Barristers strike

[jon1959]

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-61946038

I’m all for strikes but having been subject to years of pay caps due to austerity, striking over a 15% pay rise (a potential £7000 extra a year) seems a little out of touch with reality.

Some of them are on less than the minimum wage.

They are self employed and have to pay for all their expenses, including travel.

One interviewed this evening on Channel 4 described a fee she earned of £50 to represent someone at the Leicester court. She lives in London and her travel costs etc were over £170. She was paid minus £120 for a day's work. They are also not payed for all or most of the preparation work. Junior criminal barristers have a wig and a massive overdraft - and they cannot afford to do the job in many cases. The whole system is screwed - and made worse by idiots like Raab.

At the other end of the scale experienced commercial lawyers (including barristers) can be earning a small fortune.

[Citizen's Nephew]

Some of them are on less than the minimum wage.

They are self employed and have to pay for all their expenses, including travel.

One interviewed this evening on Channel 4 described a fee she earned of £50 to represent someone at the Leicester court. She lives in London and her travel costs etc were over £170. She was paid minus £120 for a day's work. They are also not payed for all or most of the preparation work. Junior criminal barristers have a wig and a massive overdraft - and they cannot afford to do the job in many cases. The whole system is screwed - and made worse by idiots like Raab.

At the other end of the scale experienced commercial lawyers (including barristers) can be earning a small fortune.