While i can see the point that staff are working hard, surly in thsi economic climate and the fact the bank is now owned by the tax payer a 10% payrise does not seem right to me imo. With all thr trouble going on, maybe the bonus is still having a job?

Steve i agree with you, my place is making a tidy profit but the overall HQ has got a fair bit of debt so its tight across the board etc.

Instead of having that payrise maybe could have gone towards hiring more of the staff back that was layed of. Or godforbid pay some of the money back thats been bailed out