Huge federal, state and local government unionization — much higher unionization
rates than in the private sector, including manufacturing — makes it very hard to trim fat from the government.
I put more faith in futures
markets than in private sector and budgetary forecasts, but given the recent escalation of oil prices, there is a reasonable chance prices end up matching or exceeding the estimates in Budget 2016.
Recent outcomes were similar in the public and private sectors, after a period in which public sector EBAs had delivered higher wage
gains than in the private sector.
In other words, Ohanian thinks you could use job security as a means of attracting employees into the public sector even if you offered salaries roughly 10 % lower
than in the private sector because the job security itself has some value.
«Applying to work for the federal government is
different than in the private sector and much more mysterious for most people,» noted Kathryn Troutman, who is leading the Federal Career Training Institute team doing the training.
What's more, data from Aon Hewitt, the human resources and consulting company, shows government employees are both passively and actively looking for a new job at a slower
rate than in the private sector.
The program offers MBA graduates loan repayment assistance for those employed in the public or nonprofit sectors where salaries are typically
lower than in the private sector.
In addition to aligning with the cause or mission, government workers may not get rich but they do know job security is
higher than in the private sector and that their benefits will be richer.
As E&Y noted in their report, the Department of Finance's track record was better
than those in the private sector.
TPS and LGPS Pensions are viewed as a benefit but, at the end of the day, someone has to pay for them and the pensions in education — and all the public sector — are so much better
than in the private sector; the figures just do not add up and both pension schemes have been underfunded for years.
Keeping up with change Change is a constant in all school districts — perhaps more
than in the private sector.
Though the fees for well - woman exams and a pack of pills are lower
than in the private sector, they vary widely among clinics and within communities and remain out of reach for some of the poorest women.