Public sector pay gap

[Ruprect]

Can't believe no one has commented on this yet:

Public sector pay gap 'increases'

Pay in the public sector in the UK has risen faster than in the private sector, a report for a think tank says.

The centre-right Policy Exchange said public sector wages were rising while many in companies were seeing "drastic cuts" in their standard of living.

It said the gap between equivalent workers in both sectors was more than 30% when based on hourly pay.

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The report said the gap - or pay premium - between what a typical public sector worker earns above their equivalent in the private sector has increased to 16.5% over the past two years for salaried workers.

But it says this has risen by 35% for workers paid by the hour, despite efforts by the government to reduce the public sector wage bill.

[Spacecadet]

Can't believe no one has commented on this yet:

Without New Labour to blame it's just not fun any more

[Peoplesoft bloke]

Without New Labour to blame it's just not fun any more

Yeah - exactly - bad stuff never ever happens when we have a Troy govinmint.

[amoeba]

Finally something to hit the spongers^d^d^d^d^d^d^d^dpublic sector workers over the head with when they start to moan about the cuts and talk about striking.

[gingerjedi]

Yet every public sector worker I know says the opposite.

[d000hg]

Finally something to hit the spongers^d^d^d^d^d^d^d^dpublic sector workers over the head with when they start to moan about the cuts and talk about striking.

Apart from all the ones who are getting laid off of course.