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Public-sector salaries take Tory beating
For the first time since records began, average earnings in the public sector register negative growth
David Cameron's government of millionaires sank to new depths yesterday with a record plunge in public-sector wages and more jobseekers than ever forced into part-time work.
For the first time since records began, average earnings in the public sector registered negative growth - falling 0.5 per cent over the past year.
The retail price index rose by 3.2 per cent over the same period, hitting workers with a nasty cut in the real value of their income.
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