Think–tank backs local pay deals
Nationally-set pay bands mean the average public sector worker is paid 7 per cent more than private sector counterparts – rising to almost 14 per cent when pensions are taken into account – according to a report published yesterday by the right-of-centre Policy Exchange.
That public sector “premium” is as high as 25 per cent in some parts of the country, it said.
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Hide AdThe think-tank called for public sector pay levels to be brought into line with their local private sector equivalents – saving £6.3bn that could be spent tackling local unemployment and creating 288,000 jobs.