Essentially, this will mean that the UK economy and the people living on these shores are reliant upon the minority of the population to fund the country’s ability to support us and help the UK grow.  Given the inefficiency in the Public Sector and blame culture, I think the eye has gone completely off the ball in the UK. 

I see so many people blaming others for things, blaming their working conditions and moaning about their lot in life.  In addition to that a society has been created that enables people to profit from their own mistakes at work – “where there’s blame, there’s a claim.”

There are very few that want to make a difference, or plan pro-actively how they can make a difference in their lives or in the lives of others.  The real worry for any of us over the age of 35 is we really have to act now to make this difference and create an efficient economic platform for others to take over, or we will be the ones the country is unable to support in 30 years time and that might mean working even longer and harder long into our retirement.

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Such sensationalism is courtesy of the UK press and if ever a nation was guilty of talking itself into a recession it is us.  More worryingly though has been the attitude from some of those people who have unfortunately been made redundant or some of the long term unemployed.  Our benefits system seems to make it all too easy for people to sit at home, whilst the constant flow of immigrants and “them taking our jobs” is being used from those who are too lazy to get re-qualified, re-trained or just go out and find work. 

I think the time has come to radically change the benefits system – financially support those who need the support and reduce or cut the benefits for those who are just being lazy, but what political party would be brave enough to take such action.

It worries me when I hear stories from several friends that equate to people not taking responsibility for their lives and relying upon society to support them.  One such friend highlighted when a youngster was recently asked where they want to go in their career.  The reply was “I want to claim benefits.”  It seems like the pride of the nation has gone and radical action is needed to rectify this.

An economist Milton Friedman once said that during a recession, there are a high number of people who would be considered to be “idle unemployed” – I remember in my Economics class all those years ago hearing this and laughing it off – how can you possibly get a society where people don’t want to work.  Some 20 years on and I think we are there.

So, the message is clear – there are jobs out there, re-training is available to those who are unemployed, and the time for those people to take action is now.

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And yet the public sector (or at least the Unions) feel that they should be immune to any such problems, and not only should have their jobs protected, but also feel that pay rises should be honoured.

To coin a phrase my dad might use, it beggars belief.

It’s frankly unbelievable that people can be so myopic.  The public sector is over-populated, under-skilled and full of needless bureaucratic layers that have only served to keep people in work.  The sector as a whole puts a massive strain on the public purse.

We’re told that taxpayers’ moneypot is running on fumes, that public debt is at an all time high, and that we’re close to bankrupting Great Britain Plc.  Yet, despite this, the Trade Unions fail to acknowledge that job losses and even pay cuts are inevitable for their sector. 

Get with the real world!

In times like this, job losses and pay cuts are a fact of life.  You also expose all the weaknesses of any employment system, and unfortunately the public sector is shining like a beacon in this respect.

It appears that Unions feel that making threats is the way forward.  The “you either give us what we want or we’ll cripple you” approach simply shouldn’t be tolerated.  Equally, I’m not saying that employers have the right to impose any conditions they want on employees, but it’s important to remember that we have laws to protect the interest of our workforce.

A great example of this happened over the weekend.  When faced with the fact that the Royal Mail had recruited 30,000 temps for the Christmas run in to clear up the mess that industrial action has caused (and acknowledging that 80,000 people had applied for the roles), Billy Hayes from the Communication Workers Union said it was bully boy tactics designed to frighten its members.

Well, probably. 

However, it’s a stark reality that there are plenty of people out there willing to take their jobs – with the current working conditions – should the strikers lose theirs.

What Billy fails to see is that by ordering his members to strike after a ballot, they are using the very same bully boy tactics to get exactly what they want.  These are extraordinary times in an extraordinary situation, however it’s about time that the public sector saw the light.

Striking is not the way to go.  All it does is alienate the sector as a whole against the private sector that have suffered a lot over the last 12 months.

Recruitment conditions and the job market have radically changed in recent times.  We all want everyone to be in work, but right now that can’t happen.  And it’s a competitive market out there for employers looking to snaffle some bargain staff.  Which makes the talk of pay rises and long term job security even more baffling!

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I’m talking about David Cameron in case you haven’t picked up my thread yet – stick with me I’m new to this.

Now I don’t want to get on my political hobby horse, trust me when I tell you that – I do want to talk about change though  albeit something much closer to home – us!!

We don’t have too much in common with the Conservative party actually as we have been leading for the last 7 years but now things have got really exciting.

You see we have just launched our new brand – Coburg Banks and we want to shout it from the rooftops.  We already have a loyal following of clients and candidates but you would expect that in 7 years I suppose.

What we really want to do is convert more of you – we have all the bells and whistles to do this – fancy new website, new brand and logo etc

But what I think we need is your feedback – either as a job hunter or as someone looking to fill a job – we want to hear from you.  Not to win your business, although if you want to give it to us we won’t turn it down, but to get your thoughts on what you  think a recruitment consult should offer.

We are GENUINELY prepared to listen to you and use what you are telling us you want – you never know I may be able to persuade my business partners to give you royalties if we use it…

A recruitment consultancy that is prepare to listen?  Now that really is change!!

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