Illustration: iStockThe public sector pay deal will go out to union members to vote on in the weeks ahead. So older public servants who joined before 2013 have a particular reason to support the deal. The Government needs money to expand the scale of the public sectorA key driver of the rising public sector pay bill has been increased numbers. Over the same period an additional 75,600 have been hired in the public sector – a rise of not far off one quarter – while the public sector pay bill has gone up by one half. Second, the key political challenge is to deliver better public services in return for a larger and better-paid public sector.

Source: The Irish Times February 01, 2024 12:16 UTC