I‑ Procedural Rules: Civil Service Pay Determination
•Traditionally based on comparability with private sector ‑ biannual survey
•Thatcher Government stopped the surveys
•Imposition of cash limits to constrain bargaining •Government has also discontinued availability of arbitration at request of either party
Government has also discontinued availability of arbitration at request of either party
   Result of all this has been public sector pay fell substantially compared to private sector in 1980s and 1990s
   Now some public sector employees trying to catch up