It's more that the private sector can get away with things.
For example, teachers at independent schools in this country have far less protection than those at state schools or colleges. You can be let go at the headteacher's/principal's whim at an independent school. State schools give you far more protection from such arbitrary decisions.
In the US, I first started teaching at a time when there was a glut of teachers; it was difficult to get a job. I did apply for a job at a Catholic high school, but I gave up when I got to application question asking about my Christian values. By law, the school has to allow non-Catholics (and non-Christians) to apply. However, they can get away with asking questions such as that because they are independent.
As I'm not a Christian, I figured it would be lying to discuss anything that seemed like Christian values. I didn't apply.
A state school in the US or the UK cannot ask such questions of employees.
I worked for two years of my 28-year teaching career at an independent school, an American school in Surrey. It was awful. They were more about making money than educating pupils. I will never return to the world of private education. Boy, did I miss the union there! (I am in UCU now, btw.)
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For example, teachers at independent schools in this country have far less protection than those at state schools or colleges. You can be let go at the headteacher's/principal's whim at an independent school. State schools give you far more protection from such arbitrary decisions.
In the US, I first started teaching at a time when there was a glut of teachers; it was difficult to get a job. I did apply for a job at a Catholic high school, but I gave up when I got to application question asking about my Christian values. By law, the school has to allow non-Catholics (and non-Christians) to apply. However, they can get away with asking questions such as that because they are independent.
As I'm not a Christian, I figured it would be lying to discuss anything that seemed like Christian values. I didn't apply.
A state school in the US or the UK cannot ask such questions of employees.
I worked for two years of my 28-year teaching career at an independent school, an American school in Surrey. It was awful. They were more about making money than educating pupils. I will never return to the world of private education. Boy, did I miss the union there! (I am in UCU now, btw.)