Public servants may get fewer pay rises next year if the Government agrees to reverse cuts for recent recruits, the Taoiseach has warned. Public servants may get fewer pay rises next year if the Government agrees to reverse cuts for recent recruits, the Taoiseach has warned. Public servants 'to get just two pay rises a year' to reverse cutsLeo Varadkar has given the first indication that the Government may take a hardline approach with union demands for equal pay for new entrants in the Budget. He said this year a lot of public servants would get three pay increases: two small 1pc pay rises and an increment. It would cost €200m to reverse the cuts that mean over 60,000 public servants hired since 2011 get lower pay during their first two years.

Source: Irish Independent May 12, 2018 01:30 UTC