Welcome to bbc news. The Public Sector pay cap a measure thats been at the heart of austerity policies for seven years is to be scrapped. The cap currently limits pay increases to just 1 . But this year, prison officers will get a rise of 1. 7 and Police Officers will get an increase of 1 plus a further 1 bonus. Millions of other workers will have to wait till next year to see if they too get a bigger rise. Trade unions have already called the pay rises for police and prison officers derisory. Would you fancy theirjob . Today, routine duty at the tuc, but trouble is always around the corner and now its come closer. Police get a rise to attract new recruits. So do prison officers and others workers will as well, above the pay cap but onlyjust. Today, the government took the latest pay recommendations and shared the news. The pay cap was finally ending, so more pay for Public Sector workers where rises were judged necessary. We need to strike a balance between being fair to Public Sector
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