TUC head Frances O’Grady says millions of workers ‘have seen their living standards decimated’ (Picture: Stefan Rousseau/PA Wire)
Public services are facing a ‘mass exodus’ of workers with one in three already taking steps to leave their profession or actively considering it, a report claims.
The TUC said its research finds about 1.8million public sector workers are seriously thinking about quitting their roles unless ministers deliver ‘decent pay rises’.
Below-inflation rises, which have sparked strike ballots among health and education unions, come after a brutal decade of pay cuts for key workers, it adds.
TUC head Frances O’Grady said: ‘Key workers in the public sector helped get the country through the pandemic, but many are now at breaking point because of a toxic mix of low pay, unsustainable workloads and a serious lack of recognition.’
Ms O’Grady warned morale was ‘through the floor’ for millions of public workers who ‘have seen their living standards decimated – and now face more misery’.
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She said: ‘Ministers must change course. Without decent pay rises for key workers in the public sector, we face a mass exodus of staff.’
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It warns of a ‘mass exodus’.