Re: What now for the UK? : Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:20 am  

Chris28 wrote:

Dally wrote:

So, about 5 people out of a a workforce of several thousands in the UK! As I said, inconsequential in cost terms to KPMG, Goldman Sachs, et al.

Where do you get "about 5" from?

Sarcasm. But, the reality is that numbers of such staff are very small in relation to overall numbers on the payroll.

Re: What now for the UK? : Wed Jan 04, 2012 10:27 am  

Dally wrote:

Sarcasm. But, the reality is that numbers of such staff are very small in relation to overall numbers on the payroll.

The reality – and the point – is that a relatively small increase in pay to the lowest-paid employees makes a positive benefit to the business as well as to the employee/s.

Re: What now for the UK? : Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:32 pm  

Mintball wrote:

Dally wrote:

Sarcasm. But, the reality is that numbers of such staff are very small in relation to overall numbers on the payroll.

The reality – and the point – is that a relatively small increase in pay to the lowest-paid employees makes a positive benefit to the business as well as to the employee/s.

I appreciate that may be the case in some instances, although I doubt whether the well-being of a few kitchen porters will have any discernible impact on the overall results of a major accountancy and consultancy business.

IMO the main reason KMPG, Goldman Sachs and certain banks will have signed up - is that the cost to them will be negligible and its cheap publicity and positive PR.

Re: What now for the UK? : Wed Jan 04, 2012 1:36 pm  

Dally wrote:

IMO the main reason KMPG, Goldman Sachs and certain banks will have signed up - is that the cost to them will be negligible and its cheap publicity and positive PR.

And possibly mitigating the chance of a disgruntled KP pissing in the brown windsor