Plugging inflation gap key to public sector pay talks, say unions

Last week, head of public sector union Forsa Kevin Callinan, who is leading the unions’ negotiating group, said that “stabilising” the current agreement before it expires at the end of this month is under pressure. File picture: Gareth Chaney/ Collins

The government has indicated it is prepared to repeal financial crash-era public pay measures in talks with union reps.

A third day of talks was conducted on Tuesday, following meetings on Monday and Friday of last week, as the Government and the coalition of 19 unions continued to sound out each others’ positions.