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Irish government offers public servants 6.5% staggered pay rise

Public servants have been offered phased wage increases of 6.5% over the course of 18 months to October 2023, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has said. The revised package sees pay increases of 3% from February 2 2022; 2% from March 1 2023;...

30 Aug 2022 at 16:33

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Taoiseach urges union members to accept ‘fair’ public sector pay deal

The Taoiseach has urged union members to accept what he insisted was a “fair” agreement on public sector pay increases. Micheal Martin welcomed the 6.5% rise that was tabled by the Workplace Relations Commission (WRC) following lengthy talks ...

30 Aug 2022 at 20:33

Local News

Public servants in Kilkenny to receive pay rise

Public servants in Kilkenny and across Ireland have been offered phased wage increases of 6.5% over the course of 18 months to October 2023, the Irish Congress of Trade Unions (ICTU) has said. The revised package sees pay increases of 3% ...

30 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

Current NHS pay offer is all we can afford to put on the table, warns Swinney

Deputy First Minister John Swinney has told NHS workers fighting for pay increases he has “nowhere else to go” to fund an increased offer. NHS unions are currently balloting on strike action and ambulance workers and physiotherapists ...

03 Nov 2022 at 17:42

Scotland

Public sector pay strategy recommends 3.5% increase

A public sector pay strategy published by the Scottish Government has recommended an increase of 3.5%. The proposals for 2023/24 set a maximum uplift of 5% where there are justifying circumstances and suggests a £1,500 cash boost ...

22 Mar 2023 at 13:21

Sunak ‘sad’ about strikes but insists no negotiation on pay is ‘right thing’

Rishi Sunak has said he is “sad” and “disappointed” about widespread strike action, but he insisted refusing to negotiate on public sector pay is the “right thing” in the long term. The Prime Minister defended the Government on ...

23 Dec 2022 at 17:17

Jeremy Hunt to take ‘difficult but responsible’ decisions on public sector pay

Jeremy Hunt said the Government would take “difficult but responsible” decisions on pay awards for millions of public sector workers against a backdrop of a doctors’ strike, a weak economy and persistent high inflation. Prime ...

13 Jul 2023 at 11:34

Scotland

Police deserve ‘fair and justifiable’ pay rise of 8.5%, says federation

Police are being urged not to report for duty when they should not be working, as the body that represents rank-and-file officers called for a “fair and justifiable” pay rise of 8.5%. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF) ...

24 Aug 2023 at 14:23

Tax hikes or spending squeeze needed to end public sector pay disputes – IFS

Tax hikes or spending cuts would be needed for the Government to end public sector pay disputes and crippling strike action despite the UK being on course to borrow more than £30 billion less than forecast this year, ...

28 Feb 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Police ‘at end of tether’ in pay dispute – SPF

Police officers are “at the end of their tether” and need a “proper pay deal for Christmas”, bodies representing them have said as they staged a protest over pay. The Scottish Police Federation (SPF), which ...

28 Nov 2024 at 12:40

Sunak and Hunt meeting to finalise public sector pay deals

Rishi Sunak and Jeremy Hunt are finalising decisions on pay for millions of public sector workers against a backdrop of a doctors’ strike, a weak economy and persistent high inflation. The Prime Minister ...

13 Jul 2023 at 09:13

Liz Truss plan to cut public sector pay would ‘level down’ nation – Tory critics

Liz Truss’s plan to slash £8.8 billion from public sector pay outside London is coming under growing criticism amid warnings it would leave nurses, police officers and teachers poorer. Conservative Tees ...

02 Aug 2022 at 12:46

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