Five myths about public sector pay

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Five myths about public sector pay

Much of the recent intense debate about overhauling public sector pay is based on ill-informed comment and misses the point. That’s the main conclusion of Peter Smith, director of public sector consulting at Hay Group.

Writing for HRzone.co.uk, Smith shatters five myths about public sector pay:
1. The public sector is overpaid.
2. Nobody in the public sector should be paid more than the prime minister.
3. It's impossible to manage performance in the public sector.
4. Bonuses don't work in the public sector.
5. Disclosure of executive salaries in the public sector causes trouble.

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Title: "Five myths about public sector pay", by Peter Smith, Hay Group, HRzone.co.uk, 3 March 2010.

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