Do allowances go up by the same amount?
Yes, allowances that are counted as part of pay will increase with the pay rises. A qualification allowance for nurses would rise from €3,525 today to €3,560 this year and to €3,596 in 2022.
What about part-time workers and job-sharers?
They get pay increases based on the number of hours they work.
Will it have any impact on public service pensioners?
Yes. Most public service pensioners’ payments will increase in line with the pay increases.
What is happening tomorrow?
The Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions is due to meet to take a collective decision to accept or reject the agreement.
Industry and Employment Correspondent
The proposed public service agreement Building Momentum is now certain to be ratified tomorrow after the largest public service union Fórsa voted to back it by a margin of almost 96%.
The turnout was just over 58%.
Today s vote means that the four largest unions - Fórsa, SIPTU, the Irish Nurses and Midwives Organisation and the Irish National Teachers Organisation - have all backed the two-year agreement.
This means a majority in favour is guaranteed in tomorrow s aggregate vote by the Public Services Committee of the Irish Congress of Trade Unions.
The ratification will come as a relief to the Government, as it should deliver certainty in pay and industrial relations for the next two years as it combats the consequences of Covid-19 and Brexit.
Earlier on Tuesday the Government and two of the larger public service unions backed the proposed new accord for State employees.
The Cabinet formally approved the proposed â¬906 million deal on Tuesday while the executive committees of the primary teachersâ union, the INTO, and the largest public service union Fórsa said they would urge members to support the proposals in forthcoming ballots.
Minister for Public Expenditure Michael McGrath said the agreement provided for âaffordable pay adjustments weighted toward those on lower incomesâ.
He said the proposed agreement also set out a reform agenda which sought to âembed the agility demonstrated during Covid into enhanced public service delivery in the futureâ.