Public sector benefits

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I am considering a move into the public sector and I am trying to way up all the pros and cons. One of the areas I am struggling to get some proper information on is the benefits available. Are they standard for all public sector positions?

From various sources I believe the following are available
  • Flexible working
  • Career breaks
  • Paid study and leave
  • Good pension
  • Possibly...any overtime can be taken as time off??
  • annual leave - 30 days??
I am interested to know if other benefits are available e.g.
  • life insurance
  • critical illness cover
  • private medical cover
I have too many opinions and not enough fact. Perhaps someone out there working in the public sector could clarify this for me.

Thanks
 
A lot of the benefits you mention vary by grade.

Flexi time is usually only for clerical and admin grades, not higher ones.
Annual Leave starts around 20 - 23 days depending on grade. Can rise to 30 days after several years service.
How good the pension will be is also relative to the grade and salary. Eg if you retire from clerical level at about 30K (with 40 years service), then your state pension provides 20K so thats about all you'd get. Retireing from a higher grade at about 70K, the job pension would be 15K & 20K state pension
 
Berni said:
A lot of the benefits you mention vary by grade.

Flexi time is usually only for clerical and admin grades, not higher ones.
Annual Leave starts around 20 - 23 days depending on grade. Can rise to 30 days after several years service.
How good the pension will be is also relative to the grade and salary. Eg if you retire from clerical level at about 30K (with 40 years service), then your state pension provides 20K so thats about all you'd get. Retireing from a higher grade at about 70K, the job pension would be 15K & 20K state pension
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I appreciate that it depends on what level and what area. If its anymore helpful the position would be in a government dept.
 
HouseHunter said:
I appreciate that it depends on what level and what area. If its anymore helpful the position would be in a government dept.
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Just to clarify there is a difference between public sector and civil service so I gather from the above that its civil service if you are going to work in a government department. Public service usually means working for local authorities, gardai, health boards etc.

Flexible working is usually available now in most Government Departments and is confined to the grades of Clerical Officer up to Higher Executive Officer.

Career breaks can be availed of by any member of staff but must be applied for and the reason given e.g. to look after a relative, travel abroad, child-rearing.

Paid study leave and study leave also can be applied for.

Good pension - depends on your grade and the length of service

Possibly...any overtime can be taken as time off?? - this depends. Overtime is only available in certain areas at certain times. Some Departments may allow you to take leave in lieu but most people will opt for overtime payment.

Annual leave - 30 days?? - again this depends on your grade.

life insurance, private medical cover and critical illness cover are up to you to take out on yourself and some of these can be deducted from your salary.
 
Just a point that many areas now have Assistant Principal Officers on flexitime. Overtime is often confined to lower grades
 
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