Union fears government plans would slash incomes

One of the country’s largest trade unions has voiced fears over the ongoing public sector pay talks, claiming that government plans would reduce incomes, rather than restore them.

As the talks enter their second week, Impact said it was now likely that the process would not be concluded this week, as initially hoped, and that on the basis of what has been heard so far it “doesn’t bode well for the prospect of reaching a deal”.

The comments are included in the trade union’s daily blog to members, issued in the early hours of this morning.