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Mon 12 Dec 2008Government to seek talks on pay
THE GOVERNMENT is expected to issue invitations to the social partners to take part in talks on plans for economic recovery and to stabilise the public finances next week.
There has been widespread speculation that the Government will seek to extend the current 11-month pay pause in the public service or even introduce pay cuts in some cases as part of the forthcoming talks. Under the current national pay deal, over 300,000 public sector staff are due to receive a 3.5 per cent increase next September.
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