Report: British Public Servants Paid More Than Private Counterparts
London, England, United Kingdom (AHN) – British public employees earn more than their private counterparts according to the latest report of the Office for National Statistics, the difference was $74 ($111) a week.
For all British workers, the average weekly pay was $733.50 (489 pounds). However, private sector employees averaged $697.50 (465 pounds), while public servants averaged $808.50 (539 pounds).
However, if other benefits are included, total rewards of public workers is larger by $204 (163 pounds).
The report was released amid threats from the Trades Union Congress for strikes, which could progress into civil disobedience to protest cuts in public spending, which is expected to lead to the loss of 600,000 public sector jobs.
The disparity in pay has led the Institute of Economic Affairs to question the TUC’s call for civil unrest. Mark Littlewood, the director general of the think tank, pointed out cuts on public sector pay should not be equated with an attack on the poor, but on the privileged public worker.
But the agency found that for employees with pensions, the private sector offered better overall remuneration.
The exceptions to this are women with low pay, young employees, workers in sales and customer services and people employed in small firms.
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