public sector pay deal
Public sector pay deal unlikely before Christmas as talks suspended
Union leaders meet to discuss the slow pace of talks and the prospect that a deal will not be secured before the existing deal expires at the end of the year
A new public sector pay deal is unlikely to be completed before Christmas as talks between unions and the government have been suspended without agreement.
Kevin Callinan, general secretary of the Fórsa trade union, who is chairing the Public Services Committee engaged in the talks with the government, has expressed disappointment that talks remain inconclusive at this stage. While it is now unlikely talks will resume before Christmas, unions have expressed a willingness to meet ...
