Talks on new national pay deal suspended until weekend

Negociations on a new national pay deal have been suspended until the weekend following a failure to make any progress during talks at government buildings last night.

Negotiations on a new national pay deal have been suspended until the weekend following a failure to make any progress during talks at government buildings last night.

The talks were initially expected to conclude last weekend, but were parked last night due to the continuing gap between the stance of employers and trade unions.