Private Sector Cant Mop Up Public Sector Job Cuts

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Private firms 'wary of hiring' public sector workers

More than half of private firms would not hire public sector workers who have been made redundant as they do not have the right skills, a survey suggests.
More than half of the 500 companies surveyed by Barclays Corporate and the Financial Times said they planned to create jobs this year.
Three-quarters, though, said they did not think they would create enough to mop up those lost in the public sector.
The government hopes the private sector will offset public sector job cuts.
The Office for Budget Responsibility last November said it expected 330,000 public sector workers to lose their jobs over the next four years but it said the private sector would grow quickly enough to employ all those who had lost their jobs.

'Dangerous'
The survey found that 57% of companies said they were not interested in former state employees, with 52% saying it was because they believed these workers were "not equipped" for a job in their business.
"I think it's very dangerous, attaching labels to people based on where they've worked - [it] means you're going to miss out on potentially a lot of good hires," Kevin Wall, managing director of Barclays Corporate, told the BBC.
Unemployment figures released last week by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed an increase of 44,000 to almost 2.5 million in the three months to the end of December,
The unemployment rate is now 7.9%, with youth unemployment running at 20.5% - a record high.
Prime Minister David Cameron said unemployment, particularly among the young, was "a matter of great regret".
Most analysts expect unemployment to rise in the coming months, largely because of public sector spending cuts implemented by the government, which are designed to bring down the UK's budget deficit.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12521580

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Really???

I thought we were all in it together & business would be falling over themselves to mass additional overheads for the good of the country in a very uncertain time.

Starrystarrynight

I was quite shocked to hear this report on the radio this morning. I've worked in both the public and private sectors and not found much difference between them. There are good people in both and lazy people in both.

1984ReturnsForReal_2

Starrystarrynight wrote: »

I was quite shocked to hear this report on the radio this morning. I've worked in both the public and private sectors and not found much difference between them. There are good people in both and lazy people in both.

I agree but do you really want to hire a unionised, lazy idiot from the PC brigade?

If you are going to hire a lazy idiot it must be far better to hire them from the private sector.

Old_Slaphead

I interviewed a public sector applicant several months ago and he seemed incredulous that we only offered 20 days pa leave, no flexitime and only statutory sick pay.

And as for the much vaunted private sector co cars, gym memberships, bonuses, expense accouts, subsidised canteens etc etc - err no, we don't offer those either!

ILW

I have spoken to many public sector people who find the idea of being dismissed for not achieving a target to be totally unbelievable. Totally different mindset.

bendix

I suspect the real story is that two thirds of the people likely to be let go from the public sector are totally unemployable in the private sector anyway.

ILW

bendix wrote: »

I suspect the real story is that two thirds of the people likely to be let go from the public sector are totally unemployable in the private sector anyway.

I suspect many of the front line troops would be OK, but the mid level administrators would find it all too much of a culture shock.

bendix

How about the Bouncy Castle Attendants and Falkirk Council's Cheerleading Community Officer?

Thrugelmir

bendix wrote: »

How about the Bouncy Castle Attendants

Go self employed perhaps?

zappahey

bendix wrote: »

I suspect the real story is that two thirds of the people likely to be let go from the public sector are totally unemployable in the private sector anyway.

I don't think you understand quite how it works. Those who jump are those who have the get up and go to make it elsewhere.

The unemployable hang on for dear life.