New data from the CSO show in starkest terms the pay gap between public and private sectors. The evidence is now overwhelming that public sector workers enjoy a massive salary premium, which given the state of the country’s finances can no longer be afforded.
Watching Monday’s Questions & Answers, I became increasingly baffled as to how poorly understood the gap between public sector and private sector pay in Ireland actually is. I conducted a mini-straw poll, through the various media of living room chat, email and Twitter. That poll made me realise that while I had been labouring under [...]
