State sector trade unions have negotiated a two-year agreement which delivers a 2.0% pay increase this year on 1 June for 78,000 workers. The agreement runs from 1 March 2022 to 29 February 2024. Negotiations on a pay increase for 2023 will take place later this year with a deadline of 21 December. The unions have also managed to get long-sought changes to the rules that apply to the payment of supplementary and overtime pay when the working period or working week is unexpectedly interrupted due to illness or other health- related and unforeseeable reasons.
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