Unions and employers locked in a months-long dispute over pay rises for state employees have agreed to a resolution put forward by the National Conciliator, the office has revealed in a statement. The approximately 80,000 state workers were represented in the talks by the Negotiation Organisation for Public Sector Professionals (Juko), the Trade Union for the Public and Welfare Sectors (JHL), and the Trade Union Pro, while the Office for the Government as Employer (VTML) represented employers in the dispute. The stalemate centred around pay increases, with unions calling for a 7.8% wage increase over the next three years, while VTML capped its counter-offer at 6.3 %. The first wave of strike action involving 76,000 state sector workers began on 15 April, following earlier protest measures including bans on overtime, shift swaps, and the accumulation of flex hours. The dispute had seen members of the police force go on strike for the first time since the 1970s.
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