Union makes no recommendation on public pay deal

The union representing higher public servants has decided not to make a recommendation to members on the public sector pay deal.

Public sector unions are to begin the process of balloting members after a successor to the Lansdowne Road agreement was hammered out.

After meeting yesterday, the executive of the Association of Higher Civil and Public Servants (AHCPS) decided not to give a recommendation to its 3,000 members before they are balloted next week.