Ranks Of Europe’s Low-Paid Public Sector Workers Increase

28/09/2012 | Filed under: Benefits & Compensation,Features,Labor,Pay,Working Conditions | Posted by:
 

Low Paid Public Sector Workers In Europe

GreeceImpoverishment of public employees (fall in wages by 15-20% in 2011 and new cuts by an additional -15% in 2012) due to the abolition of 13th and 14th month salaries, and a cut in the minimum wage.
HungaryIn 2010, 55% of public employees with less than secondary education were below the poverty threshold compared to 33% in 2008.
RomaniaLow paid workers increased in government due to a wage cut of 25% in 2011.
LithuaniaIncrease in low paid public employees due to 15% cut in 2009- 2010.
GermanyIncrease of low paid workers both at national and municipal levels because of more fixed- term and part-time contracts.
United KingdomIncrease in low paid workers due to a shift of many public sector employees from full-time to involuntary part-time.
PortugalThe number of low paid workers increased due to wage cuts but also because the minimum wage is lower than in the private sector.
 Source: Public Sector Shock, by D. Vaughan-Whitehead, Edward Elgar-ILO, forthcoming 2013.
European public sector workers are often low-paid.
European public sector workers are often low-paid.

The number of low-paid public employees in Europe is increasing, especially in southern Europe, where government austerity measures are making life difficult.
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