Where is the spirit of cooperation?

THE OECD has warned that pay increases should be in line with productivity, but worker representatives are calling for pay rises to keep pace with inflation, which looks likely to run over 4% this year, and a further 3.5% next year.

Employers are trying to hold out for a 3% raise, whereas Cabinet Secretary Dermot McCarthy has been arguing that 5% is a more realistic figure, while the unions want more.