Poll: 90% of workers expect pay rise

Increasing optimism about the health of the Irish economy has resulted in 90% of employees believing that they will get a pay rise next year.

A survey of more than 700 people by Berkley Recruitment found that 30% more respondents were expecting a pay rise in 2014 compared with results of the Global Sentiment Survey last year.

The high level of confidence displayed by employees is on a par with findings by the recruitment firm in other countries.