Are public sector workers overpaid?
Yes and No, Lets take Local authorities as an example, the chief executives are vastly overpaid and so are departmental Directors and deputy Directors.To my mind it is difficult to justify such standards of wages given to these people. The wages are worked out on scales from low earners on a 1 to 10 basis rising to SO1 to SO2 and thereafter P01 to PO8 then the grades continue up to the chief executive.. All grades above P04 are vastly overpaid and given golden handshakes when they leave usually out of the pension funds this is wrong. Grades of P04 and below earn their money and as Sceptic has already stated how do you compare differences in job descriptions as the private sector is unlikely to be faced with the same workloads or political intrusions from MP’s, Councillors, Community Representatives etc. The public sector is not overpaid but needs outdated practises closed with new ideas based on savings and prevention of waste.
