Private-sector workers in the province are more likely to lose their jobs in any given year than government workers.
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January 26, 2023
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Government workers in the province take more days off for personal reasons than their private-sector counterparts.
January 24, 2023
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Government employees in the province retire three years earlier (on average) than private-sector workers.
November 12, 2020
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Government workers in Ontario receive higher wages and more generous benefits than similar workers in the private sector.
July 24, 2020
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Government workers receive 9.4 per cent more, on average, in wages than Canadians in the private sector.
June 11, 2020
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A large government debt burden can negatively affect economic growth.
February 3, 2020
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The region's government-sector workers enjoy an average wage premium of 11.9 per cent.
June 27, 2018
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Government employees in B.C., on average, receive 7.4 per cent higher wages than comparable workers in the private sector.