9 May 2011

Gap in public/private pay widens

Workers in the public sector have enjoyed bigger pay rises than those in private firms despite the Government's attempt to restrain pay, a new report claimed.
A study by think-tank Policy Exchange said the gap between public and private sector pay was still rising, with many workers in companies seeing "drastic cuts" in their standard of living. The report said the public sector "premium" - the additional pay a typical public sector worker received over a private sector worker - was up to 35% calculated on hourly pay... read more

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