But many don't realize that the product is very different
than their private sector counterparts.
County Executive Joanie Mahoney says that reflects a changing trend in contracts for government employees, who traditionally were paid less
than private sector counterparts, but had better benefits packages.
A report by Policy Exchange published last week claimed that public sector workers are better off
than their private sector counterparts in terms of hours worked, retirement age and pension quality.
And dollar for dollar, college educated government employees make less
than their private sector counterparts.
Not exact matches
Many
private schools do lay claim to a broader range of educational goals
than do their public -
sector counterparts.
A public
sector worker who stays an entire career will have more retirement wealth
than their
counterpart who stays an entire career in the
private sector.
Teachers also enjoy considerably more job security
than their
counterparts in the
private sector.
Public employees earn less on average
than their
counterparts in the
private sector, so job benefits like pensions are a proven way to recruit top talent.
He concluded «employees in the public
sector are paid more
than is publicly acknowledged and, in many instances, more
than their
private -
sector counterparts.»
Soil scientists operating in the
private sector and working for commercial environmental consultancies typically earn more
than their
counterparts employed by public
sector bodies or voluntary organisations.