Remove state sector from plan, say unions

STATE sector unions last night demanded the Government remove the entire sector from its controversial decentralisation plan after just 7% of workers applied to decentralise.

Although the latest figures from the Government’s Central Applications Facility (CAF) show a surge in interest for decentralised jobs, those who want to move are concentrated in the civil service working in Government departments.

In that sector, over 7,000 workers - just short of the required 7,212 - have applied to move.