FinFact - Irish Public Service employees awarded zero increase in benchmarking report
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Irish Public Service employees awarded zero increase in benchmarking report
Furious Irish unions accused the Government of declaring a war on their members' wages. But an unrepentant Finance Minister Brian Cowen insisted the benchmarking body had done its job and the issue would now go to the forthcoming national wage negotiations. Opposition parties claimed Mr Cowen and his Cabinet colleagues would be getting deferred pay increases of up to 14pc, under a report comparing top salaries in the two sectors. Union leaders are aware national deals normally give the same rises to both public and private workers.
