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Public sector pay stays neck and neck with private sector for the long race

1 October 2012

Over a whole career, men in the public sector will earn the same as their commercial peers - and women will do better.

It is essential that any proposed reforms of the total remuneration package available to current and future public sector employees are evaluated carefully...

Related publications
Are public sector employees overcompensated? by Alexander Danzer, Peter Dolton. Article in CentrePieceVolume 17, Issue 2, Autumn 2012
This article summarises 'Total Reward and Pensions in the UK in the Public and Private Sectors' by Alexander Danzer and Peter Dolton, Labour Economics 19(4): 584-594, August 2012

Related links
Peter Dolton webpage
Education and Skills Programme webpage

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