Public service pay reforms in European countries

David Marsden

Transfer: European Review of Labour and Research, 1997, vol. 3, issue 1, 62-85

Abstract: Public service pay systems are undergoing radical change in many countries as a result of a severe squeeze on public spending and increased demands from citizens for increased services and more flexible provision. This article reviews the starting point for reforms in a number of European countries, highlighting the great diversity of organisation, and the priority given to central financial control over greater local management autonomy. A number of recent pay reforms are discussed in some detail, notably, measures to control the pay bill, comparability with private sector workers, greater responsiveness to local labour market pressures, and the spread of new management systems and performance-related pay. The diversity of reforms can be understood in relation to the organisational diversity of national public services but is also connected with differences in the perceptions of the need for reforms.

Date: 1997
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