Talks to begin on two-tier pay in public sector

Government and unions to discuss disparity which adversely affects over 60,000 ‘new entrants’ to system

The Government and unions are to enter into talks on the two-tier pay system in the public sector which has adversely affected more than 60,000 new State employees since the height of the financial crisis.

Public Expenditure Minister Paschal Donohoe has published a report examining the “salary issues” for those public servants recruited since January 2011.