Perhaps to align the Public Sector legislation with Private Sector legislation? When I was made redundant in 2005 (through the company I worked for going bust) there was quite a low cap on the redundancy payment that I was entitled to; not only was it caped by number of months based on years of employment, but on amount per month and total amount. I only got a few hundred pounds for three years service at a decent wage. Also, I wasn't entiled to any payment in lieu of notice, unless I didn't have any offer of employment during that notice period, even though I would have had if the company had been able to pay the reduncancy. Consequently, I would be significantly unhappy if other people were entitled to significantly more, just because they worked in the Public Sector.

All too often one hears of very generous pay and perks being provided to Civil Servents; far greater than ordinary mortals could expect. How much those are true and how much apocryphal I don't know, but I'm fairly sure that there is some truth in them somewhere.

Working where I do, I know of multiple individuals who get far greater salaries and holiday for very little productive work simply by being in the Public Sector and having been able to gain by playing the various changes to terms and conditions that have happened over the years. If nothing else, I want these people's wages aligned with reality. If that takes a change in the law to allow the government to renege on [unrealistic] promises that have been made in the past then I'll take it.