The Fraser Institute: Government Employees in B.C. Paid 6.7 Per Cent More Than Comparable Private-Sector Workers
(firmenpresse) - VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA -- (Marketwired) -- 01/20/15 -- Government workers in British Columbia enjoy higher wages and likely more generous non-wage benefits than their private sector counterparts, finds a new study by the Fraser Institute, an independent, non-partisan Canadian public policy think-tank.
"As the B.C. government struggles with growing debt and in light of ongoing collective bargaining negotiations with public sector unions, now is an opportune time to examine the compensation of government employees, a key spending item," said Charles Lammam, co-author of and associate director of tax and fiscal policy at the Fraser Institute.
Using Statistics Canada''s Labour Force Survey data from January to December 2013, the study calculates that, on average, government workers in B.C., including federal, provincial, and local government workers, receive 6.7 per cent higher wages than comparable workers in the private sector. This wage premium accounts for differences in the personal characteristics of workers such as age, gender, marital status, education, tenure, type of work, size of establishment, industry, and occupation. When unionization is accounted for, the government-sector wage premium declines to 3.6 per cent.
But wages are only part of an employee''s total compensation. Non-wage benefits - including pensions, early retirement and job security - can represent an important portion of an overall compensation package. While individual data on these benefits are not readily available in Canada, there are strong indicators that the government sector as a whole also enjoys superior non-wage benefits.
Specific non-wage benefits examined in the study include:
"Of course, governments need to provide competitive compensation to attract qualified employees but the fact is wages and benefits in the government sector are out of step with the private sector. An important way for governments in B.C. to better control spending is by ensuring public-sector compensation broadly reflects private-sector compensation for similar positions," Lammam said.
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The Fraser Institute is an independent Canadian public policy research and educational organization with offices in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, and Montreal and ties to a global network of 86 think-tanks. Its mission is to measure, study, and communicate the impact of competitive markets and government intervention on the welfare of individuals. To protect the Institute''s independence, it does not accept grants from governments or contracts for research. Visit .
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The Fraser Institute
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Media Relations Specialist
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