Public sector workers did not cause inflation. They deserve a decent wage. We need the services they provide. The government seems to be using them as a political football to cover up for their own f… (View Post)

Curious question. Private salaries are determined by the market. Public sector salaries aren’t. In my corner of the private sector salaries are growing way over 6%. There’s a lot of demand for what w… (View Post)

The value a teacher can provide, immense. The skill required to do the job properly, daunting. The pay, pathetic. The overheads, crushing. Have often fancied returning to teach Physics. Apparently th… (View Post)

My experience is the polar opposite. The private sector is luxury compared to the public. More pay, less pressure, more respect, better benefits. That 6% is an average, obscuring massive variation. I… (View Post)

Nurses and teachers are chronically underpaid for what they do. (View Post)