Govt employees to receive 2% pay increases in new deal
Updated / Friday, 11 Dec 2020
15:06
Under the new public service deal, workers will get a general round increase worth 1% of gross pay or €500 per year, whichever is the greater, on 1 October
Industry and Employment Correspondent
Around 350,000 Government employees are set to receive general pay increases of 2% over the lifetime of the new two-year public service agreement, with the potential of a further 1% under new sectoral bargaining arrangements.
Under the two-year deal entitled Building Momentum - A New Public Service Agreement 2021-2022 , Government employees will also see a return to 2013 overtime and premium payment rates and a mechanism for the eventual return of additional unpaid hours imposed under the Haddington Road Agreement.