The public–private sector wage differential in the UK: Evidence from longitudinal employer–employee data

Building on the diverse economies perspective of JK Gibson-Graham, this chapter discusses how conceptions of just and sustainable economies in the context of the Anthropocene can be generated and, more importantly, performed through social and solidarity economies in the global North. It reviews concepts of the SSE in the global North, and discusses the extent that the UK social economy sector has been tamed and neoliberalised as more antagonistic conceptions of co-operative and grassroots economies created by green and socialist activists in the 1970s and 1980s have been transformed into neoliberal conceptions of social enterprise, with an inbuilt assumption that the private sector is more effective than the public. It discusses how in conditions of austerity social enterprise can legitimate the abandonment of socially excluded communities, and that to counter this, the social economy sector in the UK should develop more antagonistic perspectives, learning from Latin Americans. Finally, it discusses the contribution of Transition Initiatives in rekindling conceptions of grassroots sustainable economies.

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Public concerns will slow EU and UK privatisation

Emerald Expert Briefings ◽

10.1108/oxan-db225288 ◽

2017 ◽

Keyword(s):

Service Quality ◽

Private Sector ◽

Labour Party ◽

The Political ◽

Content Type ◽

The Public ◽

Political Cost ◽

Current Leadership ◽

The Uk ◽

Public Concerns

Subject Privatisation moves. Significance The UK Labour Party reaffirmed its objective of renationalising several privatised utilities and taking over projects funded by public-private partnerships at its September 24-27 annual party conference. The plan to shift back to public ownership has proved contentious with business as indicative of hostility to the private sector but popular with the public which associates privatisation with higher prices and poorer service quality. Impacts Renationalisation would be likely to use up much of a future Labour government’s political capital. The political cost would be regarded by Labour’s current leadership and its supporters as a price worth paying to honour a defining pledge. While renationalisation would be symbolic, the fortunes of such a government would depend more on its handling of the economy.

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Immigrant–Native Wage Gaps at Work: How the Public and Private Sectors Shape Relational Inequality Processes

Work and Occupations ◽

10.1177/07308884211060765 ◽

2022 ◽

Vol 49 (1) ◽

pp. 79-129

Author(s):

Eileen Peters ◽

Silvia Maja Melzer

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Fixed Effects ◽

Workplace Diversity ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Second Generation Immigrants ◽

Language Courses ◽

First And Second Generation ◽

Employee Data

We investigate how the institutional context of the public and private sectors regulates the association of workplace diversity policies and relational status positions with first- and second-generation immigrants’ wages. Using unique linked employer–employee data combining administrative and survey information of 6,139 employees in 120 German workplaces, we estimate workplace fixed-effects regressions. Workplace processes are institutionally contingent: diversity policies such as mixed teams reduce inequalities in the public sector, and diversity policies such as language courses reinforce existing inequalities in the private sector. In public sector workplaces where natives hold higher relational positions, immigrants’ wages are lower. This group-related dynamic is not detectable in the private sector.

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Workplace pensions and remuneration in the public and private sectors in the UK

National Institute Economic Review ◽

10.1177/002795011623700114 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 237 ◽

pp. R30-R37 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Jonathan Cribb ◽

Carl Emmerson

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Public Service ◽

Defined Benefit ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

Public Sector Reforms ◽

The Uk ◽

Workplace Pensions ◽

Defined Benefit Pensions

We estimate the changing value of workplace pensions in the UK and incorporate their value into an estimate of the public sector pay differential. Falling pension membership in the private sector and growing value of public service pensions led to a significant increase in the estimated public sector pay differential from 1997 to 2009, even though headline pay grew faster in the private sector. From 2009 to 2012, although pay grew faster in the public sector, reforms to public service defined benefit pensions, particularly indexation to the CPI rather than RPI, significantly reduced the public pay differential.

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Contracting Out Public Services to the Private Sector in the UK: Issues and Considerations

Global Jurist ◽

10.1515/gj-2020-0007 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 0 (0) ◽

Author(s):

Dr.Farouq Al-Shibli

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Government Contracts ◽

The Public ◽

Wide Range ◽

National Economic ◽

Social Fields ◽

Uk Government ◽

Public Money ◽

The Uk ◽

Private Sector Involvement

AbstractDelivery high-quality services to people in a wide range of social fields and improve the most living standards are considered the main objectives for any government. Many countries, including the UK, felt the need for managerial reforms in the public sector after the global economic crisis, and several steps were taken to introduce new managerial public administration including the private sector involvement which was the only practical solution to encourage national economic growth. However, it was witnessed that the UK government could not successfully complete some of its projects carried out with private sectors, resulting in the waste of financial resources and effect negatively on the quality services delivered to people. This paper therefore aims to highlight the pros/cons of UK government contracts in order to propose various suggestions for the promotion of public private partnership (PPP), and for effective management of these contracts that will prevent the wasting of public money.

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Is commercial/private sector access to administrative data inevitable?

International Journal for Population Data Science ◽

10.23889/ijpds.v3i2.531 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 3 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Carol Porteous

Keyword(s):

Focus Group ◽

Private Sector ◽

Administrative Data ◽

Data Use ◽

Recent Case ◽

The Public ◽

The Uk

BackgroundCurrently in the UK, access to publicly collected administrative data for use in research, is only available to accredited researchers. However, administrative data may be of interest to commercial or private sector organisations, some of whom have already controversially been partnering with universities and health researchers in the recent case of an NHS Trust partnering with Google Deep Mind. ObjectivesHow do we deal with the issue of commercial/private sector access openly and critically as a society? MethodThis work will present the current landscape of commercial access to administrative data use and the results of a focus group with members of the public. Presented will be the views of the focus group in relation to different categories of commercial organisations and whether they should or should not be allowed access to administrative data and what conditions (if any) should be in place. FindingsInitial findings indicate commercial access may be acceptable, but this raises new issues for society to consider about the role and extent of commercial/private sector reach.

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Gender wage differential in private and public sector employment

Gender in Management An International Journal ◽

10.1108/gm-08-2014-0071 ◽

2016 ◽

Vol 31 (3) ◽

pp. 222-248 ◽

Cited By ~ 3

Author(s):

Verena Tandrayen-Ragoobur ◽

Rajeev Pydayya

Keyword(s):

Public Sector ◽

Private Sector ◽

Wage Differential ◽

Wage Gap ◽

Wage Distribution ◽

Economic Sectors ◽

Cross Sectional ◽

Public And Private ◽

Content Type ◽

The Public

Purpose This paper aims to analyse the magnitude of the gender wage disparity in the public and private sectors in Mauritius across both mean differentials and overall wage distribution. The paper then decomposed the gender wage differential using the Oaxaca and Blinder (1973) decomposition technique. Design/methodology/approach The study uses cross-sectional data from the Continuous Multi-Purpose Household Budget Survey (CMPHS), from 2006 to 2013. The sample size on average is around 12,000 households surveyed per year. Findings The results reveal that that gender wage differentials are prevalent in both economic sectors; however, the disparity is more pronounced in the private sector. In addition, the differences in wages are larger at the bottom compared to the top end of the wage distribution, suggesting the presence of sticky floors. Lastly, it was observed that the unexplained wage gap (discrimination) is higher in the private sector than in public sector across the years. Originality/value The literature on the gender wage gap in Africa is limited. This paper adds to the existing literature on gender wage differential with an analysis of the gender wage disparity across the public and private sectors in Mauritius.

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The public–private sector gender wage differential in Britain: evidence from matched employee-workplace data

Applied Economics ◽

10.1080/00036841003724452 ◽

2011 ◽

Vol 43 (26) ◽

pp. 3819-3833 ◽

Cited By ~ 26

Author(s):

Monojit Chatterji ◽

Karen Mumford ◽

Peter N. Smith

Keyword(s):

Private Sector ◽

Wage Differential ◽

The Public

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Private Sector Policies for Caregiving Employees: A Survey of Scottish Companies

Ageing and Society ◽

10.1017/s0144686x9700651x ◽

1997 ◽

Vol 17 (4) ◽

pp. 399-423 ◽

Cited By ~ 4

Author(s):

MARY L. M. GILHOOLY ◽

CALUM REDPATH

Keyword(s):

Health Promotion ◽

Private Sector ◽

Older People ◽

Elder Care ◽

Community Care ◽

The Public ◽

Chamber Of Commerce ◽

Flexible Working ◽

Mentally Impaired ◽

The Uk

The aim of the study was to examine Scottish private sector employers' policies with regard to flexible working arrangements for carers of physically and mentally impaired older people. The questions addressed by this study were as follows : (1) Are employers aware of the needs of carers? (2) To what extent do they view carers' needs or responsibilities as problematic? (3) What proportion of companies have specific policies regarding flexible working arrangements to accommodate carers' responsibilities? (4) What is the ‘nature’ of these policies? (5) Are flexible policies with regard to caregiving responsibilities viewed by companies as part of ‘health promotion’ in the workplace? (6) In what ways do company characteristics influence policy on carers' responsibilities?, and (7) What, if any, initiatives have been adopted to help employees plan for caregiving responsibilities? One thousand questionnaires were sent to companies drawn from the Scottish Chamber of Commerce National Directory 1993; 32 per cent were returned completed and in time for analysis. The majority (92 per cent) of companies had never previously considered the issue of employees' elder care responsibilities. Although expressing considerable sympathy, as well as some responsiveness and flexibility with regard to working arrangements for caregiving employees, the results of the survey indicate that Scottish companies in the private sector are providing little in the way of direct or indirect support to the UK community care reforms. However, informal contacts during the project indicated that the public and voluntary sectors may be more flexible and have begun to develop specific policies with regard to the needs of caregiving employees.

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