Not exact matches
It starts with the fact that Latvia's bloated 50 % + tax
package on employment means that take - home
wages are less
than half of what employers pay.
«What the union is insisting on is a
package of
wages of benefits that exceed that of the private sector,» Mr. Linn said, adding that the carpenters are using a «technicality» to try and get more money
than workers in the private sector.
Teachers do enjoy more attractive benefit
packages than other professionals; thus, our measure of relative teacher
wages overstates the teacher disadvantage in total compensation.
In fact, the value of fringe benefits (as a percentage of
wages) for the average public - school teacher is more
than double the benefits
package received by the typical worker in a large private - sector firm.