Badger
Member
So some jobs in the police force and local councils are going to be sourced from private, commercial companies.
I'm not going to argue whether that's right or wrong, I have a question really:
How can this possibly save money?
I'm sure there is a reason, otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. But as far as I can work out, you've either got:
1. The government employs the workers and pays them (for example) £13 an hour.
2. The government contracts out to a private company who pays them £13 an hour, but has to take their cut as well, so the government pays, say, £15 an hour.
I must be missing something.
By nationalising police or council jobs, surely the only outcome can be:
- Employees are paid less for doing the same job, or
- The government pays more to cover the profit
If the company's got to make a profit, then to pay the workers the same salary, the government has to be paying more... unless there are less staff. Right?
I'm not going to argue whether that's right or wrong, I have a question really:
How can this possibly save money?
I'm sure there is a reason, otherwise they wouldn't be doing it. But as far as I can work out, you've either got:
1. The government employs the workers and pays them (for example) £13 an hour.
2. The government contracts out to a private company who pays them £13 an hour, but has to take their cut as well, so the government pays, say, £15 an hour.
I must be missing something.
By nationalising police or council jobs, surely the only outcome can be:
- Employees are paid less for doing the same job, or
- The government pays more to cover the profit
If the company's got to make a profit, then to pay the workers the same salary, the government has to be paying more... unless there are less staff. Right?