Rail unions reject claim that ‘increments’ are pay hikes

Irish Rail staff have hit back at claims that increments paid mean they cannot claim to have had no pay increase for the last decade.

Unions are currently preparing to ballot members for strike action as staff seek a 3.75% increase without extra productivity requirements. The company offered 1.5% and also put forward productivity measures.

Siptu condemned, however, what it described as “deeply ill-informed” media reports on the increments.