【英语国际】美国公务员福利好于私营行业雇员

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2010-7-28 14:39

小艾摘要: An annual scorecard on benefits shows that public employees continue to have richer benefits than their private-sector counterparts, but squeezed state and local budgets could push governments to star ...
An annual scorecard on benefits shows that public employees continue to have richer benefits than their private-sector counterparts, but squeezed state and local budgets could push governments to start cutting back.

As of March, 88% of state and local government workers had access to employer-sponsored medical plans, compared with 71% of private-sector workers, according to a Labor Department report released Tuesday.

Governments also picked up a larger share of the health-care tab. Public employers paid 89% of the premiums for policies covering individual workers as of March, compared with 80% at private-sector companies.

The more generous benefits given to government workers are part of a larger trade-off, according to economists. Unable to match private-sector salaries for their most valued workers, governments instead offer more-attractive benefits packages.

Meanwhile, nine out of 10 government employees had retirement plans available to them, compared with 65% of private-sector workers. And 95% of government workers participated in the provided retirement plans, while 76% in the private sector did .

Governments' richer benefits packages extend to low-wage workers much more often than in the private sector. In the public sector, 69% of workers who earned in the lowest quarter of wages were eligible for medical benefits, compared with just 38% in the private sector.

Low-wage government workers also benefited from employers picking up 89% of the tab for their individual policies, the same share as the highest-paid employees. Private-sector employers paid 77% of the premium for low-wage workers, less than the 82% they chipped in for their highest-paid workers.

Low-wage public-sector workers also had better access to retirement plans: 74% were eligible, compared with 40% in the private sector.
美国一份有关员工福利的年度报告显示,公务员的福利水平仍旧高于私营部门员工。但由于预算紧张,州政府和地方政府可能不得不开始削减福利。

美国劳工部周二发布的报告显示,截至3月份,88%的州政府和地方政府雇员可享有雇主资助的医保计划,私营部门的这个比例则为71%。

政府对医保计划的出资份额也比私营部门更高。截至3月份,公共部门雇主为员工个人的医保计划支付了89%的保费,私营企业支付的比例则为80%。

经济学家说,政府给员工的福利更为慷慨,是出于一种综合考虑。政府为其最宝贵的员工提供的薪水赶不上私营部门,于是就代之以给出更具吸引力的一揽子福利。

与此同时,政府雇员中有90%都可享受退休计划,私营部门员工这个比例是65%。另外,95%符合条件的政府雇员实际参与了雇主提供的退休计划,私营部门员工这个比例是76%。

政府福利对低收入员工的覆盖远高于私营部门。在公共部门收入最低的四分之一员工当中,有69%的人可享受医保福利,私营部门当中只有38%。

另外,政府为低薪雇员的个人医保提供89%的保费,和高收入雇员一样。私营部门雇主为低薪员工支付77%的保费,而为收入最高的一批员支付82%的保费。

公共部门低薪员工享受退休计划的机会也更高,他们当中74%的人有资格享受,而私营部门低薪员工仅有40%符合条件。
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