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Higher pay in public sector explained

A union boss says people shouldn't get the idea public sector workers are overpaid after government figures showed they earn an average £80 a week more than their private sector counterparts.

The statistics are included in the Manx Treasury's annual earnings survey, which shows the average public sector worker gets £652 for a 37-hour week, while those in the private sector do an hour more for £572.

Angela Moffatt of Prospect told Jason Roberts the figures don't tell the whole story:

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