Unions refusing pay deal set to miss out

Public sector workers who reject the new €880m Lansdowne Road pay agreement will miss out on pay increases contained in the deal, unions leaders are being warned.

While the threat is not explicitly contained in the draft document, Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe and the Government are clear that only those who sign up to the deal can benefit from its terms, the Irish Examiner can reveal.

This means that pay awards of 1% due to commence from next January will not be paid to those unions who reject the deal.