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Public sector unions start move towards ballots on pay deal

A handful of the largest unions could carry or defeat the deal, but the hope among the unions would be that there is a clear outcome in terms of a majority of unions and membership ....

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Progress made in public pay talks with both sides believed to be nearing deal

Both sides met at Workplace Relations Commission on Tuesday after talks broke off at Christmas amid mutual blame ....

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Talks on public sector pay to resume this week

The negotiations will impact on some 385,000 public servants as well as pensioners who will also receive any pay increases agreed ....

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Union hopes to continue public sector pay talks at WRC this week

Talks are intended to produce a successor to current national public sector pay agreement ....

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Broad welcome for public pay deal but can we afford it?

Industry and Employment Correspondent
When negotiations opened for a successor to the Public Service Stability Agreement in recent weeks, it was inevitable that there would be demands for real pay increases beyond the restoration of cuts imposed during the austerity era, as well as the rolling back of unpopular measures imposed the crisis.
The Government, for its part, would inevitably need an affordable deal, particularly given the parlous state of the Exchequer finances due to Covid-19 and Brexit.
It wanted to copper-fasten reforms, particularly those fast-tracked to tackle the coronavirus challenge.
When fully implemented in 2023, it will add €900m a year to the public sector bill. ....

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