A new report claims employees in all levels of Canadian government make 9.7% more on average than comparable workers in the private sector.
The Fraser Institute study of employment data from 2013 concludes salary is just one aspect where public sector workers receive more than their private sector counterparts.
The think-tank's report shows three times as many government employees (87.8%) have pension plans, compared to those in the private sector (23.9%). Government employees retire on average 2.4 years earlier and job losses are a fraction for government workers (.7%) than others (3.6%). The report also claims private sector workers took an average of 8.1 personal days that year while those working in government took 12.1 days.
Charles Lammam, study co-author and director of fiscal studies at the Fraser Institute concludes, “If governments want to better control spending to rein in deficits and debt, one option is to ensure compensation paid to government employees broadly reflects private-sector compensation for similar positions.”
