unaffordable. we have to have an eye to inflationary pressures as well. those figures you have mentioned have been questioned by the bbc and by other independent experts. that headline figure of 19% at the nurses have been asking for, is that the sticking point, that 19% would appear to many to be so high? and if they were to signal a bit lower, would you then sit down and talk money with them? iq’s would you then sit down and talk money with them? would you then sit down and talk money with them? 19% is of course totally unaffordable. money with them? 19% is of course totally unaffordable. that - money with them? 19% is of course totally unaffordable. that is - money with them? 19% is of course totally unaffordable. that is £10 - totally unaffordable. that is £10 billion, i don t think that figure is in dispute. we have got 1.24 million people on the agenda for quick change contract. you cannot single out nurses and give them a pay rise all those who work in the nhs, the porter
good morning. we had stephanie down from the royal college of nursing here a few minutes ago and i asked here a few minutes ago and i asked her what question he wanted to ask you, and she said, what is stopping you, and she said, what is stopping you as a government sitting down with the nurses in a room and talking about pay? i with the nurses in a room and talking about pay? talking about pay? i and the secretary talking about pay? i and the secretary of talking about pay? i and the secretary of state talking about pay? i and the secretary of state has - talking about pay? i and the secretary of state has met | talking about pay? i and the i secretary of state has met with talking about pay? i and the - secretary of state has met with the rcn, and other unions. and i have said we are very happy to discuss as the secretary of state is, working conditions and other ways in which we can help to ensure that nurses and all of those 1.24 million people who work on the agenda for cha
pretty solid, right? but don t forget in november, inflation was 5.1%, so that means that the cost of living, as you said, isn t keeping up, our wages aren t keeping up with the cost of living. so, the bank of england things inflation will rise to 6% next year, the pressure on the cost of living is getting even greater but on the flip side, the unemployment rate fell slightly to 4.1% and the number of vacancies has hit a record high of vacancies has hit a record high of 1.24 million. so that means there are more people, jobs available for people, and so a lot of economists expect because there are so many jobs available, wages will rise and will start to keep up with those costs of living later next year but it is worrying at the moment, the chancellor has called these figures, it shows the furloughed scheme that he implemented was a massive success
showed that when the hgv driver stood together and demanded fair pay, you can fight and win. today s unemployment figures show why they feel they are in a strong position. the unemployment rate is down to 4.1%, almost where it was before the pandemic. vacancies are at a record high of 1.24 million and is well a dispute a few months ago, showed that when the hgv paid went up for 0.2%, excluding bonuses and adjusting for the fact that prices are going up, in real terms it fell 1%. unemployment data this morning was really quite positive, unemployment is very near pre pandemic levels. we were very worried about a rise in unemployment but it does not seem to have materialised. the big story from the database morning as pay rises, it is not so much that pay has not grown it is that the cost of living has increased by more than that, from the data this morning.
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