Public sector pay increases are off the scale, and that adds up to trouble
That was The Examination of Remaining Salary Scale Issues in Respect of Post January 2011 Recruits at Entry Grades, a report required of Finance Minister Paschal Donohoe under Section 11 of the Public Sector Pay and Pensions Act, 2017.
My heads-up came 12 minutes into the RTÉ news at 9pm. The informed, intrepid Ingrid Miley explained the disquiet of 19% of public servants, who, since 2011, start on the first point of the salary scale, as distinct from the third point. “It’s going to get worse and worse, as more and more people come in and the tipping point shifts”. I couldn’t disagree more. But it’s about perspective.
