what is a final pension salary worth

Mr_Incredible

hyubh wrote: »

Which thread?

IMO it isn't so much the 'independence' of such research as how far it takes outsourcing into account (a brief look at LGPS admitted body lists over the past 6 years or so will show an ever-increasing level of outsourcing). E.g., if cleaners and dinner ladies have been TUPE'd to a private contractor but HR not, then plainly, the average levels of pay in a local authority are going to increase as the total payroll in absolute terms falls; conversely, if HR is outsourced but cleaners and dinner ladies not, then the average pay will fall. Hence my suggestion (no doubt ideal and difficult to achieve) that you should be looking at pay levels between comparable in- and out-sourced departments across different councils.

Excellent points, the outsourcing while ostensibly looking cheaper on paper to start with, generally always ends up costing more! but thats another story, your point is that when assessing wages costs, they can be skewed by the outsourced element.:money: