Public sector pay: why workers are squeezed more than private sector

Fast-forward to this summer and the one in six workers who ply their trade in the public sector will know exactly what she is talking about.Living costs are rising at an increasingly rapid pace and, thanks to a cap imposed by May’s government, public sector pay is falling behind.Under the Conservatives’ austerity drive, a large part of the pain has been borne by public sector workers – a broad cohort covering low-paid NHS workers to high-paid civil servants.