Women working in Wales’ public sector can earn themselves an additional 18.5 per cent and men an additional 18 per cent, than they would make working for the private sector, according to claims from a think tank. Estimates from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) have revealed that the difference between public and private sector wages in Wales is the UK’s highest wage gap. MPs are set to debate on plans to introduce regional public sector wages. The UK Government claims that it wishes to equalise the economy. However, critics believe that Wales would suffer.
New statistics from the IFS have revealed precisely how much more employees in the public sector in Wales can expect to take home. The think tank predicts that similarly qualified women take home earnings that are 18.5 per cent greater than those working in the private sector are. The current average difference in the public-private sector pay gap for women working in the UK is 10.2 per cent. Similarly, qualified men take home earnings that are 18 per cent greater than those working in the private sector are. The current average difference in the public-private sector pay gap for men working in the UK is 4.6 per cent. Jonathan Edwards, a Plaid Cymru MP, claimed that the statistics showed that Wales could severely lose out if public sector pay was to be cut.
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