Introduction
Public servants overpaid and under worked, is this statement fact or fiction? Or could this statement merely represent a deeper underlying resentment to the appearance of the Canadian government's spending gone awry? These are questions that plague today's public service commission, and the millions of people who are employed with the private sector. In an attempt to answer these questions, an analysis has been drawn to show comparisons between the private and public sector. When the statement 'public servants are overpaid and under worked' is spoken it is typically in comparison to the private sector, therefore it is advantageous to draw this comparison in the analysis. The analysis must compare only which is comparable: labour force division of public and private service, salary scales, perceived benefits, revenues versus expenses, rights, and obligations of employees, and public opinion. This analysis will accomplish providing evidence to draw a logical conclusion to the question posed, it however does not offer a consensus of all Canadians, it is merely one perspective of how to answer the question are public servants overpaid and under worked.
Who Are Public Servants
When surveyed (Appendix A), 74 percent of the 50 non-public servants were able to state that public servants are those that are compensated by some form of the Canadian government, whether it be federal, provincial or municipal. However, only 20 percent could readily identify what job functions public servants held. This begs the question, when the question under review is spoken, to whom is the statement directed? To analyse the question posed, a clear definition of what constitutes a public servant ...