flat in London a few minutes walk from a house he already owned. He then rented out the other property and began claiming on the new flat: the taxpayer has since covered nearly £35,000 in mortgage interest payments.
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 5490 Location: just behind you!
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About time the pilgrims were stopped being paid to do union jobs by the taxpayer. reasonable time off from normal work duties to perform union type duties on behalf of the workforce does not and should never equate to a full time position paid for by the council/civil service.
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:51 pm |
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AlunD
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 6:12 am Posts: 7011 Location: Wiltshire
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+1 
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 4:54 pm |
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l3v1ck
What's a life?
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 10:21 am Posts: 12700 Location: The Right Side of the Pennines (metaphorically & geographically)
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+1 You do union work, then the union should pay for it.
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Fri Jul 13, 2012 6:00 pm |
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Linux_User
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Tue May 05, 2009 3:29 pm Posts: 7173
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ShockWaffle
Doesn't have much of a life
Joined: Sat Apr 25, 2009 6:50 am Posts: 1911
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As a working rule of thumb, any proposal backed by the Tax Payers Alliance (let alone one inspired by such cretins) is worthy of instant rejection. However, any calculation of ROI that says £1 invested returns between £3 and £9 is clearly the work of a similarly inept moron. So I find myself trapped in a paradox where the idea is clearly stupid, but rejecting it is also stupid.
The obvious solution is that paid union reps should be retained, but they must be legally obliged to go permanently on strike.
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 5490 Location: just behind you!
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no just paid by the union.
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Sun Jul 15, 2012 6:41 pm |
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MrStevenRogers
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Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:44 pm Posts: 4860
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if you are 'entitled' to representation at work for any inquiries by your employer then they pay the cost of such representation on your behalf for independent representation ...
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bobbdobbs
I haven't seen my friends in so long
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:10 pm Posts: 5490 Location: just behind you!
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Must be some really dangerous offices that require a full time person to be paid for representation purposes! 
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:30 am |
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jonbwfc
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 7:26 pm Posts: 17040
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Depends how you define 'dangerous' I suppose. There are some places right now where I suspect the Union respresentatives are really busy. Like various parts of the NHS for example, where the DoH/trusts are about to unilaterally change the contracts of large numbers of staff to mean they get paid less for the same work. If/when that's done to me, I might want to have a word with my union rep as well. Jon
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Mon Jul 16, 2012 8:34 am |
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MrStevenRogers
Spends far too much time on here
Joined: Fri Apr 24, 2009 9:44 pm Posts: 4860
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i have above and beyond my union membership an employment insurance policy for all legal costs for me and my family for employment disputes
which means if required, i can afford to take the bastards to court ...
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