Unions ratify public sector pay deal

Unions have accepted and ratified a new public sector pay deal, paving the way for further pay increases over the next two and half years.

The deal was agreed between Paschal Donohoe, the minister for public expenditure, and the unions in January, and will allow for pay increases for 385,000 public sector workers totalling 9.25 per cent, as well as a provision for a local bargaining mechanism equivalent to 1 per cent of the basic ...