Looking into data by sector:
All public sector employers offer at least one benefit with pensions and childcare vouchers being the most popular. Public sector pension packages are often more attractive when compared to that of the private sector, which could have an impact on the base salary that those within the public sector are offered. Car allowances and income protection, which seem popular within the private sector, were not offered within the public sector. The survey results clearly show that benefits given within the public sector are more restrictive than those offered within the private sector, with five out of the 15 listed benefits not being offered within the public sector but are in the private sector.
Factors expressed within the salary section of the report will affect this position as funding is managed at government level.
An intriguing result is that just 5% of public sector employers offer health care packages as a benefit when compared to 26% in the private sector. The public sector often offer more comprehensive sickness packages when compared to the private sector, and this could be a result of differing health and wellbeing strategies between the sectors.
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