Annual price increase

So is it 5% across the board? That was the info I had for the US retail prices. Effective April 1.

On the Cymbiosis blog increases average 4%. across the range. I did say average, so some may be slightly less or more.

I see they have posted the 2014  price list in their download section.

Based on last week's news re civil service pay increase at 1% things look decidedly bleak.....

....unless you're on the "incremental" salary scheme where you get 3% pa extra because your expertise has increased over the past year and you haven't reached the "cap". For people in this position, 4% shouldn't be too much of a problem. Perhaps these people are Naim's target market ?

........or perhaps stupidly rich bankers who recieved their £2m bonuses this month and are still trying to figure out what to spend it on...............

Increments in the UK civil service disappeared many years ago, Don.  Though I think they still exist in other parts of the public sector e.g. the NHS, which seemed to be excuse used by the Secretary-of-State for denying nurses and others the 1% inflation increase (sic).    

I unjustifyably tend to lump civil service, NHS, MoD, Local Authourity, teachers, in fact all public sector workers into the same basket and then loosely link their terms and conditions assuming they are somewhat similar, when in reality the only similarity is that their remuneration package is covered by taxation of one sort or another.  I hope I didn't offend too many public sector people.

My point was that if Naim put their prices up by 4% pa and most private and public sector workers only get 1% pa, then sooner or later, only those few on 3% pa increments and those who are stupidly rich (not necessarily stupid and rich) will be able to afford the more up-market kit.

i am reluctant to suggest that NHS workers should join the rest of us (public and private alike) and relinquish their incremental packages in favour of "affordable" remuneration increases. We should all aspire to a better way of life and automatic increments on the presumption that we improve with time.

I therefore empathise with the OP and sympathise with all who get no more than 1%

Increments still exist in many Civil Service pay scales, with minima and maxima and progression through length of service unless adverse performance is established.

Not in the departments I know, Lionel. Progression between the minimum and maximum of the pay range is entirely based on the assessment of the individual's annual performance marking as assessed by their line-manager.

How about an annual performance increase (across the board) instead of a price increase. We already have been seeing too many of those.

I take it are not, yourself, a Civil Servant nor do I know what Depts you know or what you know of them.

Pay scales are published by most Depts and incremental scales are common. In most the length of service progression can be witheld only if there is an unsatisfactory performance assessment.

We are in this day and age that very few things in life can command a regular price increase (which generally lags the income growth of the greater population). Lets see what are this:

- Rental

- Taxes

- Some luxury goods (eg Rolex watches, Naim amplifiers)

I do agree for a fact that business cost do go up year on year and a price increase like this is not out of proportion in that scheme of things but how many businesses can do that? Usually these business have a upper hand in pricing because they are relatively entrenched within their own customer based (ie they either will not or is impossible to switch camp easily).

I thought about ordering an NDS but decided to wait until next March and beat next year's price increase.  ;-)

THAT was funny - thanks...

Have you made a STATEMENT then !!

Mista h