Sorry, Andy, Nick is right;
http://www.managementinpractice.com/default.asp?title=Publicsectorstillaboveprivatesick-dayrates&page=article.display&article.id=21748
We all need doctors, fireman, nurses, binman etc it is the others that can go. The outreach cordinators etc. There are more people who work for Defra than are Dairy farmers. It would be great if they all worked as dairy farmers for 6 months to appreciate proper work.