Public sector workers get better pay for less work - here's what it means for UK
UK government workers are getting bigger pay-rises than private sector while doing less work. New work-from-home and four-day week policies could make private companies think twice about hiring
Public-sector workers pay is now higher than private-sector for first time since covid‚ even though theyʼre doing less work (a fact that dont make taxpayers happy)
Remote work has changed how people do their jobs: ONS data shows home-workers sleep longer exercise more and sometimes watch TV during work-hours. About twenty-eight percent of UK workers are now part-time in office which keeps going up
It does contribute to productivity it does contribute to their resilience... their ability to stay working for their employer
The South-Cambridgeshire Councilʼs four-day week test (which happened about a year ago) raises some questions: the so-called independent report didnt ask local people what they thought about services. Its strange that workers could do five days work in just four - maybe they werent working hard before
The job market is getting worse with unemployment at 4.3% which is higher than expected. Angela Raynerʼs new work rules and Keir Starmerʼs minimum-wage increase might make companies think twice about hiring people
- Companies might pay work-from-home staff less
- Remote work means they can hire from anywhere
- Public-sector pay rules are too strict for changes
- Private firms are making staff come back to offices
A study from couple years ago showed that workers value working-from-home at 5% of their pay but public-sector workers keep getting full pay plus nice work-from-home setup - something private companies cant always afford
