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Old 15th April 2013, 20:30   #21
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No ethical debate here, I think the Police to a great job under tough conditions.

What's the time by the way?
with some of em on here you will never get an ethical debate, the police do a great job always been there when we needed them and good one on the op for posting this to give some one that needs it a chance of a descent job
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Old 15th April 2013, 21:24   #22
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I'm amazed that they're recruiting as most forces are facing severe cut backs particularly with civilian staff. I was recently at NSY and 1) it's likely that this office is closing and moving elsewhere in London and 2) it will involve a few hundred redundancies in the process. Stressful but challenging job I would imagine - take the wrong details, interpret the call wrong and it could go Pete Tong. And yes some posters take a rather bizarre view on what was a well meant post
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Old 15th April 2013, 22:32   #23
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I'm amazed that they're recruiting as most forces are facing severe cut backs particularly with civilian staff. I was recently at NSY and 1) it's likely that this office is closing and moving elsewhere in London and 2) it will involve a few hundred redundancies in the process. Stressful but challenging job I would imagine - take the wrong details, interpret the call wrong and it could go Pete Tong. And yes some posters take a rather bizarre view on what was a well meant post
Nsy has been sold and all moving to the southside of the embankment I think. Last intake of call takers was around 300 and probably the same this time. Never enough staff and as we are classed as front line won't be made redundant. So many changes in my ten yrs there but as long as they pay me at the end of the month I'll tow the line to a degree
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Old 22nd April 2013, 10:00   #24
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Sorry if I was aggressive in my reply sapperGB

no worries m8, ive been away and haven't been able to follow the thread.

I've got different figures from the link you posted.

http://www.metpolicecareers.co.uk/po...s_officer.html

The figures give,
£21,494 basic
London weighting (guessing this is £2,277 pensionable and £1,011 non pensionable)

That equates to £24,782

so my point was that the salary without shift premiums is below the national average salary of @£26,500
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-20442666

Add the fact that in London shelter state that a wage of £52k is needed to rent in london
http://www.guardian.co.uk/money/2012...me-london-rent

so in all, without the shift premium the wage isn't a great one, CONSIDERING the thankless task done.
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Old 22nd April 2013, 19:57   #25
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To be honest, thats not bad from sitting down all day.

you take frequent breaks, im sure there will be chances to change into dispatch (assigning calls to local units), BUT,

There are rumours constantly flying around about call centres going back to boroughs.

Who ever answers that 999 is in for a surprise
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To be honest, thats not bad from sitting down all day.

you take frequent breaks, im sure there will be chances to change into dispatch (assigning calls to local units), BUT,

There are rumours constantly flying around about call centres going back to boroughs.

Who ever answers that 999 is in for a surprise
A man in the know? ?
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My bro in law joined the Met after leaving the RAF, he ended up as a Commander on a very nice income, then retired aged 45 on 2/3rds of that..

It's a brill career if you fancy it..
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My bro in law joined the Met after leaving the RAF, he ended up as a Commander on a very nice income, then retired aged 45 on 2/3rds of that..

It's a brill career if you fancy it..
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