Monday, 23 March 2009


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Private vs Public Sector pay

For the first time in a long time public sector employees are much better off than private sector employees. A job in the public sector today means good pay, low risk and a guaranteed pension. The people who pay for these luxuries through taxes have no such protection themselves. This is divisive and a recipe for trouble that should be addressed properly. UKpopdems solution is two-fold: we believe firstly that total average employee earnings in the public sector should be pegged to match the total average earnings in the private sector, including pension and other benefits. And secondly, that no public or state supported employee or director should be paid any bonus, nor receive total earnings, including benefits, of more than ten times average UK earnings, regardless of seniority. This is fair and justifiable.
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