Civil and public sectors await pay hike decision

CIVIL and public service workers will learn this week whether they are to get further pay increases.

The Public Service Benchmarking Body, the government-appointed group that reviews how public sector pay compares with the private sector, will release its second report this week.

The body recommended average increases of less than 9% in its first benchmarking report five years ago in order to bring the salaries of public service employees in line with their private sector counterparts.