Another public sector pay outrage

Tromking

Generali wrote: »

My mate works in a prison. He goes off sick because that way there is a fair amount of overtime for everyone to share.

As far as I'm aware, overtime is only used in the Prison Service to cover vacant posts. Someone is bullish*ting!

Andy_L

ruggedtoast wrote: »

I work in the Pub Sct and I dont get overtime. I generally work more hours than I am paid for and when I am travelling usually get one day back for every weekend I work.

There was a study by a University (Nottingham?) a few years ago (which irritatingly I can't now find). It found now significant difference between the amount of unpaid overtime between the Private & Public sectors except in healthcare & education where the Public sector did more (which may have just been a statistical blip due to the Public sector dominating those sectors)

kabayiri

We might as well cut to the chase. The government is fairly brassic, and is trying to reel in the public sector pay bill.

It's the other side of the coin when Labour put 1m onto the state payroll and basked in the adulation of increased service levels. It was never really sustainable on a long term basis, and the GFC just brought things to a head.

It's a shame that those outsourcing and PFI deals signed by senior managers delivered such poor value. I know private contractors who bump up their estimates when they do basic work for the public sector. Get a hold of these costs and there will be more to spend on other things.

wotsthat

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Well that must be what everyone in the public sector does then...

Out of interest Graham what's the average number of sick days you've taken each since you joined the public sector?

The average public sector worker takes more days sick each year than I've taken in nearly thirty.

Tromking

wotsthat wrote: »

Out of interest Graham what's the average number of sick days you've taken each since you joined the public sector?

The average public sector worker takes more days sick each year than I've taken in nearly thirty.

I don't know about Graham, but in my 27 years in the public sector I`ve had 65 periods of sickness (inc. 14 times after being assaulted) totalling 241 days off work.

wotsthat

kabayiri wrote: »

I know private contractors who bump up their estimates when they do basic work for the public sector. Get a hold of these costs and there will be more to spend on other things.

It costs more to do business with the public sector. If you want to maintain margin then you have to charge more.

wotsthat

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Zero.

I don't work for the public sector.

No good deleting the post. How many days sick did you average before being transferred out of the NHS?

Graham_Devon

Not going to get involved with this one wotsthat, hence I deleted the post.

You are making stuff up as you go along....again. While making it personal...again. I'm not sure how youcan get "transferred out" (love how you put that by the way - as if I'd been pushed out) when you were never actually in it in the first place.

wotsthat

Graham_Devon wrote: »

Not going to get involved with this one wotsthat, hence I deleted the post.

Well that gets you out of having to admit you took more days sick than the average private sector worker.

Graham_Devon wrote: »

You are making stuff up as you go along....again. While making it personal...again. I'm not sure how youcan get "transferred out" (love how you put that by the way - as if I'd been pushed out) when you were never actually in it in the first place.

I thought transferred out was the correct terminology TBH. Wasn't trying to imply you'd been sacked. At least you kept the pension - you're welcome.

Graham_Devon

wotsthat wrote: »

Well that gets you out of having to admit you took more days sick than the average private sector worker.

Again, making stuff up...almost completely at random.