The researchers calculate that, when pay and pensions are taken together, average remuneration in the public sector is 12% higher than in the private sector.

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By contrast, over that same period the remuneration package for the average chief executive doubled to a level 116 times that of the average worker.

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They have compared the average basic salary of our employees to a remuneration package awarded to the CEO that includes salary, bonus and benefits.

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