This article investigates what has been happening to the public‐sector wage differential in Great Britain over the period 1994–2017. The evidence indicates that apart from men in the lower part of the pay distribution, the public‐sector pay premium has declined for all public‐sector workers. This decline has coincided with a decline in the overall pay gap, which is associated with changes in the composition of public‐ and private‐sector workforces. As the relative pay disadvantage experienced by public‐sector workers at the top of the pay distribution has worsened over time this must raise serious concerns about the ability of the public sector to recruit and retain the staff it needs to deliver public services.

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了解英国公共部门薪酬溢价的变化：基于劳动力调查的分配方法

本文调查了 1994 年至 2017 年期间英国公共部门工资差异的变化。证据表明，除了薪酬分配较低的男性外，所有公共部门工人的公共部门薪酬溢价都有所下降。这种下降与总体薪酬差距的缩小同时发生，后者与公共和私营部门劳动力构成的变化有关。由于处于薪酬分配顶端的公共部门工人所经历的相对薪酬劣势随着时间的推移而恶化，这必然引起人们对公共部门招聘和留住提供公共服务所需员工的能力的严重关切。