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So are public-sector workers really underpaid?

No. Plus: What government departments fine one another, and the biggest sporting crowds

12 July 2014

9:00 AM

12 July 2014

9:00 AM

Public benefit

Public sector unions held a strike over pay. How well are public-sector workers paid compared with their counterparts in the private sector?
— Comparing jobs like for like, public sector workers earn between 2.2% and 3.1% more than private sector workers in April last year.
— In the lowest-earning 5% of workers, public sector workers earned 13% more than private sector workers.

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