The voice of 8 million European public service workers

Low pay/minimum wages, Privatisation, Journalists, Public Services, Embassy and household staff, Women & Gender Equality, Economic Policy, Meeting document, Presentation, Publication

Sort by

Date

Dec. 15, 2014

Report challenges assumptions on private sector efficiency

There is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector. This is the main conclusion from a comprehensive review of hundreds of studies covering all forms of privatisation across many different sectors.

Jul. 04, 2017

Reclaiming PS

Remunicipalisation becomes an unstoppable trend

The latest research from the Transnational Institute, with the support of EPSU as a leading partner has been published. This report confirms what EPSU was been arguing for years, that privatisation has not worked.

Jul. 12, 2018

She works hard for the money EPSU Report July 2018 Thorsten Müller ETUI

She works hard for the money - tackling low pay in sectors dominated by women

Low pay is a major problem in certain parts of the public services - particularly those where women make up the majority of workers.

Aug. 03, 2018

EPSU-ETUI Seminar Defending and promoting public services, 4-6 July 2018, Kiljava, Finland

Defending and promoting public services - EPSU/ETUI seminar

Twenty-nine participants from EPSU affiliates in 16 countries met in Kiljava in southern Finland at the beginning of July in a two-and-a-half day seminar on public services and privatisation.

Sep. 03, 2019

EN
FR
DE
RU
UK

Public Private sector Efficiency cover

Public and Private Sector efficiency

A major review of hundreds of academic studies reveals that there is no empirical evidence that the private sector is intrinsically more efficient than the public sector