Public pension hike proposal to spark anger

A long-awaited Public Sector Pay Commission report recommending continued restoration of pay is to be brought to Cabinet today.

Public pension hike proposal to spark anger

However, in return for increased wages — which Government could delay by a number of months — the report is expected to recommend workers contribute more towards their pensions, a move that would spark fury among workers.

Unions representing the country’s 300,000 public sector workers have already reacted angrily to any notion of changing pension arrangements and are calling for a full restoration of pay ahead of talks to establish a successor to the Lansdowne Road Agreement.

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