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Originally Posted by Mr K
They might also find themselves considerably less pay in the public sector for equivalent jobs ( better pension possibly, but if its based on lower pay then its swings and roundabouts). Each person's choice where to work, but given the many vacancies in certain areas of the public sector and the erosion of pay there over the last 14 years, then we can see where most have chosen. Move to the public sector and take a pay cut if they want.
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That’s always the puzzle when people comment on public sector pay and benefits. On one side, public sector employees get great things but on the other, nobody wants to work there. Teaching is the best example of he rhetoric where, if everything said about the teaching profession is true (working until 3:30, having school holidays off, etc.) you would expect people to be queuing round the block for some of that action. Instead, there’s a huge shortage of teachers for some subjects