In the nick we reported in the March Newsletter on the pay deal reached in the public sector on 31 March. The deal including a 6.3% pay increase for two million workers employed by the federal government and local authorities was accepted by a majority of the union members in a ballot running till 24 April. The first stage of the increase is backdated to 1 March 2012 and is for 3.5%. There will be two more increases of 1.4% in 2013, the first on 1 January and the second on 1 August. The collective bargaining committee of the union approved the deal already on 31 March.
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