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Unions angry at pay awards for public sector workers

The Government is on a collision course with public sector workers including nurses and teachers after announcing pay rises which were attacked as a real-terms wage cut. One union leader warned of co-ordinated strike action in response to pay ...

19 Jul 2022 at 23:34

Liz Truss abandons £8.8bn policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Liz Truss abandons £8.8 billion policy to slash public sector pay amid backlash

Liz Truss has abandoned a flagship policy to slash £8.8 billion from public sector pay outside London after furious warnings from senior Conservatives that it would be “levelling down” the nation by leaving nurses, police officers and ...

02 Aug 2022 at 23:42

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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% ...

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 ...

30 Aug 2022 at 20:33

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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 ...

30 Aug 2022 at 18:33

Scotland

John Swinney tells councils they need to put up more cash to avert strikes

John Swinney said the Scottish Government will put up more than £100 million of taxpayers’ cash in a bid to avert strikes across Scotland, but then said local authorities will need to do the same. Cosla leaders met on ...

05 Aug 2022 at 20:44

Scotland

Union urges Scottish Government to ‘take responsibility’ in council pay dispute

The Scottish Government is being urged to “take responsibility” for ending the local government pay dispute by providing councils with cash for a “substantial” pay increase. Local government leaders are meeting on ...

05 Aug 2022 at 15:06

Scotland

Scottish Tories to hold debate on ‘wasteful spending’ at Holyrood

The Scottish Conservatives are to hold a vote in Parliament over “wasteful spending and economic ineptitude” from the Scottish Government. A debate is to scrutinise spending by the SNP-Greens coalition Government ...

08 Jun 2022 at 01:01

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 ...

03 Nov 2022 at 17:42

Higher tax bills and public spending squeeze on cards to fill budget black hole

The Prime Minister and his Chancellor are considering tax rises for millions of households and a squeeze on spending to address a black hole of up to £50 billion in the public finances. Rishi Sunak and ...

01 Nov 2022 at 11:43

National News

Measures to reduce energy use across public sector approved by Cabinet

A suite of measures which will see energy use reduced across the public sector has been approved by Cabinet. From September, all public sector bodies will take a leading role in lowering their energy ...

08 Sept 2022 at 12:33

National News

Measures to reduce energy use across public sector approved by Cabinet

A suite of measures which will see energy use reduced across the public sector has been approved by Cabinet. From September, all public sector bodies will take a leading role in lowering their ...

08 Sept 2022 at 12:33

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