The KESK public sector union rejected the offer made by the government for public sector-wide pay increases in 2022 and 2023. The Ministry of Labour offered increases of 5% and 6% in 2022 and two increases of 6% in 2023, with further adjustments for inflation. However, KESK had already highlighted the extent to which public sector pay has fallen behind inflation (currently over 17%) and it also questioned whether the official inflation figure really reflects living costs for most workers. KESK organised two marches to the capital to highlight its collective bargaining agenda.
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