Public Sector Pay Compared to Private Sector

People looking for employment in a public sector workplace may be pleased to hear news regarding pay.

According to research conducted by the Economic and Social Research Institute, public workers in Ireland earned up 25 per cent more than those in the private sector in 2006.

This represents a rise of 11.3 per cent compared to the figures collated in 2003, when public employees earned 9.7 per cent more than those in private industry.

Among the professions considered in the study were health and teaching jobs, as well as civil service, defence and non-commercial semi-state work.

The pay gap is particularly evident in junior positions, in which public sector staff can earn up to a third more than their private counterparts.

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 What sector is a good one to target when job searching or upskilling?

• IT Services/Computer Software/Hardware
• Accounting and Auditing
•  Innovation and Intellectual Property Related Enterprises
• Green Sector Jobs
• Business Services
• Medical/Health

Most of the job search engines, career sites and economists agree that the top growth industries include:

1. IT Services/Computer Software/Hardware
ICT is a key growth sector for Ireland and the availability of highly skilled IT professionals here has attracted many high profile companies that continue to reinvest. In addition, the IT outsourcing market could boom as employers increasingly look to third-party providers in order to cut costs.

2. Accounting and Auditing
There is still some demand for qualified and part qualified accountants when all eyes are on the books at the moment. There is steady demand for compliance and risk professionals. Qualified and newly qualified accountants are required within the pharmaceutical, manufacturing and energy industries, as are candidates with insolvency and forensics experience.

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The Dixons Stores Group (DSGi) has launched an investigation into staff caught insulting customers on social networking site Facebook.

The unofficial Facebook group, “DSGi Employees”, which says it is for people who work or have worked for the company, has around 3,000 members.

Posts referred to customers as stupid, and recounted unflattering shopfloor conversations. Many of the comments had been left by staff using their real names, the BBC reported.

DSGi said: “We have clear guidelines for staff and will investigate any alleged abuse of customers.

“We are very disappointed that a small number of our colleagues have made these comments. We will take the necessary action with any staff found to be acting inappropriately.”

Earlier this month, Portsmouth City Council outlawed Facebook for its 4,500 staff after it discovered that they had spent 572 hours – the equivalent of 71 working days – on the site in just four weeks

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http://www.personneltoday.com/articles/2009/09/08/52048/dixons-staff-insult-customers-on-facebook.html
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Mairead Griffin

It’s Monday…….us Irish can’t wait to go to work!!

Recently HRM Recruitment Group and TOP People completed a survey of 695 office support employees including PA’s, Receptionists, Secretaries, Administrators, Accounts Staff and Customer Service staff. It has highlighted that they completely understand the challenges employers face and are ready to get behind their organisations at a time of great need.

94% are happy to take on extra responsibility outside their current job description

82% of candidates will work longer hours to ensure all tasks are completed.

78% would be willing to take a reduction in pay

The survey indicates that a much greater proportion of candidates (69%) will now look at temporary or contract opportunities compared with (54%) this time last year. Good news for employers too in that it implies a higher quality temporary office worker now being available to organisations.

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