Debate over public sector pay

Ireland

The IMPACT public services union says that an official report makes a misleading comparison between public sector and private sector pay. It points out that recent high increases for many public sector workers resulted from a comprehensive comparison of public sector and private sector pay rates in a benchmarking exercise that what was part of the national pay negotiations. The union also argues that general public/private comparisons cannot be made without taking account of the differences in occupations, skill levels and age across each sector.
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