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Originally Posted by CliffFletcher
Public service sectors would rather pay overtime than hire more workers because each new person added to the payroll carries a hefty, long-term cost in benefits and pensions that make budget projections look scary.
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Every professional position, regardless of it being public or private sector, have similar commitments. Benefits are benefits and pensions are no different that 401ks or RRSP programs. They both shake out in the wash.
Public sector is in tough to hire because budgets are tight, are planned out a full year at a time, allow for zero slush fund, and then have to recruit with less salary available. It is tough to get appropriate talent in a timely fashion, so you have to rely on the workforce you have and pay the OT until you start cutting into contingency funding. At that point you have to make hard decisions about revenue and services.