Earlier on Tuesday the Government and two of the larger public service unions backed the proposed new accord for State employees.
The Cabinet formally approved the proposed â¬906 million deal on Tuesday while the executive committees of the primary teachersâ union, the INTO, and the largest public service union Fórsa said they would urge members to support the proposals in forthcoming ballots.
Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath said the agreement provided for âaffordable pay adjustments weighted toward those on lower incomesâ.
He said the proposed agreement also set out a reform agenda which sought to âembed the agility demonstrated during Covid into enhanced public service delivery in the futureâ.
Govt employees to receive 2% pay increases in new deal
Updated / Friday, 11 Dec 2020
15:06
Under the new public service deal, workers will get a general round increase worth 1% of gross pay or €500 per year, whichever is the greater, on 1 October
Industry and Employment Correspondent
Around 350,000 Government employees are set to receive general pay increases of 2% over the lifetime of the new two-year public service agreement, with the potential of a further 1% under new sectoral bargaining arrangements.
Under the two-year deal entitled Building Momentum - A New Public Service Agreement 2021-2022 , Government employees will also see a return to 2013 overtime and premium payment rates and a mechanism for the eventual return of additional unpaid hours imposed under the Haddington Road Agreement.