Ireland - New public sector pay agreement - February 29, 2024

The Government has given formal approval to the public sector pay agreement negotiated on 26 January. Going into the negotiations the union side had a clear set of priorities agreed by the Public Services Committee of ICTU. The talks adjourned on 10 January after union negotiators rejected a government offer totalling a pay increase of 8.5%. According to the negotiators, the agreement reached on 26 January represents the “maximum achievable through negotiation at this moment”. The pay terms of the new agreement are valued at 9.25% over 2.5 years.

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